In a recent post on the Google Testing Blog, the authors present two versions of a function and ask which one is more readable. However, there are some biased elements in the presentation, such as background color bias and ellipsed code. The authors argue that the function on the right is more readable because it […]
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iNaturalist, the global social network for recording and identifying biodiversity, has become an independent nonprofit organization with the help of a $10 million startup grant. Previously affiliated with the California Academy of Sciences and National Geographic Society, iNaturalist is now on its own as a 501(c)(3) organization. The platform, described as both a social network […]
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Arm, the British chip design and licensing company, is set to launch its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) today. The shares are being offered at $51 each, placing a value of $54.5 billion on the company. Arm’s IPO has attracted significant interest, leading to the closure of share orders a day earlier than planned. […]
In this web content, the author provides a series of rapid-fire tips and videos about Unreal Engine. They suggest watching the videos to get a sense of the features available and recommend joining an Unreal learning community for support. The author addresses concerns about Epic potentially changing their terms and assures readers that, currently, Epic […]
Researchers at EPFL have developed a groundbreaking method to enhance the ability of E. coli bacteria to generate electricity, offering a sustainable solution for organic waste processing. By engineering E. coli to exhibit enhanced extracellular electron transfer (EET), the researchers created highly efficient “electric microbes.” Unlike previous methods that required specific chemicals, the bioengineered E. […]
In this web content, the author discusses their concerns about being stalked on the internet and shares strategies they employ to make it more difficult for people to track them. They emphasize the importance of using fake names and random usernames to avoid being easily identifiable across different platforms. The author also recommends using masked […]
Earlier this year, the engineers at Meta started working on a new app called Threads. The goal of Threads was to create a decentralized app that would allow people to share content across multiple platforms. On July 5, Threads was launched on Instagram and quickly gained over 100 million users in just five days, making […]
Unity has sparked controversy by announcing that developers will now be charged for the number of downloads/installations of their games starting in 2024. Developers have expressed their displeasure, but it’s ironic to see for-profit companies accusing each other of being unfair when their main goal is to make money. From Unity’s perspective, they have been […]
In this paper, the authors address the challenges of high throughput serving for large language models (LLMs) that require batching multiple requests. The existing systems struggle due to the large and dynamically growing/shrinking key-value cache (KV cache) memory for each request, leading to wasted memory and limiting the batch size. To solve this problem, the […]