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Foundations of Large Language Models: A New Book Decoding Core Concepts

2025-01-23

A new book, "Foundations of Large Language Models," has been released. Instead of aiming for comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge technologies, it delves into the core foundational concepts of large language models. Structured into four chapters covering pre-training, generative models, prompting techniques, and alignment methods, the book is geared towards college students, professionals, and practitioners in natural language processing and related fields. It serves as a valuable reference for anyone interested in LLMs.

(arxiv.org)

AI

FreeWHA: Free Web Hosting Since 2005 – Still Going Strong!

2025-01-27

Free Web Hosting Area (FreeWHA) offers free web hosting services since 2005, boasting reliable uptime and a robust feature set. Users get 1500MB of free space, unmetered bandwidth, Apache 2.4, PHP 7.1, MariaDB 10.4, FTP access, and an autoinstaller. While free, FreeWHA runs on fast servers and provides responsive support, accepting donations to maintain its operations. The service guarantees 99.8% yearly uptime.

(www.freewebhostingarea.com)

Development free hosting servers

Keeling Labs: Pioneering ML for Complex Energy Control

2025-01-17

Keeling Labs: Pioneering ML for Complex Energy Control

Keeling Labs is a mission-driven startup in Venice, Los Angeles, pioneering machine learning solutions for complex control problems in the energy sector. The team boasts experience from companies like Rivian, DeepMind, and boasts a collaborative in-person work environment emphasizing whiteboarding and brainstorming. If you're passionate about energy trading and machine learning and want to join a growing startup, Keeling Labs might be the perfect fit.

(www.keelinglabs.com)

Startup energy trading

A Faster Quantum Fourier Transform Algorithm

2025-01-27

Ronit Shah presents an improved algorithm for the Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT). Traditionally, approximate QFT requires Θ(n log n) gates, and exact QFT requires Θ(n²) gates. The new algorithm, leveraging a novel recursive partitioning of qubits, reduces the cost of approximate QFT to Θ(n(log log n)²) gates and exact QFT to Θ(n(log n)²) gates. This breakthrough promises significant efficiency gains in quantum computation.

(arxiv.org)

Tech quantum fourier transform algorithm optimization

Common Lisp Time Handling: The LOCAL-TIME Solution

2025-01-01

This paper delves into the complexities of time handling in Common Lisp and presents the author's solution: the LOCAL-TIME library. It traces the evolution of human time representation, from imprecise, context-dependent notations to precise scientific ones, highlighting the chaos introduced by political factors like daylight saving time. LOCAL-TIME uses an efficient fixnum-based representation, integrates world timezone data, and handles various time calculations and format conversions, thereby avoiding errors stemming from imprecise time representation—like the infamous Y2K problem.

(naggum.no)

Development Time Handling

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Ditches Cell Painting for Brightfield Imaging

2024-12-15

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Ditches Cell Painting for Brightfield Imaging

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, a biotech leveraging machine learning for drug discovery, recently announced a surprising shift: abandoning its signature cell painting technique in favor of traditional brightfield imaging. This article delves into the reasons behind this change. Advances in deep learning allow models to effectively process raw images, diminishing the value of cell painting's fluorescent dyes for contrast enhancement. Brightfield imaging offers advantages in cost, ease of implementation, and compatibility with live-cell time-lapse microscopy, opening up possibilities for studying cellular dynamics. Despite the seemingly risky move, internal testing at Recursion shows brightfield imaging yielding comparable or even superior results in predicting drug perturbations.

(www.owlposting.com)

Tech cell imaging drug development

Study: Critics, Not Fans, Perpetuate the 'Sophomore Slump' Myth

2024-12-23

Study: Critics, Not Fans, Perpetuate the 'Sophomore Slump' Myth

A new study challenges the common belief that bands' second albums are inherently worse than their debuts. Researchers analyzed thousands of album ratings from both professional critics and fans, finding that critics, not fans, consistently gave lower scores to second albums. This suggests a bias among critics, potentially driven by social conformity and the pre-existing notion of a 'sophomore slump,' rather than an objective decline in musical quality.

(phys.org)

Misc music criticism album quality

Microsoft's Recall Feature Leaks Sensitive Information Despite Security Filters

2024-12-12

Microsoft's Recall Feature Leaks Sensitive Information Despite Security Filters

Microsoft's Recall feature, designed to record computer activity, has a flawed 'sensitive information filter'. Tests revealed it failed to prevent screenshots containing credit card numbers, social security numbers, and other sensitive data from being saved. While Microsoft promises improvements, the current security vulnerability raises concerns. The AI-powered filter struggles to reliably identify sensitive information, posing a significant security risk.

(www.tomshardware.com)

Tech security vulnerability

Dual QR Code: The Future of Seamless Payments?

2025-01-25

Imagine a QR code containing both payment and merchant information, allowing for payment completion without switching—that's the allure of the dual QR code. It cleverly combines static and dynamic codes; the former displays merchant information for easy identification and inquiry, while the latter is used for payment, ensuring transaction security and efficiency. This technology promises to streamline payment processes and enhance user experience. In today's mobile payment-centric world, dual QR codes may become the future trend in payment methods, transforming consumer habits.

(dualqrcode.com)

Tech Dual QR Code Payment Technology

Bagels: A Powerful Terminal-Based Expense Tracker

2025-01-27

Bagels: A Powerful Terminal-Based Expense Tracker

Bagels is a powerful expense tracker that lives in your terminal. Track and analyze your finances with ease using features like accounts, subcategories, splits, transfers, and recurring transaction templates. The clean interface offers customizable keybindings and defaults. All data is stored locally, providing privacy and convenience. Installation is simple for both macOS and Windows.

(github.com)

Development expense tracker

Parker Solar Probe to Make Historic Dive into Sun's Atmosphere

2024-12-20

Parker Solar Probe to Make Historic Dive into Sun's Atmosphere

After six years of traveling through space, NASA's Parker Solar Probe is poised to make history on Christmas Eve, plunging into the Sun's atmosphere at an unprecedented speed, coming within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface. This daring mission aims to unravel the mystery of the solar wind's origin, a question that has puzzled scientists for over half a century. The probe is equipped with cutting-edge materials, including heat-resistant titanium-zirconium-molybdenum alloy and sapphire crystal tubes, to withstand the extreme temperatures exceeding 2,500° Fahrenheit. This groundbreaking endeavor promises to shed light on the solar wind and its impact on our solar system.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech Parker Solar Probe Solar Wind Solar Atmosphere

Svelte 5: A Conversation with Rich Harris on the Future of Frameworks

2025-01-28

Svelte 5: A Conversation with Rich Harris on the Future of Frameworks

Smashing Magazine interviewed Rich Harris, the creator of Svelte, revealing major updates and future directions for Svelte 5. A ground-up rewrite, Svelte 5 introduces clearer state management. Harris emphasizes that Svelte's goal isn't solely market share, but building high-quality, resilient, and accessible applications, and improving overall software quality by addressing widespread flaws. Future efforts will focus on the surrounding ecosystem, including SvelteKit, aiming to become a Rails or Laravel for JavaScript, simplifying full-stack development.

(www.smashingmagazine.com)

Development Web Frameworks

The Two Hardest Things in Computer Science: A Deep Dive

2025-01-20

A classic programmer joke states: "There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things." This article traces the origin and evolution of this witty phrase, exploring its humor and deeper meaning. From its initial concise form to variations incorporating 'off-by-one errors' and more, the joke reflects the numerous challenges programmers face daily, highlighting the complexity and amusement inherent in programming.

(martinfowler.com)

Development

A Stunning Display of Multilingual Support: A Mysterious Code Snippet

2025-02-14

A Stunning Display of Multilingual Support: A Mysterious Code Snippet

This code snippet showcases an impressive multilingual support, containing the names of almost all known languages. This has sparked speculation about the purpose behind the code; is it an art installation, or a fragment of code from a mysterious project? The simple code structure also raises curiosity about how its function is implemented, and where it will be applied in the future.

(www.langturbo.com)

Misc multilingual

Fighting Fantasy: The Classic Gamebook Series Returns to the US!

2025-02-19

The iconic Fighting Fantasy gamebook series, a revolutionary blend of nonlinear narratives and dice-rolling RPG mechanics, is returning to the US in early 2025! Created in 1982 by Sir Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, this multi-million-selling series boasts over 20 million copies sold worldwide. Steve Jackson Games has partnered for a historic 50-book publishing deal, bringing this beloved classic to a new generation of adventurers.

(www.sjgames.com)

Game Fantasy

Maine Prison's Remote Work Program: A Path to Redemption

2024-12-24

Maine Prison's Remote Work Program: A Path to Redemption

Maine's prison system is conducting a bold experiment: allowing inmates to work remotely. This program not only provides inmates with fair market wages, helping them pay restitution, support children, and save for the future, but also instills dignity and hope. Remote work allows inmates to learn new skills, build self-worth, and prepare for re-entry into society. While facing skepticism from victims and the public, the program's positive impact is undeniable, offering a model for prison reform in other states.

(www.bostonglobe.com)

Misc prison reform reintegration

LLMs: The Next Frontier in Code Assistance

2025-01-14

LLMs: The Next Frontier in Code Assistance

This article recounts the rapid advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs), particularly their application in code assistance. Using examples like Amazon AWS and Kubernetes, the author illustrates how small technological breakthroughs can give rise to massive industries. The author argues that LLM-powered coding assistants are poised to revolutionize software development, emphasizing the importance of high-quality data (a data moat) for superior code generation. The article concludes with an introduction to Sourcegraph's Cody, an LLM-based coding assistant leveraging Sourcegraph's powerful code search engine to build a 'cheat sheet' – the context window – for significantly improved code generation.

(sourcegraph.com)

Development Code Assistance

CA AG Sues OMB to Block $3 Trillion Federal Funding Freeze

2025-01-28

CA AG Sues OMB to Block $3 Trillion Federal Funding Freeze

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 22 other state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to block a directive that would freeze up to $3 trillion in federal funding. The directive threatens to halt crucial funding for disaster relief (including California's wildfire recovery), public health, education, and public safety programs. Bonta argues the directive violates the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, and seeks a temporary restraining order to prevent immediate and irreparable harm.

(oag.ca.gov)

Tech federal funding public safety

Spotify Shuts Down Artist Royalty Calculator Amidst Executive Stock Sell-Off

2024-12-28

Spotify Shuts Down Artist Royalty Calculator Amidst Executive Stock Sell-Off

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's wealth soared this year after significant stock sales, while a calculator exposing Spotify's low artist payouts—Spotify Unwrapped—was shut down due to legal threats. The calculator highlighted the stark contrast between exorbitant executive compensation and meager artist earnings. Although the calculator is gone, its formula remains public, fueling debate about streaming service payment models. Meanwhile, multiple Spotify executives cashed out over $1.25 billion in 2024, following widespread layoffs and premium price hikes.

(www.digitalmusicnews.com)

Tech Music Streaming Artist Royalties

Pseudonymity in Academic Publishing: A Wikipedia Edit Sparks Debate

2024-12-27

A paper on editing mathematics on Wikipedia has sparked a debate about pseudonymity in academic publishing. One of the authors used the Wikipedia pseudonym "XOR'easter," but the American Mathematical Society (AMS) refused to publish the paper because they didn't know the author's real-world identity. This highlights the conflict between internet pseudonymity and traditional academic publishing, and the question of how readily academia accepts anonymous publications. The authors argue that Wikipedia's pseudonymity policy protects editors, and that academia needs to rethink the meaning of anonymous publication.

(11011110.github.io)

Development academic publishing pseudonymity wikipedia

Exploring the Fourth Dimension: A Journey into 4D Geometry

2025-01-28

This article uses engaging analogies to explain the concept of the fourth dimension. By imagining a 2D being observing a 3D object, the author illustrates how we might perceive a 4D hypercube. It clearly explains how to understand 4D geometry through cross-sections, and utilizes rotation matrices and linear algebra to calculate and visualize the projection of a rotated hypercube into 3D space, resulting in complex geometric forms.

(axalatar.github.io)

Misc fourth dimension

$800 Emotional Support Robot for Kids Bricked, No Refunds

2024-12-12

$800 Emotional Support Robot for Kids Bricked, No Refunds

Embodied, the maker of the $800 Moxie robot for kids, is shutting down, leaving thousands of children without their robotic companions. The company blamed a failed funding round for its closure, and announced that Moxie's cloud connectivity will be severed, rendering the robots inoperable. While Embodied expressed some willingness to refund recent purchases, they offer no guarantees, leaving many parents facing significant financial losses alongside their children's emotional distress. This incident highlights concerns about the lack of long-term support for smart devices and the potential for significant consumer disappointment.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech robot children refund

PlayAI's Dialog: A New Text-to-Speech Model Outperforming ElevenLabs

2025-02-07

PlayAI's Dialog: A New Text-to-Speech Model Outperforming ElevenLabs

PlayAI has released its Dialog text-to-speech model, boasting multilingual capabilities and exceptional performance. In third-party benchmark tests, Dialog significantly outperformed ElevenLabs v2.5 Turbo and ElevenLabs Multilingual v2.0 in terms of emotional expressiveness and naturalness. Dialog's low latency makes it ideal for applications such as voice agents, contact centers, and gaming. Beyond English, Dialog supports numerous languages including Chinese, French, and German. Its superior voice quality and low latency represent a breakthrough in voice AI.

(play.ht)

AI voice AI

No More Needles: Wrist-Based Blood Sugar Tracking

2025-01-05

No More Needles: Wrist-Based Blood Sugar Tracking

University of Waterloo researchers have developed a wearable device that can sense glucose levels in diabetics more accurately than ever before. This non-invasive technology uses miniaturized radar technology, eliminating the need for finger pricks and significantly improving quality of life. Similar to weather satellites using radar to monitor the atmosphere, the device analyzes changes within the body to detect glucose levels. Key components include a radar chip, a meta-surface, and microcontrollers, with AI algorithms enhancing accuracy and reliability. Currently in clinical trials, the device holds potential for future applications in monitoring other health data like blood pressure.

(uwaterloo.ca)

Tech wearable device glucose monitoring radar technology

Fermat's Last Theorem Proof: Computers Tackle a Math Challenge

2024-12-12

Fermat's Last Theorem Proof: Computers Tackle a Math Challenge

A team is attempting to prove Fermat's Last Theorem using Lean, encountering unexpected challenges along the way. Instead of relying on the original proof, they're using a modern, more generalized approach. While formalizing crystalline cohomology, they discovered an error in a key lemma, leading to a re-examination of the theory's foundations. They ultimately found a workaround using an alternative proof. This experience highlights potential errors in modern mathematical literature and underscores the need for formalized proofs.

(xenaproject.wordpress.com)

Development Fermat's Last Theorem Formalized Mathematics

Link Rot Investigation: Personal Blogs Face High Risk

2024-12-24

Link Rot Investigation: Personal Blogs Face High Risk

Blogger Wouter Groeneveld conducted a link rot investigation on his blog, Brain Baking. He checked 3179 external links across 453 posts, discovering approximately 7% were broken, with 404 and 403 errors being the most prevalent. Broken links stemmed primarily from personal blogs, followed by corporate sites and other resources. The findings highlight the lower stability of links on personal websites and a high link rot rate in academic papers. The blogger recommends website builders use permalinks, linkers carefully choose their targets, and consider local storage for external resources.

(brainbaking.com)

Misc link rot

Deep Learning for Inverse Design of Complex Nanoparticle Heterostructures

2024-12-26

Deep Learning for Inverse Design of Complex Nanoparticle Heterostructures

Researchers used deep learning and heterogeneous graph neural networks to inverse design upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) with applications in biosensing, super-resolution microscopy, and 3D printing. A large-scale dataset of over 6,000 UCNP emission spectra was generated and used to train a GNN model. Gradient-based optimization identified structures with a predicted emission 6.5 times higher than any UCNP in the training set under 800nm illumination. This work reveals new design principles for UCNPs and provides a roadmap for DL-based inverse design of nanomaterials.

(chemrxiv.org)

2. Tech nanomaterials inverse design

DeepSeek-V3: A 671B-Parameter Open-Source Mixture-of-Experts Language Model

2024-12-26

DeepSeek-V3: A 671B-Parameter Open-Source Mixture-of-Experts Language Model

DeepSeek-V3 is a powerful 671-billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model activating 37 billion parameters per token. Utilizing Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA) and the DeepSeekMoE architecture, it innovatively employs an auxiliary-loss-free load balancing strategy and a multi-token prediction training objective. Pre-trained on 14.8 trillion high-quality tokens, followed by supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning, DeepSeek-V3 outperforms other open-source models and achieves performance comparable to leading closed-source models with remarkable training efficiency—only 2.788M H800 GPU hours.

(github.com)

AI

PostgreSQL Anonymizer: Declarative Data Masking for Postgres

2025-01-17

PostgreSQL Anonymizer is a powerful database extension enabling declarative definition of data masking rules directly within the database schema. It supports multiple masking methods including static, dynamic masking, and anonymous dumps, offering various masking functions like randomization, faking, partial scrambling, and custom functions. Designed for anonymization-by-design, it protects sensitive data like PII and commercially sensitive information during development. The extension includes detection functions to suggest columns needing anonymization. Quick start via Docker, complete tutorials, and success stories from organizations like the French Public Finances Directorate General (DGFiP) and bioMérieux are provided.

(postgresql-anonymizer.readthedocs.io)

Development Data Masking Anonymization

Boston Dynamics Partners with RAI Institute to Boost Atlas Robot's Reinforcement Learning

2025-02-06

Boston Dynamics Partners with RAI Institute to Boost Atlas Robot's Reinforcement Learning

Boston Dynamics announced a partnership with its own Robotics & AI Institute (RAI Institute) to leverage reinforcement learning and enhance the capabilities of its electric humanoid robot, Atlas. The collaboration aims to accelerate Atlas's learning of new tasks and improve its movement and interaction in real-world environments, such as dynamic running and manipulating heavy objects. This marks a significant advancement in reinforcement learning for robotics and highlights the importance of vertically integrating robot AI, echoing Figure AI's decision to abandon its partnership with OpenAI.

(techcrunch.com)

AI Humanoid Robot Boston Dynamics

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