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Embeddings, numerical representations of real-world objects that machine learning systems use to understand complex knowledge domains, give technical writers the ability to discover connections between texts at previously impossible scales. This article presents an overview of how embeddings work and how to use them. It is geared towards technical writers who are learning about embeddings for the first time.
Browser extensions are everywhere - it's common for even the average user to have at least one extension installed. Research into browser extension security is mostly scattered around the internet. This post talks about the structure of browser extensions and the vulnerabilities that are present in the ecosystem. It discusses the progression of security in the extension space and highlights attack surfaces and mitigations. The post ends by recommending best practices for ensuring the security of extensions.
Japan introduced a Digital Nomad visa in April. It allows visitors to legally work remotely from within Japan, with some requirements. This article details how a remote worker gained one of these visas and moved to Japan to work. It covers each step of their journey, including the application process, how they got the paperwork to fulfill the visa requirements, and what the visit to the embassy was like. Workers on the Digital Nomad visa will not be taxed on their income as they are not residents.
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Rsbuild is a high-performance build tool that provides rich build features and supports Module Federation, image compression, type checking, PostCSS, Lightning CSS, and more.
The Browser Company is building a new browser from scratch - Arc will still be supported, but it won't change much anymore.
React Native 0.76 with the New Architecture by default is now available on npm.
Notion Mail can automatically organize emails and handle tedious back-and-forth exchanges such as scheduling and follow-ups.
Miles Brundage, a researcher and manager at OpenAI, is leaving the company to spend more time working on issues across the whole AI industry.
Progress Studies is a discipline that aims to figure out what progress is and how to increase it.
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Join Professor Hannah Fry as she interviews some of the leading voices in artificial intelligence. From recent Nobel winner, Demis Hassabis, to the legendary Jeff Dean, this series covers everything you're curious about, including the early days of Google, recent breakthroughs in GenAI, Astra, and AlphaFold, or more pressing questions like _how human should an AI assistant be?_
One of the best efforts at multilingual language model training, the Aya project has grown substantially since its launch earlier this year. Most of the gains in performance have come from strong post training recipes. It also processes audio input and can generate images all from non-English input.
Claude can now write and execute code as part of artifacts.
Jacob Collier, a Grammy-winning musician, has teamed up with Google DeepMind and Google Labs to create MusicFX DJ, an AI-powered music tool. The interface has been redesigned to encourage creativity and help users easily enter a "flow state" of artistic inspiration. MusicFX DJ is available now, offering intuitive controls for all skill levels.
Screenshot parsing tool for models to use digital interfaces.
Meta has quantized its 1B and 3B language models to be 2-4x faster at minimal loss of quality while being 50%+ smaller. This was enabled by its quantization-aware training setup, which allows for models to adjust to the small precision.
A simple yet efficient method for upsampling and cleaning point clouds using a modified octree-based 3D U-Net (OUNet).
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ExecuTorch enables on-device inference on mobile and edge devices including wearables, embedded devices, and microcontrollers. It also enables efficient deployment of PyTorch models to edge devices. ExecuTorch is compatible with a wide variety of computing platforms and it can fully utilize hardware capabilities such as CPUs, NPUs, and DSPs. Step-by-step tutorials on how to use ExecuTorch are available.
Federated Transformer (FeT) is a new framework designed to improve the performance and privacy of Vertical Federated Learning (VFL) across multiple parties.
ADEM-VL is a new vision-language model designed to overcome hardware limitations in existing models.
This author used a simple feedforward DNN model to track and predict weight loss on a ketogenic diet. The model captured the non-linear weight loss pattern, fit a function to the data, and visualized calorie metrics. The Harris-Benedict Equation was used to compare calorie needs to real weight loss for better insights.
Google Gemini's AI Studio can successfully extract numerical data from a video screen recording of emails. The process involves using the inexpensive Gemini 1.5 Flash model and incurs almost no cost. This novel "video scraping" approach offers a practical alternative to traditional data extraction methods.
The AI boom is driving significant US investment in data centers, computing infrastructure, and advanced hardware, with data center construction reaching a record-high $28.6 billion annually. This surge is fueled by the growing demand for powerful computing resources necessary for training and deploying advanced AI models. While revenue rebounds in the tech sector, job growth remains concentrated in semiconductor manufacturing and infrastructure, diverting focus from traditional programming roles.
Internal studies show ChatGPT is 25% more accurate than Siri, with Apple being about two years behind industry leaders in AI.
Perplexity, an AI search engine, is in talks to raise $500 million, potentially doubling its valuation to $8 billion.
The STAR1 robot, powered by AI algorithms and high-torque motors, achieved a record speed of over 8 mph in a Gobi Desert test.
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives has passed House Bill 2481 with strong bipartisan support, establishing regulatory clarity for digital assets. The bill protects self-custody rights, ensures Bitcoin payment capabilities, and provides explicit tax guidelines. The Satoshi Action Fund created the bill as part of a wider national effort. The bill will move to the Senate after the election. 12% of Pennsylvania's population owns digital assets.
Microsoft shareholders will vote on investing in Bitcoin during its annual shareholder meeting in December. The board of directors has recommended that shareholders vote against it.
Kraken, the sixth-largest crypto exchange, has announced its plans for Ink, an Ethereum L2 built using Optimism's OP Stack technology. Set to launch in early 2025, with a testnet going live in 17 days, Ink joins a growing list of companies like Sony and Coinbase to build L2s using Optimism's technology. The OP Stack now powers 43 rollups with $18 billion in TVL across its Superchain.
Pulse is launching a crypto-native health network and wearable to enable users to encrypt health data onchain and monetize access to it. The health data market is expected to reach $540 billion in the next 10 years, with established players like Whoop and Oura not offering users monetization of their data. Pulse plans to support an ecosystem of apps leveraging user health data. It will initially release 10,000 genesis devices.
Major DeFi protocols like Ethena, Hyperliquid, and Uniswap are launching general-purpose chains and L2s focused on their strengths. Ethena uses USDe for capital efficiency, Uniswap capitalizes on its DEX dominance and MEV capture, and Hyperliquid utilizes its derivatives trading ecosystem. Vertical integration suggests that apps, not chains, control user relationships, potentially threatening traditional general-purpose without clear differentiation. App-centric chains may be better positioned to capture more value from their existing user bases than undifferentiated L1s.
This post outlines a vision for the convergence of crypto and AI centered on the emergence of an “Agentic Web” where AI agents operate with crypto rails and become the primary drivers of economic activity. There are two core segments – decentralized AI that brings crypto to AI infra and onchain AI that uses AI to enhance crypto apps – and four layers: compute, data, middleware, and applications. Crypto is predicted to become the preferred payment rail for agent-to-agent commerce.
This post highlights the top-performing crypto deals from 2022-2024, identifies the lead and follow-on investors in those rounds, and analyzes their hit rates to gauge investment success. It also shares a dynamic matrix ranking investors.
BeerMe is a global payments app that enables users to send money through platforms they already use using USDC.
OnchainKit simplifies crypto payments for merchants with fast integration using Coinbase Commerce, offering tools for trend tracking, reporting, and receipt generation.
Around $20 million in US government-linked crypto assets were moved to new addresses and are suspected to have been stolen.
The $TestME event will run from 10/29 to 10/31, allowing users to test the mobile claim experience ahead of the official $ME token claim.
Google is introducing a dark mode and a refreshed interface for Google Calendar with modernized buttons, dialog boxes, and sidebars with improved typography. It follows Google's Material Design 3 standards, incorporating highly legible, custom-designed typefaces and crisp iconography. The visual refresh enhances accessibility and allows users to toggle between dark and light modes.
Apple has introduced an updated Mail app featuring built-in categorization. The new feature organizes emails into sections like Primary, Transactions, Updates, and Promotions. The Primary category shows essential emails, while others, like orders, newsletters, and deals, are sorted into their respective categories, with some overlap for time-sensitive messages. Users can switch between the categorized view and a chronological list view. Miscategorizations may occur as this feature is still a work in progress.
Google Photos will soon display an “AI info” section in image details, indicating when a photo has been edited using AI tools like Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, or Zoom Enhance. This update aims to enhance transparency by showing AI-generated edits alongside traditional photo details. Google plans to refine this feature further to address concerns about the potential for AI to create misleading images.
Designers often face a crucial career shift 4–5 years in where communication skills become vital to influencing stakeholders and achieving better user experience outcomes. Great UX involves both designing well and getting others to agree. Designers must learn to influence without authority, prioritizing trust-building and intentional communication.
Gen Z values experiences, is skeptical of brands, and feels strongly connected with their beliefs. Designing for Gen Z means prioritizing accessibility, authenticity, and inclusivity and rejecting common advice about short attention spans. They seek genuine, user-friendly designs that reflect their diverse needs.
A 2024 survey by 99designs revealed a growing embrace of AI among freelance designers, with 52% using AI tools like DALL-E and Midjourney. While ethical concerns remain, most designers view AI as a creative ally that improves workflows and career opportunities. The survey also highlighted rising designer earnings linked to AI adoption.
Dessn is an AI-native app that enables designers and product managers to make UI changes to their products directly without coding.
This global study explores AI's impact on the future of art, film, and wider culture.