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WE STAND TO SAVE $7M OVER FIVE YEARS FROM OUR CLOUD EXIT

NP-COMPLETE ISN'T (ALWAYS) HARD

The saying, 'NP-complete is hard', refers to the worst-case complexity - the average-case complexity is often much more tractable.

WEWORK'S ADAM NEUMANN TOLD ELON MUSK GETTING TO MARS WAS EASY

'The Cult of We' is a book that discusses Adam Neumann's thoughts on space and his quest to control the real-estate market.

HOG PROBLEM

CHATGPT CREATOR SAM ALTMAN SAYS THE WORLD MAY NOT BE 'THAT FAR AWAY FROM POTENTIALLY SCARY' AI AND FEELS 'REGULATION WILL BE CRITICAL'

Sam Altman, the CEO of the company that created ChatGPT, has warned of the potential dangers of Artificial Intelligence. Altman believes it is time to start regulating AI. He claims that society needs time to adjust to such a big change. Altman has been advocating for regulation since 2015. Elon Musk also believes that AI should be regulated as it could be misused and it poses potential large risks to society.

MIND-CONTROLLED COMPUTING ON HUMANS

ELECTRONICS

SCRIBBLE DIFFUSION

PYGWALKER

PyGWalker is a Python library for exploratory data analysis with visualization. It simplifies data analysis and visualization in Jupyter Notebooks. PyGWalker works by turning pandas dataframes into a Tableau-style User Interface. It integrates Jupyter Notebook with Graphic Walker, allowing data scientists to explore patterns with simple drag-and-drop operations.

THROUGHOUT THE RICH WORLD, THE YOUNG ARE FALLING OUT OF LOVE WITH CARS

The car was a defining technology of the 20th century, but its appeal is waning in the 21st century, particularly among young adults. Reasons for this include the growth of the internet, the rise of taxi apps, increasing insurance premiums for young drivers, a lack of secure employment and home ownership, longer periods of education, and the threat of climate change. This shift is creating support for cities around the world to implement anti-car policies.

CHILDHOODS OF EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE

ARE CLOUDS HAVING THEIR ON-PREM MOMENT?

"OH BING, PLEASE DON'T BE EVIL"

FLEXGEN

FlexGen is a high-throughput generation engine for running large language models with limited GPU memory.

AND THEN ALL AT ONCE

TS-RESET

GOOGLE DEAL

REAL WEIRD

THIS NEW BREED OF GENERATOR CAN RUN ON ALMOST ANY FUEL

MY FAVOURITE 3 LINES OF CSS

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EFFICIENCY’

Meta managers have reportedly given 'subpar' performance reviews to thousands of employees, raising fears of more layoffs. Around 10% of workers received poor reviews. The company's metaverse division is seemingly safe from cuts. Reality Labs was responsible for $13.7 billion in losses last year. Despite this, Mark Zuckerberg remains committed to the division.

MAN BEATS MACHINE AT GO IN HUMAN VICTORY OVER AI

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MICROSOFT'S BING PLANS AI ADS IN EARLY PITCH TO ADVERTISERS

Microsoft plans to allow paid links within responses to search results.

FINGERPRINT

AMAZON WANTS EMPLOYEES TO RETURN TO THE OFFICE IN MAY

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THREADLESS PROCESS INJECTION

Process injection is a technique used for executing code from within the address space of another process, commonly used to mask activity within legitimate processes.

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REPROGRAMMING MOUSE MICROBIOMES LEADS TO RECOVERY FROM MS

INQUERY

Inquery is a utility that triggers webhooks in response to changes made in a Postgres table. It works by sending low-latency websocket messages to a Go application, which then calls the configured webhook(s) with a JSON payload that includes values from the database row. Use cases include sending notifications via Slack, Email, Text Message or Push Notification, calling serverless functions, triggering analytics events, and streaming data real-time.

CAMOME UI

Camome UI is a lightweight, accessible UI framework for React and CSS that enables users to build various styles of components without run-time JavaScript. Users can freely customize the theme using a well-constructed design system and CSS variables. Camome UI is built on top of CSS Modules and is free from runtime overhead unlike with CSS-in-JS. All the components can be aggressively customized.

INSIDE META’S PUSH TO SOLVE THE NOISY OFFICE

Meta has developed a new cubicle dubbed 'The Cube'. The noise-canceling cubicle uses principles of anechoic chambers to reduce sound levels by up to 20 decibels. Meta created the contraption in response to the need for offices to adapt to the new hybrid era of work. The Cube provides workers with a distraction-free environment, shielding them from their peers and allowing for heads-down, uninterrupted work. Pictures of the Cube are available in the article.

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