Why C Isn"t a Programming Language Any More
The C programming language has many problems. But now the Registers notes that "Aria Beingessner, a member of the teams that implemented both Rust and Swift, has an interesting take... That C isn't a programming language anymore...." "And it hasn't.....»»
Organizations’ serious commitment to software risk management pays off
There has been a significant decrease in vulnerabilities found in target applications – from 97% in 2020 to 83% in 2022 – an encouraging sign that code reviews, automated testing and continuous integration are helping to reduce common programming.....»»
Christmas and holiday program guide 2023: Movies and shows to watch
Check out our 2023 Christmas and holiday programming guide to see when and where your favorite movies and shows are on this season......»»
IronCore Labs Cloaked AI protects vector embeddings
IronCore Labs launched Cloaked AI, an SDK that protects vector embeddings with data-in-use encryption. Large language models are shifting the paradigm for how AI products are built and where private data is stored. While private AI data used to be in.....»»
The best movies and shows on Shudder right now (November 2023)
Shudder is our favorite streaming platform for all things horror. This November, prepare for a foreign language possession film and a Boris Karloff doc......»»
The "liking gap" is real for second language English speakers, research shows
A study from Concordia's Applied Linguistics Lab suggests that most people are usually overly harsh on themselves when speaking in a second language......»»
How social media is breathing new life into Bhutan"s unwritten local languages
Dechen, 40, grew up in Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan. Her native language was Mangdip, also known as Nyenkha, as her parents are originally from central Bhutan. She went to schools in the city, where the curriculum was predominantly taught in D.....»»
Everything coming to Disney+ in December 2023
The Disney+ holiday programming schedule in December includes Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Marvel's What If season 2, and three Doctor Who specials......»»
Holy chips! Microsoft’s new AI silicon will power its chatty assistants
Amid GPU shortages, Microsoft reaches for custom silicon to run its AI language models. Enlarge / A photo of the Microsoft Azure Maia 100 chip that has been altered with splashes of color by the author to look as if AI itself wer.....»»
Microsoft launches custom chips to accelerate its plans for AI domination
Amid GPU shortages, Microsoft reaches for custom silicon to run its AI language models. Enlarge / A photo of the Microsoft Azure Maia 100 chip that has been altered with splashes of color by the author to look as if AI itself wer.....»»
Deciphering grape development: A molecular phenology scale for grapevine berry maturation
Fruit development encompasses a series of physical, biochemical, and physiological shifts influenced by both genetic programming and environmental factors. The growth patterns of fruits like grapes are generally consistent within the same species, bu.....»»
Study reveals unfair representation of migrant domestic workers in mistreatment cases in Chinese media
Most Chinese-language media reports concerning migrant domestic workers (MDW) in Hong Kong fail to report their mistreatment factually, independently and critically, and focus on news appeal while neglecting the deeper roots of this important issue,.....»»
iOS 17.2 lets users disable inline text predictions without turning off predictive text
Apple has made a number of improvements to the iPhone and iPad virtual keyboard with iOS 17, which now uses a large language model (LLM) to improve autocorrection and provide inline text predictions. Until now, turning off inline text predictions req.....»»
How to change your language on Duolingo
Duolingo lets you learn more than 30 languages. Here's how to change your language on Duolingo when you want to try something new......»»
Learn ASL from home with this $15.97 course bundle
You can learn American Sign Language with this $16 course bundle of ASL fundamentals like fingerspelling, emotions, and greetings. TL;DR: As of November 10, get this American Sign Language course bundle for only $15.97 — an 84% discount.W.....»»
Ant Receives Chinese Government Nod to Roll Out AI Services
The fintech affiliate of Alibaba will roll out products powered by its large language model Bailing to the public. Ant Group Co., the fintech affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., received approval from the Chinese government to.....»»
Samsung announces ChatGPT rival coming soon to its devices
At Samsung's 2023 AI Forum, the company introduced its own large language model with plans to incorporate it into Samsung devices. Days after OpenAI announced ChatGPT-4 Turbo, Samsung unveiled its own large language model (LLM). On Wednesday, d.....»»
Political ads on Facebook, Instagram required to disclose use of AI
Meta has introduced a set of AI rules for political advertisers on Facebook and Instagram. OpenAI just announced its latest large language model (LLM), GPT-4 Turbo. Elon Musk's xAI recently unveiled its own AI chatbot, Grok. And Samsung is jump.....»»
Samsung Details Gauss, Its Own Generative AI Model
Samsung, never one to shy away from proving that it can create something as good as anyone else, with exception to a smart home speaker, announced Gauss this week. Gauss is the company’s own generative AI model, consisting of Gauss Language, Ga.....»»
Elastic simplifies data investigations with piped query language, ES|QL
Elastic has unveiled Elasticsearch Query Language (ES|QL), its new piped query language designed to transform, enrich and simplify data investigation with concurrent processing. ES|QL enables site reliability engineers (SREs), developers an.....»»
Xbox moderation team turns to AI for help filtering a flood of user content
Automated language/vision models help evaluate player reports, Gamerpic uploads, and more. Artist interpretation of the creatures talking about your mom on Xbox Live last night. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock) Anyon.....»»