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.....»»
AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study
Is compression equivalent to general intelligence? DeepMind digs up more potential clues. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Effective compression is about finding patterns to make data smaller without losing information. W.....»»
Spotify uses AI to clone and translate podcaster voices in new pilot program
Feature hopes to remove language barriers, but will speakers know if translations are faulty? Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, Spotify rolled out a limited pilot program that uses AI to automatically translate p.....»»
Sonoma puts the last nail in the coffin for PostScript on macOS
PostScript, the venerable page description language dating back to Macs in the '80s, has finally hit the end of the road in macOS Sonoma.Apple's support for Adobe PostScript hits the end of the road in SonomaApple is clear about the removal in its re.....»»
The many reviews of Australia"s public service miss one vital problem—the language used to communicate ideas
Australia's public service is no stranger to reform. In the past nine years, it has undergone three significant reviews of its policy advising capabilities, all of which broadly agreed that its policy advice tends towards reticence and needs to be st.....»»
How to save plants from climate change. The answers may be the language of their tissues and physiology
Redwoods and oaks that thrive on California's coastline and coastal mountains might soon start finding it harder to survive. Human-caused climate change is altering the temperatures and rainfall patterns to which those and other trees are accustomed,.....»»
How to save plants from climate change. The answers maybe the language of their tissues and physiology
Redwoods and oaks that thrive on California's coastline and coastal mountains might soon start finding it harder to survive. Human-caused climate change is altering the temperatures and rainfall patterns to which those and other trees are accustomed,.....»»
Are developers giving enough thought to prompt injection threats when building code?
With National Coding Week behind us, the development community has had its annual moment of collective reflection and focus on emerging technologies that are shaping the industry. Among these, large language models (LLMs) and “generative AI” have.....»»
MITRE ATT&CK project leader on why the framework remains vital for cybersecurity pros
MITRE ATT&CK, a common language for cybersecurity professionals to communicate with each other and better understand real-world adversary behaviors, celebrates its 10th anniversary this fall. In this Help Net Security interview, project leader Adam P.....»»
Holidays to the home country could help bilingual children hold on to family"s original language
It's hard to keep a language in the family. Many people who migrate to different countries find that their language of origin has become a heritage language, passed on to future generations with varying degrees of success. These languages come under.....»»
Week in review: 18 free Microsoft Azure cybersecurity resources, K8 vulnerability allows RCE
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: LLM Guard: Open-source toolkit for securing Large Language Models LLM Guard is a toolkit designed to fortify the security of Large Language Models (.....»»
New Indo-European language discovered during excavation in Turkey
An excavation in Turkey has brought to light an unknown Indo-European language. Professor Daniel Schwemer, an expert for the ancient Near East, is involved in investigating the discovery......»»
Paramount+ reveals Peak Screaming programming for Halloween
Get ready for Peak Screaming on Paramount+ with Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Bargain, Monster High 2, and hundreds of horror films from now until Halloween......»»
Babbel price drop: lifetime subscription for $169.97
The September Babbel deal drives the cost of a lifetime language learning subscription to $169.97, a discount of $429.Babbel offers users the opportunity to learn a new language with ease, and this $169.97 price makes it even more affordable thanks t.....»»
Telling AI model to “take a deep breath” causes math scores to soar in study
DeepMind used AI models to optimize their own prompts, with surprising results. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google DeepMind researchers recently developed a technique to improve math ability in AI language models like.....»»
"Digital necromancy": Why bringing people back from the dead with AI is just an extension of our grieving practices
Generative AI—which encompasses large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT but also image and video generators like DALL·E 2—supercharges what has come to be known as "digital necromancy," the conjuring of the dead from the digital traces they le.....»»
LLM Guard: Open-source toolkit for securing Large Language Models
LLM Guard is a toolkit designed to fortify the security of Large Language Models (LLMs). It is designed for easy integration and deployment in production environments. It provides extensive evaluators for both inputs and outputs of LLMs, offering san.....»»
Everything coming to Disney+ in October 2023
Disney+'s exciting October programming schedule includes the finale to Ahsoka, Loki's second season debut, and the premiere of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps......»»
iOS 17 now available with StandBy, NameDrop, and interactive widgets
Apple has released iOS 17 to the public with more customization options, social features like NameDrop, and intelligence upgrades like a transformer language model for autocorrect.iOS 17 is hereAfter a summer filled with betas, the final public versi.....»»
Scientists compare humans and chimpanzees to uncover evolution of language-relevant brain areas
Language is one aspect that makes us human. Other animals can learn words or calls and communicate, but the ability to generate an infinite number of utterances based on a small number of syntactic rules is unique to humans......»»
How to say "jumping ants" in Uchinaaguchi
Recent publication of OIST research findings in the journal Integrative Organismal Biology likely marks the first use of Uchinaaguchi, the indigenous Okinawan language, in a scientific research publication. OIST researchers and staff translated an ab.....»»