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How does a screen work?

Tiny electric crystalshave dethroned the clunkyelectron guns, quietly transforming digital displays into computing's under-the-radar MVPs. From firing electrons at glowing phosphors to bending light through crystal layers, screens are the overlooked magic powering everything we see. Understanding th..

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Algorithms for making interesting organic simulations

Jeff Jonescrafted an algorithm inspired by the ever-curiousPhysarumslime mold. His system uses agents sniffing out trails and veering according to their strength. But that's just the base model.36 Pointscranked up the intricacy by throwing in 20 parameters to keep things unpredictable. Instead of st..

Algorithms for making interesting organic simulations
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Recovering from AI Addiction

AI addiction wreaks havoc on the brain, triggering dopamine rushes and muddying judgment. It mirrors the chaos of substance abuse.To reclaim their lives, those battling this digital beast turn to virtual meetings and outreach calls. They sidestep tech traps, embracing the grit of the12 Stepsto wrest..

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Grok 4 Heavy won’t reveal its system prompt

Grok 4 Heavytucks its system prompt under the rug, abandoning its earlier promise of transparency. This move risks its credibility, especially on the heels of that recent antisemitic prompt debacle...

Grok 4 Heavy won’t reveal its system prompt
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AI slows down open source developers. Peter Naur can teach us why.

AI tools trip up seasoned devs who’ve got the code stored upstairs because they bungle model transfer. Meanwhile, devs mistakenly trust they'll zip through it.Newcomers blaze ahead, knowing zilch about the codebase. Veterans? They hit roadblocks trying to dig deep...

AI slows down open source developers. Peter Naur can teach us why.
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Amazon CEO says AI agents will soon reduce company's corporate workforce

Amazon's CEO foresees an "agentic future." AI will bulldoze into human roles, shrinking corporate jobs as it fuels efficiency.With a whopping 1,000 generative AI projects brewing,Amazon's AI shopping assistant already lends a hand to tens of millions.Internal buzz reveals AI's hustle is squeezing so..

Amazon CEO says AI agents will soon reduce company's corporate workforce
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Denmark Moves Toward AI Copyright Rules for Voice and Appearance

Denmark is changing the game by allowing individuals to own their likeness, combatting deepfake threats effectively. Scarlett Johansson's showdown with OpenAI in 2024 highlights the need for legal protection against deepfakes...

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Announcing GenAI Processors: Build powerful and flexible Gemini applications

GenAI Processorsby Google DeepMind strips away AI pipeline headaches with a modular, stream-based design that's all about real-time agility. This beauty chops downTime To First Tokenby harnessing Python's concurrency magic. It juggles multimodal data like a pro, making life a breeze for LLM apps tha..

Announcing GenAI Processors: Build powerful and flexible Gemini applications
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Gemini Embedding now generally available in the Gemini API

Gemini Embeddingdoesn't just stand on MTEB's Multilingual leaderboard; it struts. More than 100 languages bow to its prowess, stretching up to a max2048 input token length. It wieldsMRLtechniques like a wizard’s wand for slick optimization. Curious? It's yours for a paltry$0.15 per 1M tokensthrough ..

Gemini Embedding now generally available in the Gemini API
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AI Agent Benchmarks are Broken

Ah,WebArena—where getting math wrong gets a pass. Out of ten benchmarks, eight stumbled in spectacular style, misjudging things by a staggering100%. Enter theAI Benchmark Checklist (ABC), a 43-point lifeline designed to yank these tests out of the abyss and show what AI can actually do...

AI Agent Benchmarks are Broken