Author: Hunter
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Airbyte Expands Platform With Iceberg Support, Enterprise Connectors, and More
Organizations face the challenge of leveraging AI while maintaining control over sensitive information, such as strategic metrics or customer data. Understandably, this challenge often leads to hesitation about sharing internal company data with external AI tools. However, as the adoption of AI technologies continues to accelerate, the need for secure and efficient data movement across… Read more
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X’s head of engineering is out
Xâs director of engineering, Haofei Wang, has suddenly left the company, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Wang first joined Elon Muskâs X in July 2023 and has been an integral part of the companyâs leadership, often serving as a conduit between Musk and the rest of the companyâs engineers. More recently, he… Read more
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Microsoft’s new AI agents aim to help security pros combat the latest threats
Designed for Microsoft’s Security Copilot tool, the AI-powered agents will automate basic tasks, freeing IT and security staff to tackle more complex issues. Read more
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DeepSeek-V3 now runs at 20 tokens per second on Mac Studio, and that’s a nightmare for OpenAI
DeepSeek’s free 685B-parameter AI model runs at 20 tokens/second on Apple’s Mac Studio, outperforming Claude Sonnet while using just 200 watts, challenging OpenAI’s cloud-dependent business model.Read More Read more
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Apple’s iOS 18.4 update with AI-powered Priority Notifications is almost here
Apple is getting closer to launching Priority Notifications, a feature that uses AI to automatically detect important iPhone notifications and makes them more visible on your lockscreen. The feature is included in the iOS 18.4 release candidate rolled out on Monday, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. Along with Priority Notifications, the iOS 18.4 release candidate… Read more
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Lyra: A Computationally Efficient Subquadratic Architecture for Biological Sequence Modeling
Deep learning architectures like CNNs and Transformers have significantly advanced biological sequence modeling by capturing local and long-range dependencies. However, their application in biological contexts is constrained by high computational demands and the need for large datasets. CNNs efficiently detect local sequence patterns with subquadratic scaling, whereas Transformers leverage self-attention to model global interactions but… Read more
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Sony’s WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones are now available for $150 less
I’m not the type of person who assumes that the best tech for me is something that was just announced this week. Take, for example, the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, which were introduced a little under three years ago. These over-the-ear, noise-canceling headphones, currently our pick for the best wireless headphones for most people, are now… Read more
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Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT
The ad hoc addition to the otherwise tightly controlled White House information environment could create blind spots and security exposures while setting potentially dangerous precedent. Read more
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Alienware’s AW2725DF OLED gaming monitor is a steal at $599.99
I’m still getting accustomed to seeing 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED gaming monitors for less than $700 — after all, it wasn’t long ago that they were retailing for around $1,000. So imagine the feeling of sticker shock (complimentary) to spot one of Alienware’s models with a fast 360Hz refresh rate for hundreds of dollars off, which… Read more
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AI bots scraping your data? This free tool gives those pesky crawlers the run-around
Cloudflare’s AI Labyrinth has a message for bots: Get lost. Here’s how to toggle on the tool. Read more