Author: Hunter
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RF Safety Lab Ensures Wireless Gadgets Meet Safety Standards
Wireless technology, such as cellphones, fitness trackers, and medical devices, has become ubiquitous. Before a wireless device is manufactured and sold, its technology is tested by compliance engineering laboratories to ensure it adheres to technical standards established by organizations including the IEEE Standards Association. In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission oversees regulations for… Read more
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White House walks back funding freeze after a day of confusion
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is walking back the federal funding freeze memo that set off a day of chaos and confusion on Tuesday up until a judge paused the order right before it was set to take effect. “In light of the injunction, OMB has rescinded the memo to end… Read more
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OpenAI tailored ChatGPT Gov for government use – here’s what that means
ChatGPT will be making its way to federal, state, and local agencies. The new version comes with benefits – and concerns. Read more
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Optimization Using FP4 Quantization For Ultra-Low Precision Language Model Training
Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as transformative tools in research and industry, with their performance directly correlating to model size. However, training these massive models presents significant challenges, related to computational resources, time, and cost. The training process for state-of-the-art models like Llama 3 405B requires extensive hardware infrastructure, utilizing up to 16,000 H100… Read more
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Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety
A White House memo ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many legal experts say the order is unconstitutional. Read more
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Netflix adds one-click full season downloads on iPhones and iPads
Netflix users on iOS no longer need to download episodes of their favorite shows one by one. The streamer just introduced a way to download an entire season of a TV show with one click on iPhones and iPads. Netflix first let users download content to watch offline in 2016, and over time has added… Read more
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How agentic AI is making everyone a data expert
IT service and operations teams increasingly benefit from the enrichment of their work systems with modern technology. Artificial intelligence (AI) reduces toil, identifies important information, summarizes information, and makes recommendations, enabling IT organizations to focus their critical skills more effectively. However, the data collected during this work is frequently underutilized or overlooked once its immediate… Read more
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Microsoft kills off Smart Lookup feature in Word as it pushes Copilot
The defunct feature used to let users search for definitions and online articles about highlighted words and phrases. Read more
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Google will now automatically revoke permissions from harmful Android apps
Google’s malware scanning Play Protect service will now automatically turn off an Android app’s permissions if it’s potentially harmful. The feature is designed to prevent malicious apps from having access to your phone’s storage, photos, camera, and more. Though you can still restore the permissions for these apps, Google will ask you to confirm your… Read more
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Garmin has new solutions for watches stuck on the ‘blue triangle of death’
Garmin has shared new ways to fix its smartwatches that are stuck on the “blue triangle of death,” a boot-up error that’s been stopping owners from using their watches. The steps could get more watches working again — but some models will lose data in the process. There’s still no explanation as to what is causing… Read more