Month: August 2024
How the Moon Impacts Subsea Communication Cables
:::info Author: (1) Lothar Moeller, SubCom, Eatontown, NJ 07724, USA, lmoeller@subcom.com. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction GPS Long-Term Stabilized RF Phase Meter Simple and Accurate models for tides Latency Variations on Transpacific Cable Poisson effect on pressurized cables Conclusions, Acknowledgments, and References Abstract We report tidal-induced latency variations on a transpacific subsea cable. … Read more
Strategies for Marketing Success in a Shifting Landscape – Interview with Polygrowth CEO Simon Moser
The cryptocurrency market has reached uncharted terrain, with the current bull run showing significantly different behaviour compared to past cycles. Bitcoin has remained the market leader with a market dominance of 55.92% (at the time of writing), while altcoins have had difficulty gaining traction, and once-trendy industries like play-to-earn and NFTs have lost steam. This … Read more
The Noonification: BuT, BuT, BuT aUtH iS HaaRrRrRrRrRd (8/20/2024)
How are you, hacker? 🪐What’s happening in tech this week: The Noonification by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our top 5 stories of the day, every day at noon your local time! Set email preference here. ## Meet Google Cloud: HackerNoon Company of the Week By @companyoftheweek [ 2 Min read … Read more
The MinIO DataPod: A Reference Architecture for Exascale Computing
The modern enterprise defines itself by its data. This requires a data infrastructure for AI/ML as well as a data infrastructure that is the foundation for a Modern Datalake capable of supporting business intelligence, data analytics, and data science. This is true if they are behind, getting started or using AI for advanced insights. For … Read more
TechCrunch Minute: Ikea is expanding its fleet of inventory drones
If you went 20 years into the past and asked someone what we’d be using drones for now, they’d probably guess that we’d be getting our packages airlifted from across the country directly to our doorstep… but as it turns out, that isn’t very realistic (and honestly, ground shipping is fine). That doesn’t mean drones … Read more
YouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership
As TikTok Shop gains traction, YouTube is expanding its partnership with Shopify to onboard more brands for its YouTube Shopping affiliate program, the company announced on Tuesday. The expanded partnership means creators will get access to thousands of new brands to tag in their shopping videos, marking a significant increase from the few hundred brands … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to HTML
HTML Many Markdown applications allow you to use HTML tags in Markdown-formatted text. This is helpful if you prefer certain HTML tags to Markdown syntax. For example, some people find it easier to use HTML tags for images. Using HTML is also helpful when you need to change the attributes of an element, like specifying … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Escaping Characters
Escaping Characters To display a literal character that would otherwise be used to format text in a Markdown document, add a backslash () in front of the character. * Without the backslash, this would be a bullet in an unordered list. The rendered output looks like this: * Without the backslash, this would be a … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Images
Images To add an image, add an exclamation mark (!), followed by alt text in brackets, and the path or URL to the image asset in parentheses. You can optionally add a title in quotation marks after the path or URL.  The rendered output looks like … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Links
Links To create a link, enclose the link text in brackets (e.g., [Duck Duck Go]) and then follow it immediately with the URL in parentheses (e.g., (https://duckduckgo.com)). My favorite search engine is Duck Duck Go. The rendered output looks like this: My favorite search engine is Duck Duck Go. :::info Note: To link to an element on the same … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Horizontal Rules
Horizontal Rules To create a horizontal rule, use three or more asterisks (***), dashes (—), or underscores (___) on a line by themselves. *** — _________________ The rendered output of all three looks identical: Horizontal Rule Best Practices For compatibility, put blank lines before and after horizontal rules. | ✅ Do this | ❌ Don’t … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Code
Code To denote a word or phrase as code, enclose it in backticks (`). | Markdown | HTML | Rendered Output | |—-|—-|—-| | At the command prompt, type `nano`. | At the command prompt, type nano. | At the command prompt, type nano. | Escaping Backticks If the word or phrase you want to denote … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Lists
Lists You can organize items into ordered and unordered lists. Ordered Lists To create an ordered list, add line items with numbers followed by periods. The numbers don’t have to be in numerical order, but the list should start with the number one. | Markdown | HTML | Rendered Output | |—-|—-|—-| | 1. First … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Blockquotes
Blockquotes To create a blockquote, add a > in front of a paragraph. > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. The rendered output looks like this: Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. Blockquotes with Multiple Paragraphs Blockquotes can contain multiple paragraphs. Add a > on the blank … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Emphasis
Emphasis You can add emphasis by making text bold or italic. Bold To bold text, add two asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold the middle of a word for emphasis, add two asterisks without spaces around the letters. | Markdown | HTML | Rendered Output | |—-|—-|—-| | I … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Line Breaks
Line Breaks To create a line break or new line (<br>), end a line with two or more spaces, and then type return. | Markdown | HTML | Rendered Output | |—-|—-|—-| | This is the first line. n And this is the second line. | <p>This is the first line.<br> n And this … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Paragraphs
Paragraphs To create paragraphs, use a blank line to separate one or more lines of text. | Markdown | HTML | Rendered Output | |—-|—-|—-| | I really like using Markdown. n n I think I’ll use it to format all of my documents from now on. | <p>I really like using Markdown.</p> n n … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Headings
Headings To create a heading, add number signs (#) in front of a word or phrase. The number of number signs you use should correspond to the heading level. For example, to create a heading level three (<h3>), use three number signs (e.g., ### My Header). Alternate Syntax Alternatively, on the line below the text, add … Read more
The Dead Simple Markdown Guide
Overview Nearly all Markdown applications support the basic syntax outlined in the original Markdown design document. There are minor variations and discrepancies between Markdown processors — those are noted inline wherever possible. Table of Links Headings Paragraphs Line Breaks Emphasis Blockquotes Lists Code Horizontal Rules Links Images Escaping Characters HTML :::info This guide is a … Read more
US intelligence says Iran hacked the Trump campaign
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Iran is behind attempts to hack into Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns and has already succeeded in compromising Donald Trump’s campaign, intelligence officials said in a statement issued Monday. The joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the … Read more
Bitcoin whales now add just 1% to their BTC holdings per month
Bitcoin large-volume investors have slowed their BTC accumulation to a crawl versus the run-up to all-time highs earlier this year.
Amazon’s Echo Hub is down to its best price yet
The Echo Hub is a smart home controller that’s simple to use and set up and is currently $35 off at multiple retailers. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge If you’re looking for a simple and intuitive smart home controller even the most tech-averse family members or roommates can use, Amazon’s Echo … Read more
Nvidia’s AI NPCs will debut in a multiplayer mech battle game next year
Mecha Break lets you ask for advice from in-game characters. | Screenshot: YouTube Nvidia ACE, the company’s AI-powered system for giving voices and conversation skills to in-game characters, is set to debut in Mecha Break, a new multiplayer mech battle game coming to PC, Xbox X / S, and PlayStation 5 in 2025. In Mecha … Read more
Waymo is now giving 100,000 robotaxi rides a week
Waymo disclosed Tuesday it’s now giving more than 100,000 paid robotaxi rides every week across its three main commercial markets in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. Those figures were shared by Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana in a social media post on X. The new 100,000 figure is double what the company has previously disclosed. … Read more
Discover how founders and investors are saving the planet at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Until recently, saving the world usually didn’t involve turning a profit. But as the world has warmed, a range of startups and investors have emerged that have squared the circle, making a clear business case for reducing humanity’s impact on the planet. We’re excited that Rebecca Hu, co-founder and CEO of Glacier; Allison Wolff, co-founder … Read more
Beat crypto airdrop bots, Illuvium’s new features coming, PGA Tour Rise: Web3 Gamer
Illuvium founder asks: Where are all the new Web3 Games? NFT allowlist to eliminate gaming bots, official PGA golf tour game. Web3 Gamer.
Use IP-restricted presigned URLs to enhance security in Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth
Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth significantly reduces the cost and time required for labeling data by integrating human annotators with machine learning to automate the labeling process. You can use SageMaker Ground Truth to create labeling jobs, which are workflows where data objects (such as images, videos, or documents) need to be annotated by human workers. These … Read more
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Unlock the power of structured data for enterprises using natural language with Amazon Q Business
One of the most common applications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) in an enterprise environment is answering questions based on the enterprise’s knowledge corpus. Pre-trained foundation models (FMs) excel at natural language understanding (NLU) tasks, including summarization, text generation, and question answering across a wide range of topics. However, they … Read more