Month: September 2024

X is working on a new way for people to block DMs

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Elon Musk’s social network X is exploring a new feature that would allow users to block others from direct messaging them, but a way that’s separate from the account blocking feature. Currently, when you block an account, they can’t engage with you through public posts or direct messages (DMs). With the new feature, the company … Read more

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn completed the first private spacewalk

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Privatey-trained astronaut Jared Isaacman emerges from the capsule. | Screenshot: SpaceX SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn astronauts successfully performed a spacewalk, marking the first done by a private company. After depressurizing SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, the billionaire funding the mission, Jared Isaacman, emerged from the spacecraft early Thursday morning. With his torso and head fully sticking outside the … Read more

After using a business coach to shift careers, AceUp founder wants to drive coaching based on data

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Is a business coach really worth the investment? Execs often seek coaches to bolster aspects of their work, like communication skills and their productivity. At least anecdotally, these skills do appear to get better with coaching — a survey from the nonprofit International Coach Federation found that 80% of execs who hired a coach saw … Read more

Textbooks Are All You Need: Examples for Section 5

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:::info Authors: (1) Suriya Gunasekar, Microsoft Research; (2) Yi Zhang, Microsoft Research; (3) Jyoti Aneja, Microsoft Research; (4) Caio C´esar Teodoro Mendes, Microsoft Research; (5) Allie Del Giorno, Microsoft Research; (6) Sivakanth Gopi, Microsoft Research; (7) Mojan Javaheripi, Microsoft Research; (8) Piero Kauffmann, Microsoft Research; (9) Gustavo de Rosa, Microsoft Research; (10) Olli Saarikivi, Microsoft … Read more

Humanz brings its influencer marketing platform to the U.S.

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Humanz, a marketing platform for content creators and brands, has entered the U.S. market, the company announced on Thursday.  Having launched in Israel in 2017, Humanz has gained strong traction in global markets, including Europe, Latin America, South Africa, and the Middle East. Currently, Humanz works with over 300,000 content creators and has facilitated more … Read more

iFixit marks iPhone 16 arrival with battery-powered soldering iron launch

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iFixit, everyone’s favorite gadget repair gadfly, is launching a portable soldering iron. The gadget is designed to make component repair more accessible for home users. The timing of the announcement isn’t lost on anyone, dropping the same week as Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event. While Apple has been more open to user repairs in recent years, … Read more

Is AI Secretly Reinforcing Bias and Inequality?

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept confined to sci-fi movies. It’s here, shaping how we live, work, and interact with the world around us. AI promises to transform industries, streamline decision-making, and even make life more convenient. From personalized recommendations on Netflix to facial recognition at airports, AI is everywhere. But beneath … Read more

Textbooks Are All You Need: Limitation of Phi-1

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:::info Authors: (1) Suriya Gunasekar, Microsoft Research; (2) Yi Zhang, Microsoft Research; (3) Jyoti Aneja, Microsoft Research; (4) Caio C´esar Teodoro Mendes, Microsoft Research; (5) Allie Del Giorno, Microsoft Research; (6) Sivakanth Gopi, Microsoft Research; (7) Mojan Javaheripi, Microsoft Research; (8) Piero Kauffmann, Microsoft Research; (9) Gustavo de Rosa, Microsoft Research; (10) Olli Saarikivi, Microsoft … Read more

Educational Byte: How to Become an Order Provider in Obyte

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Since the beginning, Obyte was designed to become fully decentralized, much more decentralized than other networks. The Order Providers (OPs, previously witnesses) exist exactly for this purpose, and everyone can become one —if they meet the criteria.  In the Obyte network, which uses a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG), transactions are directly connected without the need … Read more