Month: September 2024

HeArBERT: A Bilingual Model for Arabic-Hebrew Translation Using Transliteration

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:::info Authors: (1) Aviad Rom, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel; (2) Kfir Bar, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related Work Methodology Experimental Settings Results Conclusion and Limitations Bibliographical References 2. Related Work K et al. (2020) have suggested that structural similarity of … Read more

Google announces a market-shifting deal to capture CO2

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Illustration: The Verge Google just landed a deal to capture planet-heating pollution at a huge bargain: $100 per ton of CO2, the price climate tech startups around the world are racing to achieve in order to make their technologies commercially viable. The company announced the agreement today with Holocene, a startup with an even shorter … Read more

Training a Bilingual Language Model by Mapping Tokens onto a Shared Character Space

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:::info Authors: (1) Aviad Rom, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel; (2) Kfir Bar, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related Work Methodology Experimental Settings Results Conclusion and Limitations Bibliographical References Abstract We train a bilingual Arabic-Hebrew language model using a transliterated version of … Read more

Sony’s new PS5 heralds the end of disc drives

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A photo of the disc drive on the slim PS5. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Today may have marked the beginning of the end for game console disc drives. Sony finally announced the $699.99 PS5 Pro, and while it looks to be an impressive machine, it’s the first PlayStation console … Read more

Bumble to leverage AI to help users with profile creation and conversations

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Bumble is increasing its investments in AI and branching out with new features to stay relevant amid a generational shift in dating behavior among younger users. During Goldman Sachs’ annual technology conference on Monday, Bumble CEO Lidiane Jones unveiled more details about the app’s upcoming AI capabilities, including a photo selection tool as well as features … Read more

SpaceX calls out “superfluous” regulatory delays holding up Starship flights

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SpaceX has put on its most public and aggressive offensive against regulators to date, with a blog post published Tuesday urging more expeditious launch licensing — lest the country lose its place as the leader in the global space race.  Orbital launch is a tightly regulated industry governed chiefly by the Federal Aviation Administration, though … Read more

Drybaby is a dating app for the ‘sober curious’ movement

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Drybaby is the newest dating app designed for singles who are sober or interested in reducing their alcohol consumption.  The app arrives as 41% of Americans are cutting back on drinking as part of the so-called “sober curious” movement. According to a recent study commissioned by NCSolutions, Gen Zers have expressed particular interest in the movement, … Read more