Month: May 2025

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Methods 2.1 Tokenizer analysis 2.2 Indicators for detecting under-trained tokens and 2.3 Verification of candidate tokens Results 3.1 Effectiveness of indicators and verification 3.2 Common observations 3.3 Model-specific observations Closed-source models Discussion, Acknowledgments, and References A. Verification details B. A short primer on UTF-8 encoding C. Outputs for … Read more

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Methods 2.1 Tokenizer analysis 2.2 Indicators for detecting under-trained tokens and 2.3 Verification of candidate tokens Results 3.1 Effectiveness of indicators and verification 3.2 Common observations 3.3 Model-specific observations Closed-source models Discussion, Acknowledgments, and References A. Verification details B. A short primer on UTF-8 encoding C. Outputs for … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Sander Land, Cohere s(ander@cohere.com); (2) Max Bartolo, Cohere (max@cohere.com). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Methods 2.1 Tokenizer analysis 2.2 Indicators for detecting under-trained tokens and 2.3 Verification of candidate tokens Results 3.1 Effectiveness of indicators and verification 3.2 Common observations 3.3 Model-specific observations Closed-source models Discussion, Acknowledgments, and References … Read more

On the night of May 5th to 6th, HyperSwap was hit by a massive DDoS attack that impacted both their website and application. As HyperSwap was already using some of our cloud solutions, we quickly stepped in to support them migrating their front-end and redirecting the attack traffic to mitigate its effects. TL;DR Implemented a … Read more

Hey everyone! It’s been a while since my last article, as life got pretty busy after wrapping up my Connect Four project. Anyway, I’ve been making slow but steady progress on the Chess Game, which is the final Ruby project from The Odin Project’s curriculum. Honestly, it’s been quite the journey: fun, massive, intense, and … Read more

What’s happened: Windsurf’s Offering Revamp In April 2025, Windsurf (formerly Codeium) rolled out significant pricing updates that made waves in the developer community. First, the company provided OpenAI’s o4-mini and GPT-4.1 (equipped with 1 million token context window) freely available to all users for a 2-week time period. Immediately after this free trial period, on … Read more

Hello people! Ever since ChatGPT was released in 2022, I’m sure not a lot of developers have tried to build their own, small chatbots without using APIs or integrating LLMs. That got me thinking— do they even remember how we used to build the world’s simplest chatbots for fun, back then? Maybe. Maybe not. But … Read more

Keeping yourself informed on cybersecurity trends isn’t optional—it’s a necessity. But let’s be real, not everyone has the time to sift through lengthy reports or research papers. That’s where podcasts fill in. Here are the top 5 cybersecurity podcasts you should begin listening to immediately! Prefer watching instead of reading? Here’s a quick video guide … Read more

Passwords are ubiquitous — from email and social media to banking and work accounts. But let’s face it: passwords are annoying. They’re difficult to recall, easy to forget, and not very secure. That’s why Microsoft is making a significant leap by making passwordless authentication the norm for all new Microsoft accounts. In this blog post, … Read more

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is usually touted as the best method to secure our messages and information. Signal, WhatsApp, and other apps feature E2EE as a means to guarantee nobody—not hackers, not the app developers, nor even governments—can access your messages. What if there exists a loophole that quietly bypasses this robust security? That loophole is … Read more

Have you ever clicked on a link believing you were heading to one website, only to discover yourself somewhere entirely different? If so, you’ve had what may be the consequence of an open redirect vulnerability. It may appear to be a little trick or a glitch, but this kind of problem can be an entry … Read more

This article is based on my experience building Linkeme.ai, a platform helping professionals maintain their digital presence through AI-driven content creation and publishing. :::info I am the CEO & founder of Easylab AI and Linkeme.ai, both of which are referenced in this article. ::: When people ask me how I built Linkeme.ai, I usually tell them … Read more

React is one of the most popular JavaScript frontend libraries. It helps developers to build a friendly user interface with the help of component-based architecture. The components of React are flexible, independent, and reusable which makes the user interface more maintainable and scalable. However, it depends on developers to build components that are clean and … Read more

If you want to know about app development, this beginner’s guide is for you to know the available app building options. In case you want to develop a mobile app very quickly for Android or IOS, this is the guide for you. I’ll explain common methods of developing a mobile app and how you can … Read more

Do you sleep well knowing your ever-expanding password arsenal protects your bank app, your work account, Steam, and whatever else makes up your digital life? You think you are safe with two-factor authentication and all that jazz. Only careless people get hacked, right? They’re the ones whose accounts get hijacked for who-knows-what, while you? You … Read more