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Port of Linux to WebAssembly
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Why Nextcloud feels slow to use
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How Frankenstein’s creature designer found a new look for an iconic monster
Jacob Elordi. For Mike Hill and Guillermo del Toro, it all started with Frankenstein. Years ago, Hill – a sculptor and special effects artist – was exhibiting his works at a convention in Burbank. Del Toro saw some of Hill’s monstrous creations on display and was so impressed that he decided to get in touch, … Read more
The Case Against PGVector
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Redmagic’s liquid-cooled gaming phone starts at $749
Redmagic’s latest phone is as subtle looking as ever. The Redmagic 11 Pro is the first phone (outside of a OnePlus concept design, at least) to feature true liquid cooling, and it’s launching worldwide later this month — including the US, though you won’t be able to buy it direct from any carriers. We’ve seen plenty … Read more
IoMT Vulnerabilities Putting Patient Health Data at Risk
Zero Day To Zero Minute Your Healthcare System I.o.T. for Personal Data Transfer Device Hacking Understanding IoT Medical Device Risks and Protecting Patient Data is Critical: Patient health data is being transmitted wirelessly across your network thousands of times daily—and it may not be protected Healthcare is experiencing an unprecedented explosion in connected medical devices. … Read more
From Blockchains to Biotech: How Miners Could Help Discover New Medicines
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Volunteer Computing PNPCoin 3.1 Blockchain Integration and 3.2 Bounded Complexity 3.3 Runtime Authority and 3.4 Back-compatibility Use case – Cellular Docking Conclusion and References 4 Use case – Cellular Docking Next, they define a binary output of size m, in this case m=2, with outcomes 01, 00 and … Read more
Integrating Useful Computation into Blockchain: PNPCoin’s Runtime and Compatibility Framework
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Volunteer Computing PNPCoin 3.1 Blockchain Integration and 3.2 Bounded Complexity 3.3 Runtime Authority and 3.4 Back-compatibility Use case – Cellular Docking Conclusion and References 3.1 Blockchain Integration The PNPCoin proposal aims to replace the SHA256 hashing function at the core of Blockchain technology with useful computations. Instead of … Read more
How PNPCoin Could Make Bitcoin Compute Something Useful
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Volunteer Computing PNPCoin 3.1 Blockchain Integration and 3.2 Bounded Complexity 3.3 Runtime Authority and 3.4 Back-compatibility Use case – Cellular Docking Conclusion and References 2 Volunteer Computing Citizen science of the digital era gave rise to volunteer computing, the sharing of computational resources for research. The earliest projects, … Read more
The Training Technique That Teaches AI to Think, Not Memorize
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Syllogisms composition 1.2 Hardness of long compositions 1.3 Hardness of global reasoning 1.4 Our contributions Results on the local reasoning barrier 2.1 Defining locality and auto-regressive locality 2.2 Transformers require low locality: formal results 2.3 Agnostic scratchpads cannot break the locality Scratchpads to break the locality 3.1 … Read more
How Inductive Scratchpads Help Transformers Learn Beyond Their Training Data
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Syllogisms composition 1.2 Hardness of long compositions 1.3 Hardness of global reasoning 1.4 Our contributions Results on the local reasoning barrier 2.1 Defining locality and auto-regressive locality 2.2 Transformers require low locality: formal results 2.3 Agnostic scratchpads cannot break the locality Scratchpads to break the locality 3.1 … Read more
Understanding the Local Reasoning Barrier in Transformer Models
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Syllogisms composition 1.2 Hardness of long compositions 1.3 Hardness of global reasoning 1.4 Our contributions Results on the local reasoning barrier 2.1 Defining locality and auto-regressive locality 2.2 Transformers require low locality: formal results 2.3 Agnostic scratchpads cannot break the locality Scratchpads to break the locality 3.1 … Read more
Why Transformers Struggle with Global Reasoning
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Syllogisms composition 1.2 Hardness of long compositions 1.3 Hardness of global reasoning 1.4 Our contributions Results on the local reasoning barrier 2.1 Defining locality and auto-regressive locality 2.2 Transformers require low locality: formal results 2.3 Agnostic scratchpads cannot break the locality Scratchpads to break the locality 3.1 … Read more
Can Transformers Learn Logical Reasoning from Scratch?
:::info Authors: (1) Emmanuel Abbe, Apple and EPFL; (2) Samy Bengio, Apple; (3) Aryo Lotf, EPFL; (4) Colin Sandon, EPFL; (5) Omid Saremi, Apple. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Syllogisms composition 1.2 Hardness of long compositions 1.3 Hardness of global reasoning 1.4 Our contributions Results on the local reasoning barrier 2.1 … Read more
A Soft‑Fork Proposal for Blockchain‑Based Distributed AI Computation
:::info Author: (1) Martin Kolar, Brno University of Technology (kolarmartin@fit.vutbr.cz). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Volunteer Computing PNPCoin 3.1 Blockchain Integration and 3.2 Bounded Complexity 3.3 Runtime Authority and 3.4 Back-compatibility Use case – Cellular Docking Conclusion and References Abstract Research and applications in Machine Learning are limited by computational resources, while … Read more
How Telepathic Music Inspires Disabled Creatives
In the video that explores the height of his rock stardom, 19-year-old Jason Becker notices something strange—his left leg keeps dragging during guitar practice. One day, after struggling to walk, he locks himself in the bathroom. Panic surges through him as he realizes his hands have lost strength. Doctors later confirm he has ALS, the … Read more
How to Keep Winning
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Logitech’s latest keyboard dabbles in enthusiast features
Love me some lavender. Logitech’s Alto Keys K98M mechanical keyboard is now available in North America after its initial launch in China and other select markets. The $149.99 Alto Keys K98M is an almost full-size 1800-layout keyboard, offering a slightly compact design that maintains a number pad. But what makes the K98M special for a … Read more