Everybody Tries To Leverage VMware To Their Advantage (www.nextplatform.com)
Beating GPT-4 on HumanEval with a Fine-Tuned CodeLlama-34B
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3879861...
Understanding Immortal Objects in Python 3.12: A Deep Dive into Python Internals (codeconfessions.substack.com)
A detailed examination of Python 3.12’s internal changes featuring the concept of ‘immortal’ objects, for performance enhancements
BSO: 2 men scammed UberEats out of more than $1 million (www.cbsnews.com)
BSO: 2 men scammed UberEats out of more than $1 million::Broward Sheriff’s Office stated that the men created several fake accounts by using phony and stolen names.
Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate impact (arstechnica.com)
Cambridge study says carbon offsets are not nearly as effective as they claim to be.
Apptronik’s Apollo is the latest humanoid robot to beat Tesla to market | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
Apptronik unveiled a new workforce robot today.
New material provides clean water and electricity using nothing but the Sun (arstechnica.com)
New material provides clean water and electricity using nothing but the Sun::The material isn’t especially efficient, but improvements should be possible.
Leaked Email Shows Elon Musk Demanding "Sub 10 Micron Accuracy” Cybertruck Parts (jalopnik.com)
Tesla is facing issues with the bare metal construction of the Cybertruck, which Elon Musk warned was as tricky to do as making Lego bricks
Space India shares video proof of its phenomenal moon landing and rover (mashable.com)
NSA Orders Employees to Spy “With Dignity and Respect” (theintercept.com)
NSA Orders Employees to Spy “With Dignity and Respect”::In a new directive, the head of the notoriously invasive NSA ordered employees to spy on the world with “with dignity and respect”
A Mars Colony Needs Just 22 People to Survive, Simulation Suggests (www.extremetech.com)
A Mars Colony Needs Just 22 People to Survive, Simulation Suggests::undefined
On this day in 1991, Linus Torvalds announced he was working on what would become Linux (www.xda-developers.com)
Is an end to using imperiled horseshoe crabs for U.S. drug testing in sight? (www.science.org)
First observations ever of the outskirts of a supermassive black hole's accretion disk (phys.org)
The EU’s Digital Services Act goes into effect today: here’s what that means (www.theverge.com)
The US Air Force Is Fast-Tracking a Blended Wing Body Jet to Fly in Just 4 Years (www.popularmechanics.com)
The US Air Force Is Fast-Tracking a Blended Wing Body Jet to Fly in Just 4 Years::It could lead to stealth tankers and transports—and benefit civilians, too.
Amazon’s First ‘Fallout’ Show Art Is AI Generated (www.forbes.com)
While I am quite excited about the Walton Goggins-infused Amazon Fallout series, the show debuted some promo art for the project ahead of official stills or footage and…it appears to be AI generated.
150,000 workers vote to authorize strikes at Stellantis, GM, and Ford — Workers are fighting for increased pay, retirement pensions, and better benefits (www.investopedia.com)
150,000 workers vote to authorize strikes at Stellantis, GM, and Ford — Workers are fighting for increased pay, retirement pensions, and better benefits::Workers at the automotive Big Three have voted to authorize a strike when contracts expire on Sept. 14, bringing the nation one step closer to a major labor stoppage costing...
Reddit is a Dying Mall (www.staygrounded.online)
NASA Shares First Images from US Pollution-Monitoring Instrument (www.nasa.gov)
NASA Shares First Images from US Pollution-Monitoring Instrument::undefined
Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation (www.washingtonpost.com)
Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Steam condenser coating could save 460 million tons of carbon dioxide annually (techxplore.com)
Steam condenser coating could save 460 million tons of carbon dioxide annually:: If coal and natural gas power generation were 2% more efficient, then every year, there could be 460 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide released and 2 trillion fewer gallons of water used. A recent innovation to the steam cycle used in fossil fuel...
Social Media Algorithms Warp How People Learn from Each Other (www.scientificamerican.com)
I’m a Luddite (and So Can You!) (thenib.com)
The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores | Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech. (gizmodo.com)
The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores | Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech.::Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech.
