Google’s Rise Was Inevitable. So Was Its Antitrust Ruling

Google’s Rise Was Inevitable. So Was Its Antitrust Ruling

Larry Page and Sergey Brin never liked hanging with reporters. “Larry can be a very sensitive and good person, but he has major trust issues and few social graces,” a former Google PR person once told me. “Sergey has social graces but doesn’t trust people who he thinks don’t approach his level of intelligence.”Still, in the fall of 1999 their new communications person urged the Google cofounders to visit the East Coast for a modest press tour. Barely a year old, Google was still under the radar for most people, and few knew its compelling story: Page put the whole…
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The hidden crisis of environmental racism – and the fight against it

The hidden crisis of environmental racism – and the fight against it

The faces of climate change are those in communities already struggling with every kind of inequality. It’s time for this to change. Every year, 3 million people of color are displaced by climate disasters, and 100,000 die from air pollution. Climate change impacts us all, but it hits hardest where racism, poverty, and pollution intersect. Historically disinvested communities bear the brunt of environmental degradation, highlighting the absolute need for community-based solutions to fight climate injustice. The Solutions Project amplifies the voices at the frontlines of this crisis who also have the best solutions. Through supporting a movement of 300+ organizations,…
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A boomer left Florida to live on a sailboat on the French Riviera. He says it’s cheaper and calmer than the US.

A boomer left Florida to live on a sailboat on the French Riviera. He says it’s cheaper and calmer than the US.

Doug, 68, has worked for the last 40 years as a computer consultant — and the last three from his sailboat traversing Europe.Doug moved a few times throughout his career, living in states such as California, Texas, Indiana, and Massachusetts. As he approached retirement age, he and his wife decided to retire outside the US, where prices were climbing, to fulfill their travel dreams. After buying a sailboat, they decided to relocate to Europe and explore as many destinations as they could without breaking the bank.They now live on their boat on the French Riviera, which Doug said is cheaper…
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Italy Makes Cybersecurity Demands in Talks on Chinese Auto Plant

Italy Makes Cybersecurity Demands in Talks on Chinese Auto Plant

Italy is demanding Dongfeng Motor Group Co. agree to safeguards on cybersecurity and data protection as the price of support for a new plant by the Chinese automaker, according to people familiar with the matter.As talks advance with Dongfeng, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is requiring components such as infotainment units be provided by local suppliers for security reasons, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential negotiations. Italian officials also want consumer data to be collected and managed within the country, they said. Source link lol
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Combining Neural Architecture Search and Automatic Code Optimization: A Survey

Combining Neural Architecture Search and Automatic Code Optimization: A Survey

arXiv:2408.04116v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Deep Learning models have experienced exponential growth in complexity and resource demands in recent years. Accelerating these models for efficient execution on resource-constrained devices has become more crucial than ever. Two notable techniques employed to achieve this goal are Hardware-aware Neural Architecture Search (HW-NAS) and Automatic Code Optimization (ACO). HW-NAS automatically designs accurate yet hardware-friendly neural networks, while ACO involves searching for the best compiler optimizations to apply on neural networks for efficient mapping and inference on the target hardware. This survey explores recent works that combine these two techniques within a single framework. We…
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Engadget Podcast: The Google search monopoly + ‘Industry’ creator interview

Engadget Podcast: The Google search monopoly + ‘Industry’ creator interview

Google is officially a monopoly, according to a US court. But what does that really mean? This week, Devindra and Senior Editor Karissa Bell dive into the landmark Google antitrust case to explore how it could affect the future of search. Google claims it's simply delivering the best product, but clearly the court thinks otherwise. Also, we chat about X/Twitter's desperate lawsuit against advertisers who boycotted the social network.Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you've got suggestions or topics you'd like covered on the show, be sure to email us or drop a note in…
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Qwen2-Math: A new era for AI maths whizzes

Qwen2-Math: A new era for AI maths whizzes

Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen team has unveiled Qwen2-Math, a series of large language models specifically designed to tackle complex mathematical problems. These new models – built upon the existing Qwen2 foundation – demonstrate remarkable proficiency in solving arithmetic and mathematical challenges, and outperform former industry leaders. The Qwen team crafted Qwen2-Math using a vast and diverse Mathematics-specific Corpus. This corpus comprises a rich tapestry of high-quality resources, including web texts, books, code, exam questions, and synthetic data generated by Qwen2 itself. Rigorous evaluation on both English and Chinese mathematical benchmarks – including GSM8K, Math, MMLU-STEM, CMATH, and GaoKao Math – revealed…
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PaveCap: The First Multimodal Framework for Comprehensive Pavement Condition Assessment with Dense Captioning and PCI Estimation

PaveCap: The First Multimodal Framework for Comprehensive Pavement Condition Assessment with Dense Captioning and PCI Estimation

[Submitted on 7 Aug 2024] View a PDF of the paper titled PaveCap: The First Multimodal Framework for Comprehensive Pavement Condition Assessment with Dense Captioning and PCI Estimation, by Blessing Agyei Kyem and 3 other authors View PDF Abstract:This research introduces the first multimodal approach for pavement condition assessment, providing both quantitative Pavement Condition Index (PCI) predictions and qualitative descriptions. We introduce PaveCap, a novel framework for automated pavement condition assessment. The framework consists of two main parts: a Single-Shot PCI Estimation Network and a Dense Captioning Network. The PCI Estimation Network uses YOLOv8 for object detection, the Segment Anything…
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A mindset for fairer AI in criminal justice

A mindset for fairer AI in criminal justice

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being discussed nearly everywhere these days, including in legal circles. AI promises efficiency and objectivity, which are sorely needed in the justice system, but there are also horror stories, including racial bias against criminal defendants and even innocent individuals being wrongfully arrested.The root cause often lies in the inherent biases within some algorithms that power AI systems, but the problem runs deeper than that. It's also about the data the systems are trained on, the goals we set for AI systems, how those are applied, and how we interpret the results. It’s not just technology -…
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