Knesset-DictaBERT: A Hebrew Language Model for Parliamentary Proceedings
31 Jul

Knesset-DictaBERT: A Hebrew Language Model for Parliamentary Proceedings

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arXiv:2407.20581v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present Knesset-DictaBERT, a large Hebrew language model fine-tuned on the Knesset Corpus, which comprises Israeli parliamentary proceedings. The model is based on the DictaBERT architecture and demonstrates significant improvements in understanding parliamentary language according to the MLM task. We provide a detailed evaluation of the model's performance, showing improvements in perplexity and accuracy over the baseline DictaBERT model. Source link lol
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A deadly Houthi attack on Tel Aviv is forcing Israel to rethink its drone defenses
31 Jul

A deadly Houthi attack on Tel Aviv is forcing Israel to rethink its drone defenses

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The Houthis' unprecedented July 19 drone attack against Tel Aviv from Yemen caught Israelis by surprise, piercing the country's battle-tested defenses and exposing vulnerabilities that the Yemen-based rebels were ready and willing to exploit."The July 19 drone attack showed the importance of the human factor as well as training and mission planning in any military situation," Federico Borsari, a defense expert at the Center for European Policy Analysis, told Business Insider."On the Houthi side, it confirms a quite sophisticated mission planning based on attacking Israel from the least expected direction — the Mediterranean Sea."The Houthis carried out the attack using…
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Runway announces even faster, cheaper AI video model Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
31 Jul

Runway announces even faster, cheaper AI video model Gen-3 Alpha Turbo

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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More It’s been a while since we’ve had a fancy new AI model with the word “Turbo” to explore, but Runway is making sure it doesn’t stay that way. The New York City-based startup that just earlier this week turned heads with its new image-to-video update for its incredibly realistic Gen-3 Alpha model today announced on the social platform X (formerly Twitter) that it is debuting yet another, faster version of said model: Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, which will be “rolling out…with significantly…
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Belgian researchers found a huge privacy hole in six dating apps
31 Jul

Belgian researchers found a huge privacy hole in six dating apps

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TechCrunch reported that a group of researchers from the university KU Leuven in Belgium identified six popular dating apps that malicious users can use to pinpoint the near-exact location of other users. Dating apps including Hinge, Happn, Bumble, Grindr, Badoo and Hily all exhibited some form of “trilateration” that could expose users’ approximate locations, which prompted some of the apps to take action and tighten their security, according to the published paper.The term “trilateration” refers to a three-point measurement used in GPS to determine the relative distance to a target. The six named apps fell into one of three categories…
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This AI wearable is for people too awkward to make friends
31 Jul

This AI wearable is for people too awkward to make friends

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KnowTechie Giveaway: Enter to Win a $1,299 VTMON Portable Power Station It’s a lonely world out there, but you’re not alone because when real friends leave you hanging, technology will always be there to ‘help.’ In this case, it’s Friend, a pendant that promises companionship, not productivity. While other devices like the Humane AI pin and Rabbit R1 have flamed out in spectacular fashion, Friend’s creator, 21-year-old Avi Schiffmann, is betting that what we really want from AI is a buddy, not a taskmaster. The Friend device itself is a round, glowing orb that you’ll either wear around your neck…
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Key Enhancements in Java 22
31 Jul

Key Enhancements in Java 22

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Java 22 introduces several important changes that improve developer experience, code safety, and performance. Here’s a quick overview of the most useful updates: 1. Record PatternsRecord Patterns simplify pattern matching with records. They enhance the readability and conciseness of code by allowing direct extraction of record components in a single statement. if (person instanceof Person(String name, int age)) { // Use name and age directly } Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode 2. Virtual ThreadsVirtual Threads, introduced as a preview feature, provide a lightweight concurrency model. They enable handling a high number of concurrent tasks more efficiently without the overhead…
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