LLMs (Large Language Models) for local use are usually distributed as a set of weights in a multi-gigabyte file. These cannot be directly used on their own, which generally makes them harder to distribute and run compared to other software. A given model can also have undergone changes and tweaks, leading to different results if
Read MoreWe like cameras here at Hackaday. We like them a lot. But until now that liking has never extended to liking their taste. A build from [Dmitri Tcherbadji] could change all that though, and he’s created a working Fuji Instax Square camera made from gingerbread. To look at, it’s a straightforward box camera, albeit one
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Instagram head Adam Mosseri says Threads won’t get chronological search results, which “would create a substantial safety loophole” — Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says letting users see search results chronologically “would create a substantial safety loophole.”
Read MoreMaria Sherman / Associated Press: The current members of rock band Kiss reveal digital avatars of themselves, created by George Lucas’ ILM, which will tour as the band retires from live touring — On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s
Read MoreOne UI 6 is the biggest and most recent update rolling out widely across Samsung’s expansive smartphone lineup. However, this is largely an iterative bump that builds upon all the existing One UI features, so you might be pressed to find many really new features in One UI 6. I’ve been using it since the
Read MoreJon Victor / The Information: Sources: Google quietly delayed Gemini’s public launch from next week to January 2024, a source says as the LLM doesn’t reliably handle some non-English queries — Google has quietly delayed the public debut of Gemini, a conversational artificial intelligence that aims to compete with OpenAI …
Read MoreThe next chapter of Fortnite will introduce a new island — but it’s also adding a Lego-themed game experience. Following The Big Bang event, which marked the conclusion of Fortnite OG (and also starred Eminem), developer Epic Games revealed a new in-game experience called Lego Fortnite. It’s described as “a new survival crafting game” that
Read MoreImage: Epic Games Fortnite’s latest virtual concert was more than just Eminem stomping across a destroyed city — it also teased a number of experiences coming to the game in the future. The Big Bang Event, as it was called, lasted around 10 minutes and whisked players through a variety of spaces. At first, everyone
Read MoreAlex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: A look at Anthropic’s governance structure: the company is a public benefit corporation with a separate, long-term benefit trust set to select most of its board — A long-term benefit trust will eventually pick most of Anthropic’s board members. Can we trust the structure?
Read MoreThe next chapter of Fortnite will introduce a new island — but it’s also adding a Lego-themed game experience. Following The Big Bang event, which marked the conclusion of Fortnite OG (and also starred Eminem), developer Epic Games revealed a new in-game experience called Lego Fortnite. It’s described as “a new survival crafting game” that
Read MoreOne UI 6 is the biggest and most recent update rolling out widely across Samsung’s expansive smartphone lineup. However, this is largely an iterative bump that builds upon all the existing One UI features, so you might be pressed to find many really new features in One UI 6. I’ve been using it since the
Read MoreJaron Schneider / PetaPixel: Sources: Bending Spoons, which acquired Filmic in September 2022, laid off the photo and video app maker’s entire team, including founder and CEO Neill Barham — Filmic, or FiLMiC as written by the brand, no longer has any dedicated staff as parent company Bending Spoons has laid off …
Read MoreMax Read / Read Max: AI doomerism will recede from public consciousness because frequent release of AI models shows that they are harmful in prosaic, rather than existential, ways — If I’m being honest, my immediate reaction to the news that Sam Altman had been fired as C.E.O. of OpenAI was something like … relief?
Read MoreAs we first reported in yesterday’s weekly security post, researchers at EURECOM have revealed the details (PDF, references) of a new man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack on Bluetooth 4.2 through 5.4, which has been assigned CVE-2023-24023. Like preceding CVEs, it concerns the session authentication between Bluetooth devices, where the attacker uses spoofed paired or bonded devices to
Read MoreAs we first reported in yesterday’s weekly security post, researchers at EURECOM have revealed the details (PDF, references) of a new man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack on Bluetooth 4.2 through 5.4, which has been assigned CVE-2023-24023. Like preceding CVEs, it concerns the session authentication between Bluetooth devices, where the attacker uses spoofed paired or bonded devices to
Read MoreAlex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: A look at Anthropic’s governance structure: the company is a public benefit corporation with a separate, long-term benefit trust set to select most of its board — A long-term benefit trust will eventually pick most of Anthropic’s board members. Can we trust the structure?
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to the 512th edition of Android Apps Weekly, where we discuss the latest in mobile news and take a closer look at some of the most interesting new apps and games. This week saw Google dominating the news with a new feature drop, as well as some
Read MoreFallout. | Image: Prime Video War never changes — and neither do the vibes in Fallout. After a bit of teasing, Amazon just released the first teaser trailer for its live-action adaption of Fallout, and it starts out a lot like the games: a vault dweller leaves the comfort of their home to explore the
Read MoreAs we first reported in yesterday’s weekly security post, researchers at EURECOM have revealed the details (PDF, references) of a new man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack on Bluetooth 4.2 through 5.4, which has been assigned CVE-2023-24023. Like preceding CVEs, it concerns the session authentication between Bluetooth devices, where the attacker uses spoofed paired or bonded devices to
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A couple of weeks ago, I found myself installing Niagara Launcher for the first time. It had been years since I’d used a third-party Android launcher and the last time I did, it was Nova Launcher and its very stock-like experience. Niagara’s unique approach intrigued me, but after
Read MoreAlyson Shontell / Fortune: A profile of Thrive Capital founder Joshua Kushner, who built the $5.3B firm outside his famous family, growing from a $40M fund in 2011 to a $3.3B eighth fund — How Joshua Kushner won over Silicon Valley CEOs and built a $5.3 billion venture firm outside his famous family.
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A couple of weeks ago, I found myself installing Niagara Launcher for the first time. It had been years since I’d used a third-party Android launcher and the last time I did, it was Nova Launcher and its very stock-like experience. Niagara’s unique approach intrigued me, but after
Read MoreIt’s a good-looking desk accessory — but is it a good mug? | Image: Ember My coffee routine is needlessly fussy but fairly predictable. I wander bleary-eyed into the kitchen, add some water to the kettle, and start heating it to 200 degrees Fahrenheit, grind some coffee beans, get out the Chemex, add and rinse
Read MorePlus: A major ransomware crackdown, the arrest of Ukraine’s cybersecurity chief, and a hack-for-hire entrepreneur charged with attempted murder.
Read MoreThis is decidedly not evidence of the existence of parallel realities. | Image: Tessa Coates / Crop: The Verge Depending on how “online” you are, you may have seen a picture floating around socials with a strange quirk: a woman — comedian Tessa Coates — is standing in front of two mirrors in a bridal
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