Amazon’s Ring agrees to pay $5.8 million to settle FTC spying suit
Image: Ring Amazon’s Ring unit has agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that its doorbells illegally spied on users. The settlement addresses a lawsuit filed by the FTC Wednesday accusing Ring of unlawfully deceiving its customers over the privacy of their data and the videos
Read moreA Story About a Software Architect
I had a chance to be an interim Software Architect recently, and here’s a story about what I’ve learned in the process.Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreTorchquad: Python Library for Numerical Integration With GPU Acceleration
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow exploration of Torchquad’s revolutionary GPU-accelerated numerical integration. Integrate 10x faster than any other library in PythonPhoto by Emile Perron on UnsplashIn the realm of modern science and engineering, integration plays a pivotal role. It is the foundation of many calculations, from solving complex differential equations to computing areas under
Read moreOptimizing Heat Transfer in a 2D Grid Simulation’s Runtime Using CUDA: A Parallel Programming Study
Solutions you can apply to similar parallelization problemsPhoto by David von Diemar on UnsplashIn this article, I will discuss a simple, hands-on approach to optimizing the runtime of an interactive algorithm — the Jacobi method. More specifically, we’ll look at ways to apply it to solve the Laplace Equation for Heat Transfer.For that,
Read moreThe Options Pattern Using Single-Method Interfaces
An easy way to design extensible constructors that accept an arbitrary number of argumentsPhoto by Vladislav Babienko on UnsplashThe options pattern is a way to design extensible constructors that accept an arbitrary number of arguments. Let’s get started with this code:type person struct { age int hairColour string}// the constructor using the
Read moreA Glimpse into the Mechanics of LlamaIndex Apps Through the Lens of Observability
Learn how to easily identify and resolve problemsContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreCEO Update: Paving the road forward with AI and community at the center
Since my last quarterly update, companies across nearly every sector have experienced significant transformation—whether it’s a more aggressive focus on profitability or a shift in product strategy due to the acceleration of generative AI (GenAI). Thematically, however, one thing has remained the same: companies are committed to driving productivity and
Read moreHuman Pose Estimation — 2023 guide
Human Pose Estimation — 2023 guideLet’s dive into this challenging but interesting field widely used in sports and gamingPhoto by Andrey Zvyagintsev on UnsplashWhat is Human Pose Estimation?Human pose estimation is a popular computer vision task with more than 20 years of history. This domain focuses on localizing human body joints (e.g., knees and wrists),
Read moreFrom Data to Dashboard: Visualizing NBA Player Stats With Dash
Build a simple interactive analytics web app using the 2022–2023 NBA Player Stats dataset and Dash framework for PythonPhoto by Markus Spiske on UnsplashWhat About Dash?Throughout my Ph.D., I’ve grown into a great enthusiast of the Dash framework for Python. In the world of data analysis and visualization, Dash is becoming increasingly popular
Read moreDecoupling a core service from your monolith the right way
Our monolith problem at WeTransferContinue reading on Better Programming »
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