Google DeepMind introduces Barkour, a benchmark for quadrupedal robots
The bipedal humanoids may, in fact, be coming — but the quadrupeds are already here. They’re in labs, doing inspections in power plants and refineries, playing soccer and are even — much to the concern of many — becoming cops. Boston Dynamics’ Spot is easily the most instantly recognizable of
Read moreMyHeritage debuts Reimagine, an AI app for scanning, fixing and even animating old photos
AI is impacting the realm of photography, ranging from tools for professionals like Adobe Photoshop’s new generative AI, to those for consumers, like Google Photos’ forthcoming Magic Editor. Now, genealogy company MyHeritage is turning to AI to make it easier for families to preserve their memories with the launch of
Read morePainless WebGPU Programming with taichi.js
As a computer graphics and programming languages geek, I am delighted to have found myself working on several GPU compilers in the past 2 years.This began in 2021 when I started to contribute to taichi, a Python library that compiles Python functions into GPU kernels in CUDA, Metal, or Vulkan. Later
Read moreThe academic to founder pipeline with Dr. Stacy Blain from Concarlo Therapeutics
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Stacy Blain, the co-founder and chief science officer at Concarlo Therapeutics. Blain talked about how she had been researching how to cure drug-resistant cancers before she accidently found her way
Read moreHow To Develop Your Strategic Thinking Skills and Stay Ahead
Cross the boundary of your comfort zone to think about an idea to its extreme without mental guardrails to put it down.Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreData file character frequencies
I have a little script that will print the frequency of the most common characters in a file and the number of lines. All numbers are displayed along with their factorizations. It also prints the number of non-ASCII characters. CSV files These simple statistics are surprisingly useful. For example, when
Read morePlease Use Your Paid Time Off
The importance of using vacation to recharge and thriveContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreReplicating and Load Balancing Go Applications in Docker Containers with Consul and Fabio
Exploring a simpler alternative to set up and illustrate the concepts behind this implementationPhoto by Shubham Dhage on UnsplashMy usual solution for container replication, orchestration, and load balancing is Kubernetes. But last week, a friend asked me about a project she was working on — a fairly basic replication scenario — but she doesn’t have
Read moreWyze’s Cam Floodlight Pro lights up when it recognizes vehicles and people
Image: Wyze Smart home company Wyze has announced the Cam Floodlight Pro, a security camera with built-in lighting and object sensing that serves as the next-gen successor to the original Wyze Cam Floodlight. The wired $149.98 Cam Floodlight Pro bumps its predecessor’s 1080p camera resolution to 1440p (2.5K) and features
Read moreEffortlessly Run GitHub Repository Applications with Just a Few Clicks
Run projects or prepare your repositories for instant executionContinue reading on Better Programming »
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