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Read morePlaying Tetris With Quantum Circuits
A simple guide to calculate and reduce the depth of a quantum circuit with Qiskit.Have you ever wondered if your quantum circuit will run efficiently on a real quantum device? Can you even do anything to improve that? — Well, the answer is yes! To achieve this we need to understand the concept
Read moreStreamlining GPT-2 Model Training on a GPU VM with Ansible
Just about two months ago, I became quite enamored with language models. It started with a GPT 3.5 Plus account and then rolled back to GPT2 so I could test my hand at working with language models. And I quickly ran into hurdles.I have quite a powerful home lab server with
Read moreIndifi raises $35M to expand digital lending to more small businesses
Indifi Technologies, an Indian startup offering digital lending to small and medium businesses, has raised $35 million in a new funding round led by ICICI Venture, the investment arm of ICICI Bank. Existing investors, including British International Investment, OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, Omidyar Network India, Flourish Ventures and
Read moreThe meeting that changed how we build software (Ep. 579)
Jim Highsmith, an original signatory on the Agile Manifesto, tells Ben and Ryan about what software development looked like at the time of the Apollo program, the evolution of user interface, and the meeting where “17 adventurous techies changed the world.” Plus: How a savvy shoe choice helped introduce Agile
Read moreIndia threatened to shut down Twitter and raid employees’ homes, Jack Dorsey says
Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder, says India — despite its status as the world’s largest democracy — regularly issued requests for the social media giant to remove certain posts and accounts, often accompanying these demands with threats of legal repercussions in cases of noncompliance. “India is one of the countries which
Read moreThousands of subreddits go dark to protest Reddit’s API pricing
Over 8,000 subreddits went dark or read-only in protest of Reddit’s API pricing, which will shut down many third-party apps like Apollo and Reddit is Fun because of the high fees. The blackout, which began on Monday and will last for 48 hours, is a coordinated effort between tens of
Read moreVenture firm Black Seed raises £5M inaugural fund to invest in Black founders
British early-stage venture firm Black Seed has raised £5 million ($6.2 million) as part of its inaugural fund to solely support Black founders in the country. The round was led by asset manager M&G Investments, with additional support from Atomico and Molten Ventures. The firm is hoping to raise an
Read moreMax Q: Firefly Aerospace is making moves
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Firefly’s making moves with summer launches and a new acquisition Layoffs at Ursa Major News from NASA and more Firefly’s making moves Firefly Aerospace is making moves ahead of what is shaping up to be a very busy summer. First,
Read moreReuters reports EU approval of Broadcom’s VMware buy imminent
Reuters reported today that U.S. chip maker Broadcom is set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for its proposed US$61 billion acquisition of VMware. According to the article, the European Commission’s clearance is tied to Broadcom’s interoperability remedies to rivals to address competition concerns, sources said. Reuters went on to
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