One Future Football’s virtual worldwide soccer league launches with backing from Blackbird
Founded in Melbourne, One Future Football (1FF) bills itself as the “world’s first global soccer league,” and it’s goal is to attract first-time soccer fans. It launches today with more than 250 CGI generated players, who have backstories created so all fans have someone they can relate to (for example,
Read moreThe Evolution of AI: Opportunities for AWS in the Age of Open Language Models
THOUGHTS ON THE LLM LANDSCAPE AND AMAZON WEB SERVICE OFFERINGOpenAI built a significant competitive advantage with the release of GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT4, but the match is far from over.NOTE: I am sharing these thoughts based only upon my expertise in building Large Language Models and serverless applications. I have no clues on
Read moreLeast Squares Ellipse Fitting
Enhance your comprehension of conics and gain knowledge on how to fit an ellipse from a collection of 2D pointsPhoto by Ricardo Gomez Angel on UnsplashIntroductionGoalAny geometric primitive (hyperplane, circle, ellipse, line, …) can be defined by a set of parameters, e.g., radius and 2D center for a circle. Fitting such a model
Read moreEV laggard Toyota says its next-gen EVs will have over 600 miles range
Toyota plans to introduce a high-performance lithium-ion battery to its next-generation electric vehicles by 2026, part of the automaker’s new technology roadmap revealed Tuesday. The batteries will deliver quicker charging and around 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) of range, which would put Toyota’s vehicles ahead of the competition. Toyota has historically
Read moreKaya Founders backs Philippines startups from “Day 0”
The Philippines’ startup ecosystem is poised for strong growth, thanks to the country’s rising GDP, fast adoption of online services and a new generation of founders. Launched by tech and investment veterans, Kaya Founders wants to back the most promising startups from the very beginning. The venture firm announced today
Read moreFinfra lets Indonesian businesses add embedded finance to their platforms
Finfra, an Indonesian startup that provides the tech infrastructure for online businesses that want to offer embedded finance products, has raised $1 million in new funding. The round included participation from DSX Ventures, Seedstars International Ventures, Cento Ventures, Fintech Nation, FirstPick, BADideas Fund and Hustle Fund. The startup’s new funding
Read moreOpenInfra Foundation opens regional hubs in Europe and Asia
The Open Infrastructure Foundation, the open-source foundation that hosts projects like the OpenStack cloud computing platform and Starling X edge computing stack, today announced that it is launching two regional hubs — OpenInfra Asia based in Singapore and OpenInfra Europe based in Belgium — to better promote and protect open
Read moreHow a failing California weed city turned into Crooked Media’s latest audio saga
Crooked Media This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. I have a packed issue of Hot Pod for you today. First off, I have a Q&A with David Weinberg, the host of Crooked Media’s Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto.
Read moreThe 20 best tech recruiting platforms to power your hiring
Introduction Today is an exciting time to be hiring software engineers. With the digital transformation, it’s no longer just tech companies who are hiring software engineers—thousands of companies in the finance, healthcare, retail, and government sectors are actively recruiting skilled technical talent. On top of that, rapid developments in artificial
Read moreUsing Caches Without Losing Friends: A Short Story
Photo by Felix Rostig on UnsplashAfter working at Zippin for the past four years, I have grown to love and hate caches equally. It has led to moments of great satisfaction in what we have built and discussed it heatedly with my brilliant colleagues.This article is a fictionalized account of a
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