How To Use Texture Arrays in WebGL
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Read MoreTrying NLP on Middle English
It’s not fair to evaluate NLP software on a language it wasn’t designed to process, but I wanted to try it anyway. The models in the spaCy software library were trained on modern English text and not on Middle English. Nevertheless, spaCy does a pretty good job of parsing Chaucer’s
Read MoreBlue Origin, Astrobotic, Varda Space and others win NASA funding to develop advanced space tech
NASA awarded new funding to 11 companies today for advanced space tech projects ranging from advanced power generation on the lunar surface to additive manufacturing for space habitats. The awards, which total $150 million across all 11 companies, were announced as part of the space agency’s Tipping Point program. According
Read MoreHow to prevent an ‘operational catastrophe’
Julia Ivzhenko Contributor Julia Ivzhenko is head of operations at Futurra Group, an IT company with Ukrainian roots that develops math service MathMaster. Developing a fast-scaling business with a supply side in the early stages requires growing with high dynamics and little resources. Operational mistakes while scaling might have an
Read MoreOpenAI scuttles AI-written text detector over ‘low rate of accuracy’
OpenAI has shut down its AI classifier, a tool that claimed to determine the likelihood a text passage was written by another AI. While many used and perhaps unwisely relied on it to catch low-effort cheats, OpenAI has retired it over its widely criticized “low rate of accuracy.” The theory
Read MoreRemember Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor? That’s okay — neither does almost anybody else
At the height of the COVID-19 health crisis, when many of us — forced by quarantine rules and social distancing guidelines — were locked indoors and away from public spaces, Clubhouse, the audio-focused social platform, grew explosively. A platform where anyone could talk about . . . well, just about
Read MoreGotchas in Per-App Language Preferences and Android Locale
These are not the droids you are looking forAndroid has a curious way of handling locale.With the introduction of per-app language preferences, things have gotten even more complicated.This article won’t go deep into explaining the nooks and crannies of localization. Better blog posts (and the actual Android documentation) exist for that.Theory is boring
Read MoreStubborn vs. Strategic: Navigating Problem Solving in Software Development
Image generated by MidjourneyTwo captivating figures often emerge in software development: the Stubborn Stumper and the Strategic Solver. Picture the Stubborn Stumper, a seasoned developer with grit in his eyes, fervently hammering at the keyboard as if it were an anvil, relentlessly seeking the elusive solution. We’ll call him Benjamin.“There’s
Read MoreFedDev Ontario issues grants totaling $6.19 million to five GTA businesses
Five businesses from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are receiving a $6.19 million dollar investment from the federal government. The move comes as Toronto and the GTA are experiencing rapid growth in the tech sector, a development attributed to the region’s talent pool and cutting-edge research and development. The Federal
Read MoreAmple to bring EV battery swapping to Mitsubishi trucks in Japan
San Francisco startup Ample is bringing its modular electric vehicle battery swapping technology to Mitsubishi Fuso’s electric trucks this winter, the company said Tuesday. This marks the first time Ample’s technology is being used for large vehicles. The company’s technology is currently being used on a small scale for ride-hail
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