Using 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
Read MorePebble Mobility wants to build the iPhone of electric RVs
Bingrui Yang knows a thing or two about hardware, software and how people interact with them — skills picked up during stints at Apple, Zoox and Cruise. Now he’s applying those tricks of the trade to RVs with Pebble Mobility, a California-based EV startup he founded that aims to change
Read MoreHow I Automated a Business’ Order Fulfillment Process With LLMs
And the steps you can use to do it yourself with no codeI was introduced to an alcohol distribution business that was manually processing over 30,000 orders placed via email annually. Here’s how I used AgentHub to automate the ordering process with LLMs and the steps to do it yourself with
Read MoreSo This is Your First Jam With Godot 4? Here is What You Should Know Beforehand!
Godot Logo (CC-BA-SA-3.0 Andrea Calabró) x GMTK Game Jam 2023 Logo (By Mark Brown)A guide to help you choose between Godot 3 and 4 for your game development, as well as some tips and tricks to avoid last-minute problems when using version 4 for a game jamThe GMTK Jam 2023 is around
Read MoreCanadian firms slow in responding to cyber attacks, report suggests
It can take Canadian organizations up to 48 days to detect and recover from a cyber attack, according to a new survey of infosec professionals. The number is included in a survey of 553 Canadian IT security and risk and compliance professionals released today by CDW Canada. The mean time
Read MoreCreate Custom SF Symbols for Your Apps
Learn how to use SF symbols to customize and display your imagesPhoto by insspirito from PixabaySymbol images are highly configurable, allowing you to style your images with finesse. With the introduction of SF Symbols 5 in 2023, you now have a vast library of over 5,000 symbols to integrate into your app.
Read MoreOpenAI intros new generative text features while reducing pricing
As the competition in the generative AI space grows fiercer, OpenAI is upgrading its text-generating models while reducing pricing. Today, OpenAI announced the release of new versions of GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT-4, the latter being its latest text-generating AI, with a capability called function calling. As OpenAI explains in a blog
Read MoreCanadians choosing data control and privacy above all else when engaging with brands: Okta survey
Nearly 90 per cent of Canadians believe it is important that they have control over their personal information when interacting with a brand online, Okta’s first-ever Global Customer Identity Trends Report, released today, found. Over 21,000 consumers from 14 countries were surveyed between Aug. 2022 and Feb. 2023, including more
Read MoreBreaking Changes in APIs
How to eliminate themPhoto by Emile Perron on UnsplashChanging an API is a big challenge for both parties — API providers and consumers. While API providers want to be fast and flexible in delivering new features and improvements, integrators expect to receive them quickly. However, the API is also expected to remain stable,
Read MoreFan fiction writers are trolling AIs with Omegaverse stories
Fan fiction writers know that their work is being used to train generative AIs, and they’re not happy about it. Now, “Omegaverse” writers are participating in a week-long writing marathon called Knot in my Name to encourage the fan community to publish as much of their fan fiction as possible.
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