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Llama, a family of sort-of open-source large language models (LLMs), was introduced in February 2023, and has been updated periodically ever since. Llama shook up the world of LLMs, which had previously been dominated by ever-larger closed-source models from OpenAI and...
The same chap also caused a bomb scare in a missile factory On Call Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's Friday column in which we share your astounding tales of being asked to tackle tech support jobs that seemingly defy common sense.…
Ratification of 128 additional moons puts the smaller gas giant way ahead on satellite count The International Astronomical Union on Tuesday ratified the recent discovery of 128 previously unknown moons orbiting Saturn, taking the gas giant’s count of known natural...
A new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets reveals that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. Phys.Org reports: The study applied methods developed to explore...
Shark makes some seriously powerful vacuums, from handheld vacs to steam mops. Don’t miss 10% off your next vacuum as you dive into spring cleaning.
Rideshare companies said it isn’t happening. Lawmakers aren’t convinced India’s government has ordered an investigation into whether Uber and local ride-share champion charge Ola customers more if they use iPhones.…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Last week, Aix Marseille University, France's largest university, invited American scientists who believe their work is at risk of being censored by Donald Trump administration's anti-science policies to continue their...
It seems that the already convincing 'we are not happy with JD' at Kennedy Center was merely loud but not deafening because Trump's reorganization may be killing attendance. The most interesting thing about people booing JD and Usha Vance at the Kennedy Center is how empty...
Before the End is a new documentary by director Jeff Finn exploring the persistent conspiracy theory that The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison faked his own death at age 27 on July 3, 1971. The generally accepted and rather tragic tale is that Morrison drank himself death and...
Slightly more than half of Java shops surveyed (51%) have plans to add more Java developers in the coming year, down from 60% in 2024, according to a report by Perforce, a provider of Java development and devops tools. And while 34% plan to increase the Java tool budget in...
Veteran of Oracle vs Google Java trial fumes over 'gimmicks' and 'sham' arguments A federal judge has ordered six US government agencies to immediately rehire employees fired this year by the Trump administration.…
In late 2023, the FBI alerted the Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments (LELWD) that it had been breached by a Chinese-state-sponsored hacking group for over 300 days. With the help of cybersecurity firm Dragos and Department of Energy-funded sensors, LELWD...
Yale University has suspended a law scholar and pro-Palestinian activist after an AI-generated article from Jewish Onliner falsely linked her to a terrorist group. Gizmodo reports: Helyeh Doutaghi, the scholar at Yale Law School, told the New York Times that she is a 'loud...
On March 9, older Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices stopped working due to an expired device authentication certificate authority that made them untrusted by Google's apps. While unofficial apps like VLC continue to function, Google's fix will require either updating...
Another day, another plunge in the stock market after Donald Trump threatened more tariffs this morning. Amidst a week of tumbling stocks, Trump thought it was a good idea to bully the European Union with tariff threats today, posting on Truth Social that he would 'shortly...
Well, folks, ADATA has announced the SC730 -- a super-compact external solid state drive that features both USB-C and USB-A connectors. Weighing just 7.8g and measuring a mere 36mm in length, this SSD is smaller than many USB flash drives but delivers speeds up to 600MB/s....
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Meta plans to test out X's algorithm for Community Notes to crowdsource fact-checks that will appear across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. In a blog, Meta said the testing in the U.S. would begin March 18, with about...
The team working at the Social Security Administration appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency.
We’ve got the Haiku activity report covering February, and aside from the usual slew of bug fixes and minor improvements, there’s one massive improvement that deserves attention. waddlesplash continued his ongoing memory management improvements, fixes, and cleanups,...
Pouring sensitive info into unapproved, unaccountable, unsafe models would be a 'severe' cybersecurity fail House Democrats have sent letters to 24 federal agencies asking for assurances that Elon Musk's DOGE team is not feeding sensitive government data into 'unapproved and ...
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