May 23, 2024

Expressable brings speech therapy into the home | TechCrunch

Leanne Sherred, a pediatric speech therapist, has long encountered challenges putting caregiver-led therapy into practice in traditional care settings. Research suggests that caregiver-led speech therapy, which involves training the caregivers of patients in skill-building therapeutic techniques to use at home, can be highly effective. But as Sherred observed in the course of her practice, therapists often have limited access to caregivers and face serious educational and tech roadblocks. In 2020, around the start of the

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Stereoscopic Imaging Technologies for PC Game Developers | HackerNoon

This article explains the principles of stereoscopic imaging, the technologies used to create and view stereoscopic images on PCs, their evolution, and their impact on game development. It also highlights important aspects for developers planning to add stereoscopic support to their games. My experience in developing stereoscopic drivers allows me to cover this topic not as an outside observer but as someone directly involved in the field. Stereoscopic images are two images created separately for

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Building a CRUD App with Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Prisma | HackerNoon

Introduction Ever feel like working with databases & SQL queries is a bit of a headache? You are not alone! But now, with Prisma, we don’t have to deal with that headache. Prisma is a powerful ORM for TypeScript projects that takes care of all of these. In this article, we’re gonna explore how to use Prisma to build a CRUD App with Node JS and PostgreSQL. So, without further delay, let’s begin! What is

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Artificial Intelligence in Software Development: Discussing the Ethics | HackerNoon

OpenAI truly revolutionized the field of AI in March 2022 by releasing its AI chat model GBT3. Although developments in the field of AI have been underway for a long time, humanity is truly on the verge of AI being able to replace humans in many areas such as design, automation, software development, and even in the areas of decision making. However, such advanced AI comes with ethical problems that need to be solved. In

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Boosting Integration Test Performance with EmbeddedKafka and GraalVM | HackerNoon

In this article, I want to share my experience with creating a native image for EmbeddedKafka using GraalVM. Utilizing this image in integration tests not only speeds up the execution of test scenarios but also reduces memory consumption. Interestingly, when compared to using confluentinc/cp-kafka in Testcontainers, there is a noticeable difference in both speed and memory usage — and it’s not in favor of the latter. EmbeddedKafka, Testcontainers, GraalVM A brief overview of the key

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I Built an Open-Source Schema Visualization Tool for Mongoose/MongodDB Under 1000 Lines of Code | HackerNoon

Working with Mongoose models can sometimes feel like keeping track of a complex web. Unlike many SQL databases, finding free and easy tools to visualize your Mongoose schemas can be tough. This can make it difficult to understand how your data is connected and collaborate with other developers. To solve this problem, I built an open-source tool that visualizes your Mongoose schemas. Now you can easily see how your data fits together and keep your

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Ideogram Tile brings AI-generated patterns to the masses

Join us in returning to NYC on June 5th to collaborate with executive leaders in exploring comprehensive methods for auditing AI models regarding bias, performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Find out how you can attend here. Ideogram, the fast-growing artificial intelligence startup known for its advanced text-to-image generation capabilities, today announced a significant addition to its platform: Ideogram Tile. This new feature allows users to create seamless, repeating patterns from a single text

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The biggest French startups in 2024 according to the French government | TechCrunch

There are many ways countries can go about supporting their tech industries. In France it involves picking a yearly cohort of 120 high-potential startups — the French Tech 120 — including 40 private companies deemed as most promising, dubbed the Next40. The French secretary of state for Digital Affairs, as of this year, Marina Ferrari, revealed this year’s laureates during VivaTech week in Paris. According to its promoters, this fifth class was the most selective

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