June 17, 2024

Hardware

Realtek Previews Platform for Sub-$100 5GbE Network Switches

One of the more subtle trends at this year’s Computex was that the majority of high-end motherboards now come equipped with a 5GbE network controller. At present, this might be considered a limited benefit as 5GbE and 10GbE switches and routers are still pretty expensive. But Realtek is planning on tackling the issue from both ends, as the company is preparing a hardware platform for sub-$100 5GbE switches. Realtek’s quad-port 5GbE switch platform consists of

Anton Shilov June 17, 2024

How Do You Go About Creating Biological Weapons That Cannot Be Countered? | HackerNoon

This was another application of AI that was completely unethical but wholly possible. I hesitated to publish this article but decided that, in the end, the world should know what happens when the human race starts to play God. And the incredible importance of never developing biological weapons or nanotech weapons. This Is Even Worse! Why did I ever bring this up? To impress upon the readers the importance of never developing biological weaponized viruses.

Thomas Cherickal June 17, 2024

Robotics

coboworx raises $12M to make robotics more accessible

Listen to this article coboworx offers robotic solutions for machine tending and palletizing. | Source: coboworx coboworx last week brought in €11.4 million (about $12.2 million) in funding. The company plans to use the funding to expand its team, grow its product range, and tap into new markets. It’s also set to open a new location in Munich later this year. coboworx’s platform has a modular design that enables SMEs to start with specific systems

The Robot Report Staff June 17, 2024

Mastering Perplexity AI: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started | HackerNoon

In this article, I want to introduce you to something truly amazing—Perplexity AI. This AI tool has incredible potential, and I believe it can be a game-changer for many of you. I’ll walk you through how to use Perplexity AI and highlight some of its great features. Introduction to Perplexity AI Perplexity AI is an advanced search engine that works with real-time data. Unlike traditional search engines, it pulls information from various sources and provides

Vladislav Guzey June 17, 2024

How to Create the Ultimate Unstoppable Robotic Combat Unit | HackerNoon

So, I’m still stunned at what the future holds for humanity coming off the back of my last three articles, but I soon found even more unsettling questions. This was the first. The next article I’ll be writing today is even more scary! Should We Create Autonomous Robotic Weapons? The obvious answer should be No! But suppose such weapons were what would make the difference between victory and defeat? Would you still build it (knowing

Thomas Cherickal June 17, 2024

AR/VR

Metaverse Education: A $25 Billion Market by 2030

Digital technologies have completely transformed education over the past two decades. Still, the metaverse could take it to a new level. Although the use of the metaverse in learning is still in its early stages, the market is set to witness remarkable growth in the coming years. According to data presented by AltIndex.com, the global metaverse education market is expected to grow tenfold and reach a value of $25 billion by the end of the

Gabrielle Rodriguez June 17, 2024

A/B Testing Like a Pro: Master the Art of Statistical Test Selection

Real-world data can be tricky! Guide to choosing and applying the Right Statistical Test (using Python) Thauri Dattadeen · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 15 min read · Dec 29, 2023 — A/B tests are powerful tools, but choosing the wrong statistical test can lead to misleading results. This guide will help you pick the perfect test for your data, to guarantee reliable analysis and make confident recommendations.

Thauri Dattadeen June 17, 2024

Deep Learning to Predict Engagement in Online Platforms

Training LSTMs to understand the usage of online platforms. Daniel Miller · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 11 min read · 8 hours ago — Illustration of deep learning for a time-series use cases. Created by the author using DALL-E/GPT4. Synopsis As part of my MSc dissertation at Edinburgh University, I used deep learning tech to predict user participation in Zooniverse. Zooniverse is an online citizen science platform that allows non-scientists to contribute

Daniel Miller June 17, 2024

Benchmarking LLM Inference Backends

Comparing Llama 3 serving performance on vLLM, LMDeploy, MLC-LLM, TensorRT-LLM, and TGI Sean Sheng · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 10 min read · 8 hours ago — Choosing the right inference backend for serving large language models (LLMs) is crucial. It not only ensures an optimal user experience with fast generation speed but also improves cost efficiency through a high token generation rate and resource utilization. Today, developers have a variety of

Sean Sheng June 17, 2024

The Elle Era2 Head from LAQ Was the Excuse I Needed to Upgrade My Avatar—And Now, For ONE WEEK ONLY, It’s 75% Off!

PERSONAL NOTE: I’ve been meaning to write this blogpost for a while, but my life has been rather hectic lately, and I simply haven’t had time. However, today I am off sick from work with various aches and pains, and my worn-out 60-year-old body is telling me that I need to rest, recharge, and heal a bit, so I decided that today is the day I will finally write this review (that, plus I learned

Ryan Schultz June 17, 2024