July 5, 2024

Rest in Peace, Wii U (one final time) | Kaser Focus

GamesBeat is excited to partner with Lil Snack to have customized games just for our audience! We know as gamers ourselves, this is an exciting way to engage through play with the GamesBeat content you have already come to love. Start playing games here. We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of Nintendo’s most misunderstood console, the Wii U. Yes, again — because Nintendo Japan announced today that they’ve run out of repair

Rachel Kaser July 5, 2024

Leveraging SwarmUI & Stable Diffusion 3 on Cloud Platforms: A Guide to Kaggle (No-Cost), Massed Comp | HackerNoon

This tutorial demonstrates the installation and usage of SwarmUI on various cloud platforms. For those lacking a high-performance GPU or seeking enhanced GPU capabilities, this guide is invaluable. You’ll discover how to set up and leverage SwarmUI, a cutting-edge Generative AI interface, on Massed Compute, RunPod, and Kaggle (which provides complimentary dual T4 GPU access for 30 hours per week). This instructional video will enable you to utilize SwarmUI on cloud GPU services as seamlessly

Furkan Gözükara July 5, 2024

Software

$DOP Announces Listing On 7 Exchanges Including BYBIT, Kucoin, Gate.io, And Bitfinex | HackerNoon

TOKYO, Japan, July 5th, 2024/Chainwire/–$DOP, the token of the Data Ownership Protocol(DOP) will be available for trading in 7 major cryptocurrency exchanges such as Bybit, Kucoin, HTX, Bitfinex, Gate.io, MEXC and WhiteBIT starting July 5th, 2024. The Data Ownership Protocol clarified that on Bybit, the token will be listed as $DOP1 to avoid confusion with an existing fiat coin. On KuCoin, Gate.io, Bitfinex, MEXC, and WhiteBIT, the token will be listed as $DOP. DOP launched

Chainwire July 5, 2024

Video Friday: Humanoids Building BMWs

2 min read Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. Figure’s humanoids are exploring use cases at BMW. Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. RoboCup 2024: 17–22 July 2024, EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS ICRA@40: 23–26 September 2024, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS IROS 2024: 14–18 October

Evan Ackerman July 5, 2024

Robotics

University of Bristol researchers advance tactile gripping – The Robot Report

Listen to this article The researchers created a robotic hand with tactile sensors in its four fingertips. It can rotate objects in any direction or orientation. | Credit: University of Bristol Researchers at the University of Bristol last week said they have made a breakthrough in the development of dexterous robotic hands. The research team, led by Nathan Lepora, professor of robotics and artificial intelligence, explored the limits of inexpensive tactile sensors in grasping and

Mike Oitzman July 5, 2024

LLM Alignment: Reward-Based vs Reward-Free Methods

Optimization methods for LLM alignment Anish Dubey · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 10 min read · 19 hours ago — Context Language models have demonstrated remarkable abilities in producing a wide range of compelling text based on prompts provided by users. However, defining what constitutes “good” text is challenging, as it often depends on personal preferences and the specific context. For instance, in storytelling, creativity is key; in crafting informative content, accuracy

Anish Dubey July 5, 2024

Sony Honda Mobility shows off its cool Afeela electric car features | The DeanBeat

Sony Honda Mobility will ship its Afeela electric cars starting in 2026. But the joint venture company is already showing off cool features in the new vehicle. I got a recent demo of the car and its driving simulator recently at Sony’s PlayStation headquarters in San Mateo, California. That’s where I got to see the uniquely Sony feature…Read More

Dean Takahashi July 5, 2024

The Geeks of War: How Dyzga’s Paw Innovated Ukraine’s Drone Operations | HackerNoon

Volunteers have been the lifeline of various frontline units since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Former tech workers have led the charge in driving innovation for the Ukrainian army, leveraging the creativity and resourcefulness of the Ukrainian people to resist a larger power. The Russo-Ukrainian war has underscored the vital role volunteers will play in future conflicts, such as a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, and how ordinary people will eventually have a role

David Kirichenko July 5, 2024

Software

The Best Web3 GTM Models | HackerNoon

If you stumbled across this piece, you’re likely curious about launching a new Web3 product or you’re a new Web3 marketer eager to learn how to build an ideal self-marketing strategy from scratch. So I’ll gladly hold your hand doing just that. In this article, we will focus on the various ways to launch a new Web3 product. Subsequently, we will analyze different products and the combination of models that can best fit each product.

Ivy July 5, 2024

How to Install DuckStation for Playing PS1 Games on Linux | HackerNoon

DuckStation is a free, open-source, cross-platform PlayStation 1 emulator that allows you to play your childhood games on modern hardware and operating systems with maximum compatibility and top-notch speed. But before you question its legality, hear me out: It’s completely legal to emulate games as long as you own the games themselves and the emulator does not violate any company policies, which it does not in this case. It’s a fantastic emulator that guarantees to

Vivek Y. July 5, 2024