November 4, 2024

Hardware

Apple Vision Pro in 2025 will feature an upgraded M5 processor, cheaper version delayed to 2027

TL;DR: Apple’s Vision Pro headset sales are low, but the 2025 model will feature a new M5 processor. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that a cheaper Vision Pro version is delayed until after 2027. Apple hasn’t been selling many units of its Vision Pro headset, however, the 2025 model will feature the company’s new M5 processor. In a new post on X by analyst and insider Ming-Chi Kuo, we’re learning that Apple’s “only new head-mounted display

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Software

Laravel Under The Hood – The Magic of Macros | HackerNoon

Hello 👋 How often have you wished for a method that doesn’t exist on collections or string helpers? You start chaining methods, only to hit a wall when one of them turns out to be missing. Honestly, it’s understandable; frameworks, you know, are a one-size-fits-all thing. I found myself in this situation multiple times. Every time, before diving into how to extend the framework, I check to see if what I want to extend is

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Primer on Large Language Model (LLM) Inference Optimizations: 1. Background and Problem Formulation | HackerNoon

Overview of Large Language Model (LLM) inference, its importance, challenges, and key problem formulations. Large Language Models (LLMs) have revolutionized the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) by enabling a wide range of applications, from chatbots and AI agents to code and content generation. However, the deployment of LLMs in real-world scenarios often faces challenges related to latency, resource consumption, and scalability. In this series of blog posts, we will explore various optimization techniques for

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Software

Why Many Data Science Jobs Are Actually Data Engineering | HackerNoon

These days, every company seems eager to fill a “data scientist” role, promising exciting opportunities to work with machine learning algorithms, predictive models, and deep learning frameworks. However, for many professionals who step into these positions, reality doesn’t quite match the allure. Instead of diving headfirst into AI or modeling complex data sets, they find themselves knee-deep in data extraction, cleaning, and preparation. Welcome to the world of data engineering—a domain many didn’t realize they

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Software

Harris vs. Trump: Predicting the Bitcoin Market’s Fate Post-Election | HackerNoon

With just days until the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, Bitcoin enthusiasts across the world are wondering how a win for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will impact the cryptocurrency market’s long-term fortunes. With Bitcoin surging to a new all-time high against several global currencies in the past few days – and with its U.S dollar valuation only missing an ATH by a mere $175 – the general outlook would appear to be

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How Fintech Is Revolutionizing Compliance: Automation, AI, and the Future of Risk Management | HackerNoon

In today’s fast-paced financial landscape, staying compliant with ever-evolving regulations is more complex than ever. As fintech continues to reshape the industry, compliance teams are under increasing pressure to manage both global regulatory requirements and the constant threat of cyber risks. With new technologies like AI-powered automation, fintech companies are finding innovative ways to streamline compliance and stay ahead of the curve. Lasma Gavarane, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at Noda, shares her insights into

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Robotics

binder releases angled M5 panel mount connectors for robotics – The Robot Report

Listen to this article Angled M5 panel mount connectors from binder. | Source: binder Industrial applications are growing more complex, imposing high requirements on connector systems, according to binder USA, which specializes in circular connectors. In response to this need, particularly in settings such as robots with limited installation space, binder has added angled M5 panel mount connectors to its product range. The Camarillo, Calif.-based company engineered these connectors for applications needing compact, durable systems.

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Mike Verdu of Netflix Games leads new generative AI initiative

Mike Verdu, who had largely spearheaded Netflix’s foray into gaming in recent years as VP of Netflix Games, announced on LinkedIn a new role within Netflix Games leading the company’s effort to capitalize on generative AI. The role, Vice President of GenAI for Games, focuses on using generative AI for the next step in creating games with big teams. “GenAI is that next challenge. I don’t think I’ve been this excited about an opportunity in

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xAI woos developers with $25/month worth of API credits, support for OpenAI, Anthropic SDKs

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More We’ve known it for some time, but now it’s certain: the generative AI race is as much a contest for developers as it is for end-users. Case-in-point: today, Elon Musk’s xAI, the spinoff startup of the social network X that uses its data to train new large language models (LLMs) such as the Grok family, today

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