This article was originally published on .cult by Patrick Zawadzki. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. Software development as a career has exploded over the last couple of years. And with the popularity of boot camps and lateral movements, itâs a great time to get involved. Yet... Read more âș
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This article is part of our coverage of the latest in AI research. Artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI made headlines again, this time with DALL-E 2, a machine learning model that can generate stunning images from text descriptions. DALL-E 2 builds on the success of its predecessor DALL-E and improves the quality and resolution of the output images thanks to advanced deep learning techniques. The announcement of DALL-E 2 was... Read more âș
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Artistâs impression of a giant planet forming. NASA, ESA, STScI, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) Â How do planets form? For many years scientists thought they understood this process by studying the one example we had access to our own Solar System. However, the discovery of planets around distant stars in the 1990s made it clear that the picture was much more complicated than we knew. In new research, we have spotted a... Read more âș
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This article was originally published on .cult by Hannah Augur. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. Whatâs the first thing that people think of when they hear the word âdeveloperâ? For many people, itâs probably âmoneyâ or maybe companies like âFacebookâ or âGoogleâ. However, these topics donât... Read more âș
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Our universe is a ridiculous place. Itâs where all the silliest things weâre aware of happen. And chief among the silliness is the wacky idea of time. Donât get me wrong, the metaverse is a strong second. Especially Facebookâs Metaâs agonizingly dysfunctional approach to building it. But timeâs even stranger than changing the name of the worldâs most widely-known technology company to something that literally means âself-referential.â Time is the... Read more âș
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Social media has become a primary source of information for news-hungry audiences around the world trying to make sense of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, itâs being used by the governments of Russia and Ukraine to set the agenda for wider media reporting. Official Russian government accounts have been found to be amplifying pro-Russia disinformation on Twitter. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government has taken to the platform... Read more âș
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Ever since artificial intelligence (AI) made the transition from theory to reality, research and development centers across the world have been rushing to come up with the next big AI breakthrough. This competition is sometimes called the âAI raceâ. In practice, though, there are hundreds of âAI racesâ heading towards different objectives. Some research centers are racing to produce digital marketing AI, for example, while others are racing to pair... Read more âș
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Weâve experienced a radical global shift in the social perception of issues related to diversity. Studies demonstrate a clear trend towards âdiversity awarenessâ over the past decade. But has this translated into gains for STEM? As far as we can tell, the answerâs a tepid âsure, a little.â Weâre seeing small changes filter through in the form of corporate and academic commitments, but continuing studies demonstrate thereâs a lot of... Read more âș
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German startup Volocopter has been working on its fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft since 2011. After a series of prototypes and âmore than 1,500â test flights, the company has developed the full-size pre-production prototype of its air taxi â named VoloCity. On Wednesday, Volocopeter released footage of VoloCityâs maiden flight, which you can watch on the video above. The flight, which took place in December 2021, shows... Read more âș
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After playing a cat and mouse game with Twitterâs board seat, Elon Musk declared his ambition to buy 100% of the companyâs shares yesterday. Later, at TED 2022 in Vancouver, the Tesla CEO said that his intention to take over Twitter isnât driven by economic motives. At the same time, Twitterâs board of directors is considering its options to counter Muskâs bid. A lotâs been happening in the Twitter-Musk universe... Read more âș
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This article was originally published on .cult by Doug Neale. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. If youâve ever worked on a large codebase, youâll know that it can suck. Their highly-coupled code and increased deployment risk can slow developer productivity right down. To combat this, many... Read more âș
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Sketchy ads, like those for miracle weight loss pills and suspicious-looking software, sometimes appear on legitimate, well-regarded websites. It turns out that most websites donât actually decide who gets to show ads to their viewers. Instead, most sites outsource this task to a complex network of advertising tech companies that do the work of figuring out which ads are shown to each particular person. The online ad ecosystem is largely... Read more âș
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The reality is we donât really hear all that much about the evolution of hyperloops. The companies are like underground moles, sneakily operating in stealth mode on all matters of engineering and propulsion. Or perhaps theyâre more like a duck gliding through the water, frantically paddling underneath? But enough with the animal analogies. I wrote an article a bit over six months ago where I took a look at the... Read more âș
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If youâve seen photos of a teapot shaped like an avocado or read a well-written article that veers off on slightly weird tangents, you may have been exposed to a new trend in artificial intelligence (AI). Machine learning systems called DALL-E, GPT and PaLM are making a splash with their incredible ability to generate creative work. These systems are known as âfoundation modelsâ and are not all hype and party... Read more âș
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WhatsAppâs finally recognizing that people use the chat app as more than a personal communication tool. So the companyâs introducing a new Communities feature that can merge your existing groups of similar nature under one umbrella. For instance, if you have different groups related to your living complex, they can be clubbed under one community. WhatsApp says this new feature will also bring tools like cross-group announcement messages: âWe think... Read more âș
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In January, Mercedes unveiled its Vision EQXX concept EV, touting it as âthe most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever builtâ â able to deliver a whopping 1,000 km (621 miles) range on a single charge. And as it turns out, the company held true to its word. Today, the German brand announced that its concept car successfully completed a long-range test of 1,008km (626 miles) in real-world conditions. The Vision EQXX is... Read more âș
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Elon Musk has offered to buy 100% of Twitter for $54.20 a share â about $41 billion â saying the platform needs to go private to thrive and serve free speech. âMy offer is my best and final offer and if it is not accepted, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder,â Musk wrote in a letter sent to Twitter Chairman Bret Taylor on April 13. âTwitter... Read more âș
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EVs donât really need radiator grilles. For that reason, some automakers, like Tesla and Kia, have removed them from their models. Others, such as BMW, have kept them as part of their brandâs design identity. But why are radiator grilles pointless in electric cars? Letâs first remember their purpose in conventional vehicles. The grille is there to enable constant ventilation and to allow the outside air to reach the radiator,... Read more âș
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If youâre a current cryptocurrency hodler or a potential investor in India, the government wants you to think twice before putting your money in the sector. For cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the country, itâs been hard to get excited about the space because of speculation of bans and restrictions over the last few years. In February, the countyâs finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave them hope by introducing a tax scheme and... Read more âș
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The EU may have brought freedoms, peace, and wealth to millions of people, but all those benefits have been nullified by one horrendous drawback: cookie pop-ups. Quite struck on this visit how ubiquitous and how pointless cookie warnings are on the web in Europe. Itâs more surprising to click through and *not* see a warning than to see one. 𧔠pic.twitter.com/DkvdDiktY8 â David Singleton (@dps) December 27, 2019 The consent... Read more âș
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