Cloudflare’s engineering headcount surged 45 percent in the weeks after the company cut 1,100 jobs in May, according to BNP Paribas data drawn from LinkedIn profiles. The finding, first reported by Business Insider, shows Cloudflare’s engineering staff grew from 1,308 to 1,894 even as its total workforce shrank by a fifth. CEO Matthew Prince confirmed […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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Artificial intelligence has completely upended the business world. Whether you’re a fledgling startup or a billion-dollar global conglomerate, the way you do business today is radically different than it was just five years ago. In the modern paradigm, one of your company’s greatest assets is the data generated by your employees, clients, and customers. And, sadly, most businesses are leaving money on the table by simply storing that data away... Read more ›
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Google shut down Hangouts for Workspace in February, but that’s not enough for the search giant: it’s now killing the mobile Hangouts app as well. In a recent blogpost, the tech behemoth announced that it’ll bid farewell to the feature in November 2022. People still using Hangouts are urged to switch to the Chat app or Chat in Gmail. Credit: Google As for Hangouts users on the web? Well, Google... Read more ›
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Reducing carbon emissions from roads, railways and shipping requires implementing a range of solutions simultaneously. As far as cars are concerned, cutting the number of journeys altogether (by making it easier for people to walk and cycle and improving public transport), changing the fuel in vehicles and making the most of those vehicles already on the road must all play a part. None of these solutions are sufficient on their... Read more ›
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A Google AI engineer recently stunned the world by announcing that one of the company’s chatbots had become sentient. He was subsequently placed on paid administrative leave for his outburst. His name is Blake Lemoine and he sure seems like the right person to talk about machines with souls. Not only is he a professional AI developer at Google, but he’s also a Christian priest. He’s like a Reese’s Peanut... Read more ›
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Friday saw the overturning of Roe V Wade, giving US state governments the right to restrict abortion or ban it altogether. The result is a massive loss of bodily autonomy for women, trans, and non-binary folk (basically anyone with a womb). For those living in banned states, it means difficulty accessing abortions elsewhere or being forced to give birth in a country with no universal healthcare, childcare, or science-based sex... Read more ›
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Business owners have known the value of loyalty for a long time. From customers collecting stamps for retail loyalty programmes, to Air Miles, coupons, plastic cards and mobile apps, the mechanism has changed but the rationale remains: repeat purchases are key for growth in almost all businesses. Similarly, businesses also know that employee loyalty will help a company advance. From driving positive customer experiences to improved productivity and production, the... Read more ›
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A unique electric car has broken the speed record at the 2022 Goodwood Hillclimb track, an annual demonstration of racing vehicles in the UK. Driven by ex-F2 driver Max Chilton, the so-called McMurtry Spierling set a new record of 39.08 seconds on the 1.86km course. This shaved off about 0.8 seconds from the previous record holder, the Volkswagen ID.R. And, for your enjoyment, here’s footage of the Spierling smashing the... Read more ›
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When it comes to leadership in today’s startup world, founders, and CEOs are chained to their work more than ever before due to high investor demands, increasingly blurred lines between personal and professional life thanks to remote work, and tech that enables them to be reached — and reach out to employees — 24/7. But this always-on approach can also lead to higher risk of stress and even burnout. While,... Read more ›
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In my previous job at a startup based in Amsterdam, my job description was – how to put this – ‘flexible’. As a non-technical member of a company developing a new kind of scalable, real-time graph database that was still under development, possibilities for marketing were limited, sales would be preliminary, and branding was still dependent on positioning. As any early-stage startup member, I had to find something to do... Read more ›
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In overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs case does not merely deprive women of reproductive control and physical agency as a matter of constitutional law, but it also changes their relationship with the online world. Anyone in a state where abortion is now illegal who relies on the internet for information, products , and services related to reproductive health is subject to online policing.... Read more ›
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This article was originally published on .cult by Ashutosh Mishra. .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. Practice is the key to mastery in any skill or field of knowledge. You don’t learn things in a day. You need weeks, months, and sometimes even years of consistent practice... Read more ›
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The past month has seen a frenzy of articles, interviews, and other types of media coverage about Blake Lemoine, a Google engineer who told The Washington Post that LaMDA, a large language model created for conversations with users, is “sentient.” After reading a dozen different takes on the topic, I have to say that the media has become (a bit) disillusioned with the hype surrounding current AI technology. A lot... Read more ›
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NASA is scheduled to release the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, 2022. They’ll mark the beginning of the next era in astronomy as Webb – the largest space telescope ever built – begins collecting scientific data that will help answer questions about the earliest moments of the universe and allow astronomers to study exoplanets in greater detail than ever before. But it has... Read more ›
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Reinforcement learning is one of the exciting branches of artificial intelligence. It plays an important role in game-playing AI systems, modern robots, chip-design systems, and other applications. There are many different types of reinforcement learning algorithms, but two main categories are “model-based” and “model-free” RL. They are both inspired by our understanding of learning in humans and animals. Nearly every book on reinforcement learning contains a chapter that explains the... Read more ›
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A future of cars powered by electric batteries is inevitable. But what about trucks, ships, and planes? Hydrogen? Possibly. But there’s another chemical that could be used — and it’s abundant in your pee. What is ammonia, and why use it to power vehicles? Ammonia is a combination of Hydrogen and Nitrogen (NH3), and is one of the few liquid chemical compounds. It rapidly releases energy in combustion and has... Read more ›
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The streaming wars are heating up. In March, Disney delayed the release date of Obi-Wan Kenobi to May 27 to coincide with the launch of Netflix’s top show, Stranger Things. This on the back of Google’s announcement YouTube Shorts had matched TikTok’s 1.5 billion subscribers in the short-form video market. Facing increased competition, falling subscriber numbers, and loss of content, Netflix and TikTok are having to diversify. And for this,... Read more ›
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It goes without saying that railway maintenance is crucial, but most workers have to walk long distances to inspect and fix faulty lines — which reduces both efficiency and safety. Artist Heqi Wang has come up with a unique solution to this problem. He has designed a dual-utility electric motorbike that can easily hop on railway tracks and function as a stylish ride on regular roads as well. Meet the... Read more ›
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Less than two months since its launch, the bZ4X — Toyota’s first mass-produced EV — is being recalled due to an increased risk that the tires could loosen and eventually come off the vehicle. According to the automaker, the problem is caused by a malfunction in the wheels’ hub bolts: The hub bolt that’s attached to the tire may loosen due to repeated sharp turns and sudden braking. Therefore, if... Read more ›
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A team of scientists at the Max Planck Society recently published astounding new research indicating they’ve pushed the field of “organoids,” to a bold new frontier. Up front: Organoids are synthetic biological constructs that mimic human organs to various degrees. Scientists grow organoids by programming stem cell clusters. Essentially, they feed the clusters the necessary components to spark their growth, and then they employ a series of limiters to guide... Read more ›
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The year is 2030 and we are at the world’s largest tech conference, CES in Las Vegas. A crowd is gathered to watch a big tech company unveil its new smartphone. The CEO comes to the stage and announces the Nyooro, containing the most powerful processor ever seen in a phone. The Nyooro can perform an astonishing quintillion operations per second, which is a thousand times faster than smartphone models... Read more ›
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