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Evolution journal editors resign en masse

Board members expressed concerns over high fees, editorial independence, and use of AI in editorial processes.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

5 Discontinued Nissan Cars That Could Revive The Brand

As Honda is reportedly looking into merging with Nissan, here are some revivals we'd love to see from the former.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

In memoriam: Team17 cofounder Martyn Brown and other game devs who died in 2024

Martyn Brown, cofounder of Team17 and a 35-year game industry veteran, has passed away at age 57. Brown started Team17 with Debbie Bestwick and Michael Robinson in 1990. Brown helped create more than 50 video games including Worms and Alien Breed. He also formed consultancy Insight For Hire and helped support studios Double Eleven, Exient,[โ€ฆ]

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Dumping Memory to Bypass BitLocker on Windows 11

Article URL: https://noinitrd.github.io/Memory-Dump-UEFI/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42552227 Points: 144 # Comments: 105

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Pixel Watch Deals: Save $50 on the Best Android Smartwatch of 2024

Several retailers are offering straightforward discounts, and you can save even more with a trade-in or new line of service.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Monday Night Football: How to Watch Lions vs. 49ers Tonight

Week 17 wraps up tonight with San Francisco hosting Detroit, and you don't need cable to watch.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Best Internet Providers in Scottsdale, Arizona

Find top providers in Scottsdale, from multi-gig speeds to under-$50 starting prices.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

From Default Python Line Chart to Journal-Quality Infographics

Transform boring default Matplotlib line charts into stunning, customized visualizationsCover, image by theAuthorEveryone who has used Matplotlib knows how ugly the default charts look like. In this series of posts, Iโ€™ll share some tricks to make your visualizations stand out and reflect your individual style.Weโ€™ll start with a simple line chart, which is widely used. The main highlight will be adding a gradient fill...

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Towards Data Science favicon Towards Data Science

The Nvidia RTX 5090 Could Cost a Lot More Than Most Gaming PCs

Rumors suggest the GeForce RTX 5090 could see prices swell by more than 40%. The RTX 5080 may also see a bump in price.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

Best Internet Providers in Washington, DC

If you're looking to get connected from the nation's capital, here are the best internet service providers and plans in the area, according to CNET's experts.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

A Tricycle of the Mind

Article URL: https://marcusb.org/posts/2024/12/a-tricycle-of-the-mind/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42552174 Points: 29 # Comments: 12

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

How to Ensure the Stability of a Model Using Jackknife Estimation

How to ensure the robustness of a model and detect influential data observationsContinue reading on Towards Data Science ยป

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Towards Data Science favicon Towards Data Science

The best laptops we tested in 2024: Did Apples latest MacBook make the cut?

We've tested dozens of laptops over the years to find the best laptops for most people (and their budgets). As of Dec. 2024, that includes the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 and the M3 Apple MacBook Air.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Privacy alert: iPhone feature shares photo data with Apple to identify landmarks

Visual Look Up recognizes objects, animals, landmarks, and more from photos on your iPhone. For example, if you take a picture of a flower, the tool attempts to identify its species. It can do the same for dog breeds, car models, and other items.Read Entire Article

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

HPE now allows customers to run its most powerful server on AWS but is it actually a good idea?

HPE now allows customers to run its most powerful server on AWS but is it actually a good idea?

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

The Year in Solana: A Comeback Story

Solana, a layer-1 decentralized network, made significant strides user activity and more in 2024. And that's meant good things for its native token SOL.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

10 Of The Best Wireless Headphones For Every Budget

Wireless headphones have become the norm, but high-quality models can still set you back. Here are some of the best headsets on the market for all price ranges.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

I tested the lightest 16-inch convertible laptop of the year, but that's not even its best feature

The LG Gram Pro 16 2-in-1 combines solid hardware and a gorgeous OLED display, all in an extremely light form factor.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Frogfish reveals how it evolved the โ€œfishing rodโ€ on its head

Specialized neurons have evolved to make the "bait" wiggle like prey.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Building a Custom AI Jira Agent

How I used Google Mesop, Django, LangChain Agents, CO-STAR & Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prompting combined with the Jira API to better automateJiraPhoto by Google DeepMind onUnsplashThe inspiration for this project came from hosting a Jira ticket creation tool on a web application I had developed for internal users. I also added automated Jira ticket creation upon systemerrors.Users and system errors often create...

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Towards Data Science favicon Towards Data Science

9to5Mac Product of the Year: Apple Vision Pro

Apple fired on all cylinders throughout 2024 with big revamps to the iPad and Mac lineups, the iPhone 16, and the Apple Watch Series 10. None of those products, however, have had and will continue to have the impact of Apple Vision Pro. For that reason, we are crowning the Apple Vision Pro as the 9to5Mac Product of the Year for 2024. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Jason Momoa to play Lobo in new DC Universe, will debut in Supergirl

The DC universe has cast another major role. Jason Momoa will debut as Lobo in 2026's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Volkswagen leak exposed location data for 800,000 electric cars

Image: Tim Stevens / The Verge For months, the location information of around 800,000 electric Volkswagen vehicles was available online due to a data leak, according to a report from the German news magazine Der Spiegel. The leak reportedly stemmed from the software running inside Volkswagen vehicles and could've allowed a bad actor to trace a driverโ€™s exact movements, as noted by Electrek. A whistleblower first...

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Jimmy Carterโ€™s Biggest Victory Was in the Worm-Killing Business

The horrific Guinea worm once infected millions of people a year. Thanks to Jimmy Carter and others, the leg-infesting parasite is now on the brink of eradication.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

Trivia: What was the first computer virus?

Did you know? The first virus was named after a villain from the original Scooby Doo cartoons.Read Entire Article

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Tell HN: John Friel my father, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died

If you knew him in life or remember his contribution to the world, please share your stories. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42551900 Points: 706 # Comments: 62

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

AMD-powered Lenovo Yoga 7 at all-time low $599 โ€” convertible laptop with Ryzen 7 8840HS CPU is $300 off

The Lenovo Yoga 7 14AHP9 goes on sale at its lowest price point, $599.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

The smartwatch with the best battery I've tested is still just $50 after the holidays

Xiaomi's Smart Band 9 is an accessible fitness tracker with a well-designed app and no shortage of features.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Apple promised next-gen CarPlay in 2024, so where is it?

Appleโ€™s new CarPlay is still just a concept. | Screenshot: Apple We still havenโ€™t seen the โ€œnext generation of CarPlayโ€ that Apple first announced in 2022 and continues to say on its CarPlay webpage is arriving in 2024, as MacRumors points out. And barring some spectacular surprise, itโ€™s not coming today or tomorrow. What gives? So far, weโ€™ve only seen changes like CarPlay mapping directions appearing in the instrument...

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Nonprofit group joins Elon Muskโ€™s effort to block OpenAIโ€™s for-profit transition

Encode, the nonprofit organization that co-sponsored Californiaโ€™s ill-fated SB 1047 AI safety legislation, has requested permission to file an amicus brief in support of Elon Muskโ€™s injunction to halt OpenAIโ€™s transition to a for-profit company. In a proposed brief submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Friday afternoon, counsel for [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Performance of LLMs on Advent of Code 2024

Article URL: https://www.jerpint.io/blog/advent-of-code-llms/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42551863 Points: 23 # Comments: 11

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Hyperliquid rolls out native staking on mainnet

According to data from ASXN, $344 million in HYPE tokens have been staked, representing a total value of over $9 billion as of Dec. 30.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Mastering Model Uncertainty: Thresholding Techniques in Deep Learning

Image generated byDall-eA few words on thresholding, the softmax activation function, introducing an extra label, and considerations regarding output activation functions.In many real-world applications, machine learning models are not designed to make decisions in an all-or-nothing manner. Instead, there are situations where it is more beneficial for the model to flag certain predictions for human reviewโ€”a process...

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: Towards Data Science favicon Towards Data Science

Best Weightlifting Shoes for 2024

If you are shopping for weightlifting shoes, read this expert advice first.

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Tether boosts Bitcoin reserves amid EU MiCAโ€™s regulatory tension

USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has expanded its Bitcoin holdings by acquiring 7,629 BTC valued at roughly $705 million, according to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence. The purchase elevates Tetherโ€™s Bitcoin holdings to 82,983 BTC, worth approximately $7.68 billion as of press time. The firm now ranks as the sixth-largest Bitcoin holder globally, based on Bitinfocharts [โ€ฆ] The post Tether boosts Bitcoin reserves...

Published on: December 30, 2024 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate