2025-03-06
Quantizing Large Language Models: Can We Maintain Accuracy?
Quantizing LLMs reduces size, but can they still perform well? This blog covers key experiments on implementing low-bit quantization while preserving model quality
Anti-Vaxxers Aghast as RFK Jr. Admits That Vaccines Are Pretty Fantastic
25 years after being declared eliminated from the US thanks to a nationwide and highly effective vaccination program, a measles outbreak in Texas has health experts raising the alarm bells....
Arsonists Set Fire to a Dozen Teslas, Charging Stations Amid "Anti-Capitalist Coordination to Target Tesla"
[that hed above doesn't have much impact to me -- can we get some flames, fire, something active in there?] Not only is it a rough time to be a...
Bernie Sanders Issues Warning About AI: "You Will Be Out on the Street"
For years now, experts have been warning that AI automation could soon lead to mass unemployment. And given plenty of early warning signs, their concerns are likely not unwarranted, with...
Cables Perpetual Futures DEX: Moving Past USD-Dominated Trading
Cables Finance is introducing non-USD perpetuals and yield-bearing RWAs. Cables is setting a new standard for onchain trading. Most DeFi platforms are still constrained by a USD-centric model.
How Are You?
Hey folks. I’m gonna take a break from KDO for the rest the day today (unless we invade Canada this afternoon or something) — I worked for much of last...
Google and Amazon AI Say Hitler’s Mein Kampf Is ‘a True Work of Art’
An example of AI attempting to summarizing nuanced reviewed of Hitler's Nazi manifesto turned into an example of algorithms eating themselves.
NASA Powers Down Equipment on Voyager Probes as They Struggle for Life
There's more bad news for NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. The twin space probes left the solar system in 2012 and 2018 respectively, and are currently over 15 billion...
Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country. “According to a new report...
Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country. “According to a new report published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, you live in a deeply embarrassing and barely functional country.” Evergreen...
Nate Silver on the Demise of FiveThirtyEight
Nate Silver, writing at his Silver Bulletin: Last night, as President Trump delivered his State of the Union address, the Wall Street Journal reported that ABC News would lay off...
★ ABC Shuts Down FiveThirtyEight, and Pulls the Plug on Its Website
From the perspective of a company the size of Disney, it would cost veritable pennies to keep FiveThirtyEight’s website around forever. What a disgrace.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Hidden Cost of Over-Engineering (and How to Stop Yourself) (3/6/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, March 6, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Michelangelo Strikes in...
YouTube expands subscription strategy with Premium Lite pilot
Global media platform YouTube has expanded its user subscription service with a new Premium Lite pilot, now available to U.S.-based users for $7.99 per month. The company also plans to...
In the Face of a Measles Outbreak, Our Dingbat Health Secretary Is Recommending Cod Liver Oil
For the first time in decades, measles cases are on the rise in the United States — and our brainwormed health czar, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is hawking nutritional supplements....
Meet Moira, Bidmex, and GGEZ1 Foundation DAO: HackerNoon Startups of the Week
Each week, the HackerNoon team highlights standout Startups from our Startups of The Year database. Every featured startup has been nominated as the best in their respective technology category or...
From Co-op CPO to Co-Founder – Adam Warburton (Co-Founder, Rove)
In this conversation on this week’s podcast, Adam Warburton, Co-Founder of Rove, shares his journey from being a Chief Product Officer at large firms like Co-op and Travelex, to co-founding...
How Large Language Models Impact Data Security in RAG Applications
Data security is a major concern in enterprise AI workflows utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs). Providers have varying data retention policies, affecting privacy and compliance. Enterprises can enhance security by...
C++ Metaprogramming: Variadic Templates & Fold Expressions—Now with 100% Less Headaches
Variadic templates in C++11 enable functions and classes to accept any number of arguments, reducing complexity. Fold expressions (C++17) simplify variadic operations further by eliminating recursion and improving readability. This...
Yesterday’s letter from Heather Cox Richardson is a good one, drawing a...
Yesterday’s letter from Heather Cox Richardson is a good one, drawing a line from the Cold War to Putin’s rise in Russia (through “virtual politics”) to Russian interference in the...
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