InfoQ

Google Releases Gemma 3 270M Variant Optimized for Function Calling on Mobile and Edge Devices

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Cory Benfield discusses the evolution of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Cow Named Veronika Can Scratch Her Back With a Broom. Watch the Video That Scientists Are Calling the First Documented Evidence of Cattle Using Tools

Around ten years ago, an organic farmer and baker in a small Austrian town noticed that his pet cow would use sticks to scratch herself. The cow, named Veronika, also appeared to refine her technique ...
IEEE

Algebraic Geometry Codes for Distributed Matrix Multiplication Using Local Expansions

Abstract: Code-based Distributed Matrix Multiplication (DMM) has been widely studied as an effective method for large-scale matrix computations in distributed systems. Two central challenges in ...
Entertainment Weekly

White House responds to Sabrina Carpenter calling out use of 'Juno' in ICE raids video: 'Must be stupid'

Sabrina Carpenter has joined the growing list of musicians to receive a trolling response from the White House in response to them calling out use of their music without their permission in videos ...
Android

Activision is being accused of using AI art for Black Ops 7 calling cards

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 released this past week on November 14, and it was almost immediately accused of using AI art for some of the game’s calling cards. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is finally here, ...
The Verge

Google will let users call stores, browse products, and check out using AI

There have never been more options for things to buy. Google is betting AI is how shoppers will make decisions. There have never been more options for things to buy. Google is betting AI is how ...
InfoWorld

Java Stream API tutorial: How to create and use Java streams

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...
Lifehacker

Use the ‘Eisenhower Matrix’ to Prioritize Your To-Do List

You'll be more productive if you can see what you need to do, and when you need to do it. Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well ...
Wired

Extremist Groups Hated Charlie Kirk. They’re Using His Death to Radicalize Others

For years, extremist groups, white nationalists, and militias like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers saw Charlie Kirk not as their ally, but as their enemy. Though Kirk denigrated trans people, Muslims, ...
USA Today

'I'm not a dictator': Trump defends using National Guard for crime crackdown

President Donald Trump defended his use of the National Guard for policing in Washington, DC − and his threats to deploy troops to other cities − against criticism that he's acting like an ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Matrix Inverse Using Cayley-Hamilton with C#

Dozens of machine learning algorithms require computing the inverse of a matrix. Computing a matrix inverse is conceptually easy, but implementation is one of the most challenging tasks in numerical ...