Consistency is helpful as a tool for designing user-friendly experiences. Until it isn’t. In a recent post on LinkedIn, design system consultant Brad Frost referenced Google’s notoriously baffling 2020 changes to the icons for its popular apps, simply noting, “All this time later, I still consider this decision to be a big mistake.” Erica Hall, co-founder of Mule DesignContinue reading “The Tyranny of Consistency.”
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Ransomware gang hits British Library, internal files leaked.
Authorities first noticed the attack on Oct. 28, when hackers took down the library website. Three weeks after a cyberattack took down the British Library—one of the world’s largest athenaeums—alleged attackers appear to be leaking HR data stolen in the breach. The library confirmed the leak on November 20 in a post on X, formerly Twitter,Continue reading “Ransomware gang hits British Library, internal files leaked.”
Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days in emergency updates.
Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks and impacting iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, reaching 20 zero-days patched since the start of the year. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1,” the company said in an advisory. TheContinue reading “Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days in emergency updates.”
Gen AI for the Genome: LLM Predicts Characteristics of COVID Variants.
A new demo lets users explore visualizations of the genome-scale language model by Argonne National Laboratory, NVIDIA, and other collaborators. A widely acclaimed large language model for genomic data has demonstrated its ability to generate gene sequences that closely resemble real-world variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19. Called GenSLMs, the model, which last year wonContinue reading “Gen AI for the Genome: LLM Predicts Characteristics of COVID Variants.”
Zoom Fatigue is Real, According to Brain Scans.
Videoconferencing exhaustion has now been neurologically proven. Since the pandemic began in 2020, Zoom video teleconferences have become a new normal for many people’s working life. Now a study finds that these virtual meetings exhaust the brain more than face-to-face communication. Lockdowns due to COVID-19 led to skyrocketing adoption of Zoom, Skype and other videoconferencing tools as substitutes for face-to-face meetings. ForContinue reading “Zoom Fatigue is Real, According to Brain Scans.”
Meta’s new AI milestone: Emu Video and Emu Edit set to revolutionize text-to-video generation and image editing.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, unveiled major strides in artificial intelligence (AI) content creation and editing tools today, announcing two major advancements: Emu Edit for image editing and Emu Video for video generation. The company developed both tools under its Expressive Media Universe (Emu) project, which was revealed back in September. Together, the new AI tools for contentContinue reading “Meta’s new AI milestone: Emu Video and Emu Edit set to revolutionize text-to-video generation and image editing.”
Data-Driven Development is a Lie.
In the Clojure community, people often discuss such things as data-driven development. It is like you don’t write any code or logic. Instead, you declare data structures, primarily maps, and whoosh: there is a kind of Deus ex Machina that evaluates these maps and does the stuff. That’s OK when newcomers believe in such things. ButContinue reading “Data-Driven Development is a Lie.”
Senators want streamers, social media platforms to help subsidize communications access.
Bipartisan bill would make more companies pay into the Universal Service Fund. If cheaper internet bills are on your Christmas list this year, you’re not alone. A bipartisan trio of senators just introduced the Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2023, which aims to generate more funds for connectivity subsidies by spreading out contributionsContinue reading “Senators want streamers, social media platforms to help subsidize communications access.”
What happens when databases crash?
Databases have tables and indexes stored in files. As you create rows, the database system writes to data pages in memory which is then written to data files on disk. There is a problem though, what happens if you lose power half-way through writing to the file? As the database starts back up we have corrupted files.Continue reading “What happens when databases crash?”
Screensharing mistake gets Nvidia sued over alleged stolen trade secrets.
If you’re going to download a bunch of your company’s confidential source code before moving to a direct competitor, be careful not to show it off to your old employer during a video call. If you’ve ever embarrassed yourself by publicly sharing a part of your screen you weren’t supposed to, spare a thought forContinue reading “Screensharing mistake gets Nvidia sued over alleged stolen trade secrets.”
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