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Researchers find large language models use a simple mechanism to retrieve stored knowledge when they respond to a user prompt. These mechanisms can be leveraged to see what the model knows about different subjects and possibly to correct false information it has stored.
A paper from Anthropic describing persona vectors and their applications to monitoring and controlling model behavior.
Lin Clark introduces the Bytecode Alliance, and uses Code Cartoon illustrations to share their vision of a WebAssembly ecosystem that is secure by default, fixing cracks in today’s software foundations. ...
Local-First software stores data on client devices for seamless offline and online functionality, enhancing user experience and efficiency.
Quickly improve the security of your docker containers by following security best practices in the Dockerfile
Python 3.7 is set to be released this summer, let’s have a sneak peek at some of the new features! If you’d like to play along at home with PyCharm, make sure you get PyCharm 2018.1 (or later if you’r
We’re proud to announce that after five years of development, RethinkDB is ready for production. Download RethinkDB 2.0 ( Yojimbo ) now!
We are archiving Atom and all projects under the Atom organization for an official sunset on December 15, 2022.
Despite many clever hacks and creative workarounds, there hasn’t been a simple answer for creating layout on the web. From misusing tables…
A list of things I've noticed are important for end users but hard for programmers to understand or implement
2023 marked a significant step towards our vision of radically simplifying web development. Here are the biggest updates and what’s coming up next.
How do you migrate 2.4 million lines of code?
Yesterday, we published a blog post lauding an extremely important app privacy feature that was added in Android 4.3. That feature allows users to install apps while preventing the app from collecting sensitive data like the user's location or address book.[caption]The App Ops interface removed in...
We’re releasing Gemma 4 quantization-aware training checkpoints, reducing memory requirements and improving on-device performance.
How coding models respond when familiar engineering tasks ask for something different.
There is something legendary and historic happening in software engineering, right now as we speak, and yet most of you don't realize at all how big it is.
Welcome to kmx.io
I can't play an instrument, so I worked out music theory in JavaScript instead. Twelve notes, scales and chords, derived from scratch with code you can hear.
UPDATE: NDC London organizers have kindly uploaded the recording of Project Rider presentation. Enjoy! UPDATE 2: Make sure to follow Project Rider on twitter to receive further updates promptly.
Imagine if you could auto scale simply by wrapping any existing app code in a function and have that block of code run in a temporary copy of your app
