Articles for category: Software (Tech & Development)

March 11, 2025

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The creators of the Las Vegas Sphere want to open smaller mini-Spheres

Although original estimates set the cost of the Las Vegas Sphere at $1.2 billion, Sphere Entertainment eventually spent around $2.3 billion to build the interactive venue. As the company looks to expand to other cities, it’s also looking to scale down the venue, making it more affordable to build and operate. Sphere Entertainment is currently working on a design for mini-Spheres with a capacity of about 5,000 people, the company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James Dolan, told analysts during an investment call, according to a report by AV Magazine. The Las Vegas Sphere can seat 17,600 people, but

March 11, 2025

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Apple MacBook Air M4 13-inch and 15-inch review: Minimal upgrades at a much better price

At the risk of repeating myself from Engadget’s MacBook Air M1, M2 and M3 reviews: The M4-equipped MacBook Air is a nearly flawless ultraportable. Even better, it now starts at $999, which is $100 less than before. While I’d still like to see more ports and a faster screen refresh rate, the MacBook Air still remains heads and shoulders above the competition. And when companies try to one-up Apple, as ASUS did with its 2.2-pound Zenbook A14, it only proves how much better-designed Apple’s hardware actually is. It’s easy to take the MacBook Air for granted, since its design hasn’t

March 11, 2025

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Why extracting data from PDFs is still a nightmare for data experts

Credit: Kirillm via Getty Images However, these promotional claims don’t always match real-world performance, according to recent tests. “I’m typically a pretty big fan of the Mistral models, but the new OCR-specific one they released last week really performed poorly,” Willis noted. “A colleague sent this PDF and asked if I could help him parse the table it contained,” says Willis. “It’s an old document with a table that has some complex layout elements. The new [Mistral] OCR-specific model really performed poorly, repeating the names of cities and botching a lot of the numbers.” AI app developer Alexander Doria also

March 11, 2025

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SpaceX Partners With Airtel To Launch Starlink in India

SpaceX’s Starlink has secured its first agreement in India, partnering with telecommunications leader Bharti Airtel to bring high-speed satellite internet to the world’s most populous country, the companies announced Tuesday [PDF]. The landmark deal will enable Starlink to tap into Airtel’s extensive retail network and ground infrastructure while expanding its global reach into previously underserved regions across India, pending regulatory authorizations. “We are excited to work with Airtel and unlock the transformative impact Starlink can bring to the people of India,” said Gwynne Shotwell, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX. “The team at Airtel has played a pivotal role

March 11, 2025

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Python Tutorial: Code Your First Program

Python is one of the most beginner-friendly programming languages, making it an excellent choice for those looking to dive into coding. This Python tutorial will guide you step by step to write your first Python program. Whether you are new to coding or want to refresh your skills, this tutorial will help you learn Python programming with ease. Why Learn Python? Python is widely used in web development, data science, artificial intelligence, automation, and more. Its simple syntax and readability make it an ideal choice for beginners. With Python, you can build applications quickly and efficiently without the complexity of

March 11, 2025

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Uno Platform Takes ‘Hot Design’ for Cross-Platform .NET Apps to Public Beta — Visual Studio Magazine

News Uno Platform Takes ‘Hot Design’ for Cross-Platform .NET Apps to Public Beta Uno Platform has taken its “Hot Design” feature to public beta, extending the “Hot Reload” paradigm with functionality to visually edit and refine a running application in real-time. Announced during the Microsoft Build 2024 developer conference last November, it can seamlessly synchronize design changes with source code across multiple platforms. While Uno Platform provides a free, open-source core platform, the final Hot Design feature will be available only in the for-pay Pro edition of its Uno Platform Studio developer productivity tooling suite, though developers can try it

March 11, 2025

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Voice-cloning companies hit for lack of safeguards against scammers – Computerworld

Still, the testers were able to bypass those safeguards, prompting the magazine to call for tighter standards. “We argue that the nascent voice-cloning industry should adopt norms and standards to mitigate the risk of fraud,” Consumer Reports said. GenAI tools have made voice-cloning a possibility, and it is increasingly being used for fraud. Scammers use the tools as a form of social engineering to cheat victims out of money or to spread misinformation. In many cases, they create realistic audio of a close relative or friend in trouble and deceive callers to fraudulently send money or to divulge sensitive information. Source link

March 11, 2025

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Weaviate adds agents to its tech stack to ease gen AI app development

In the absence of the agent, developers would have to construct a query understanding pipeline, which Weaviate claims is challenging to build, maintain, and requires specialized expertise. The Query Agent, according to Victoria Slocum, machine learning engineer at Weaviate, ditches SQL-to-text querying and uses function calling. Function calling, in turn, uses an LLM to structure queries using predefined function calls in JSON format, with optional arguments for search, filters, aggregation, and grouping, Slocum explained in a LinkedIn post. Source link

March 11, 2025

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How to Enforce Type Safety in FormData with TypeScript

When working with the FormData interface in JavaScript, where data is appended as key/value pairs, there’s no built-in way to enforce type safety on the keys you append. This can lead to typos, missing keys, and unexpected runtime errors. But in TypeScript, we can solve this by enforcing strict key validation. I needed this solution myself when sending my form values to an API. I later realized that I had made several typographical errors in more than one key/value pair I was trying to append to my payload. Because FormData accepts any string as a key, I was able to

March 11, 2025

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Vendor Lock-In Drives Open-Source Adoption in Japan

I have been looking at open source development in Japan, which is showing increasing signs of playing a bigger part in corporate strategy and becoming more global in reach.  Koichi Shikata, Head of Solutions Architect Division, SUSE Software Solutions, Japan, is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the software industry, having held significant roles at SUSE, Wind River, and Intel, based both in Japan and the US. Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in promoting open-source solutions and fostering innovation within the industry.  I spoke with Shikata-san to get his insights into the Japanese market and emerging trends