ECMA proposal would bring records and tuples to JavaScript
JavaScript would gain record and tuple value types under a proposal before ECMA International, the standards body that oversees the popular programming language for...
The field of natural language processing is chasing the wrong goal
At a typical annual meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), the program is a parade of titles like “A Structured Variational Autoencoder...
Big Tech Does Not Agree With That Characterization
Instead, this hearing was all about puncturing the aura of these CEOs and their companies, in the spirit of discontent with Big Tech. The...
Construction milestone at new Fusion Technology site in Yorkshire – Mirage News
External construction of the new Fusion Technology facility in South Yorkshire is complete, with the building being handed over to UKAEA in September to...
COVID-19 leads to shocking cloud computing bills
It’s pretty significant when the Wall Street Journal talks about cloud issues, and this story (behind a paywall) is no different. The gist is that...
The problems AI has today go back centuries
In the same way, the paper’s authors argue, this colonial history explains some of the most troubling characteristics and impacts of AI. They identify...
GitHub roadmap reveals feature plans and timelines
GitHub has published a public roadmap, offering users a glimpse of what to expect from the popular code-sharing platform in the coming months. New...
How an EU tax could slash climate emissions far beyond Europe
Last week, European Union leaders approved the most aggressive climate-change plan in history.
The eye-catching part was the $600 billion dedicated to green measures, spread...
On Mars, an autonomous rover and helicopter will roam free
NASA’s Perseverance rover launched at 7:50 am ET on July 30, the first day of a flight that will take the fifth NASA...
Netflix’s Fake-News Thriller ‘The Hater’ Is Way Too Real
The Polish crime thriller The Hater, which just hit Netflix, is simultaneously cartoonish and way too real. It follows disgraced ex-law student Tomasz, a...
