Deno boosts language server performance
With newly introduced Deno 1.43, the developers of the JavaScript/TypeScript runtime have enhanced its language server, speeding up auto-completion performance and improving memory consumption.Introduced May 1, Deno 1.43 can be accessed via running the...
The way whales communicate is closer to human language than we realized
A team of researchers led by Pratyusha Sharma at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) working with Project CETI, a nonprofit focused on using AI to understand whales, used statistical models to...
How to Watch the Boeing Starliner Launch
It’s been a rough few years for Boeing, but now the company is about to fly closer to the sun than ever before. After nearly a decade of development and delays, the first crewed...
Fortran popularity rises with numerical and scientific computing
Fortran’s return to the top 10 in Tiobe’s monthly index of language popularity is being attributed to the growing importance of numerical or mathematical computing.Fortran returned to the top 10 in the index for...
Scientists are trying to get cows pregnant with synthetic embryos
But bovines may not be far behind. There’s a large assisted-reproduction industry in cattle, with more than a million IVF attempts a year, half of them in North America. Many other beef and dairy...
How to Factory-Reset Your Phone Before You Sell It
Whether you’re looking to buy a new iPhone or have your eye on one of the best Android phones, you must wipe your old phone before you can sell it or pass it on. Your old phone is...
10 Best Portable Grills (2024): Charcoal, Propane, Electric, and More
Nothing says summer like cooking over an open flame. Whether it’s the salty sweetness on that lightly charred corn or the rich smoothness of smoked meat, warm weather begs us to get outside and...
Visual Studio Code smooths branch switching
Visual Studio Code 1.89, the April 2024 release of Microsoft’s popular code editor, has arrived with capabilities including enhanced branch switching and middle-click paste support.The update, downloadable from the project website, was announced May...
Rust adds diagnostic attributes for compiler messages
Rust 1.78, just released as the latest version of the popular, memory-safe programming language, adds backing for a # attribute namespace to influence compiler messages.These messages are treated as hints that the compiler is...
Rabbit R1 Review: Skip This AI-Powered Hardware Assistant
At the R1's launch event in New York City, Lyu demoed an example of having the R1 look at a paper with a printed spreadsheet on it. He asked the R1 to swap two...
