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Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 Is Deceitful and Threatening – EFF

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Like FLoC and Privacy Sandbox before it, Google Chrome’s Manifest V3 is another example of the inherent conflict of interest that comes from Google controlling both the dominant web browser and one of the largest internet advertising networks.

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PostgreSQL Internals: Things to Know About Update Statements

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One particularly interesting topic is PostgreSQL’s execution of UPDATE statements. They can be affected by conflicts, anomalies, and deadlocks. I recently finished reading PostgreSQL 14 Internals by Egor Rogov. It is one of the great books that teach applied computer science without watering down the difficult parts.

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Inaccuracies, irresponsible coverage, and conflicts of interest in The New Yorker

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If you haven’t already read the terrible New Yorker long covid article, I don’t recommend doing so. Here is the letter I sent to the editor. Feel free to reuse or modify as you like. The below are just a subset of the many issues with the article.

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Skills for real estate success

Dataconomy

Professionalism reassures clients of your commitment and reliability ( Image credit ) Negotiation and conflict resolution Negotiation and conflict resolution are critical skills for real estate agents, especially when navigating the complexities of the real estate market in places like Virginia.

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Divide-and-Conquer Dynamics in AI-Driven Disempowerment

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We construct a game-theoretic model of conflict to study the causes and consequences of this disunity. First, current victims of AI-driven disempowerment need the future victims to realize that their interests are also under serious and imminent threat, so that future victims are incentivized to support current victims in solidarity.

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Groq sparks LPU vs GPU face-off

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This week, Groq’s LPU astounded the tech community by executing open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) like Llama-2, which boasts 70 billion parameters, at an impressive rate of over 100 tokens per second. Furthermore, it demonstrated its prowess with Mixtral, achieving nearly 500 tokens per second per user.

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Chrome pushes forward with plans to limit ad blockers in the future

Hacker News

Manifest V3 is another example of the inherent conflict of interest that comes from Google controlling both the dominant web browser and one of the largest internet advertising networks.” Manifest V3 is supported generally in Chrome 88 or later and will be the standard after the transition planned to take place in June 2024.

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