Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises ...

New quantum-computing advances heighten threat to elliptic curve cryptosystems

They went on to show this approach could allow a quantum computer to break 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) in 10 days while using 100 times less overhead than previously estimated. In a ...
Hackaday

Slug Algorithm For On-GPU Rendering Of Fonts With Bézier Curves Now In Public Domain

The Slug Algorithm has been around for a decade now, mostly quietly rendering fonts and later entire GUIs using Bézier curves ...
NerdWallet

DUNS Number: What It Is and How to Get One

Business owners can get a DUNS number for free through the business credit bureau Dun & Bradstreet. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate ...
BBC

Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers

Whistleblowers have given an inside view of the algorithm arms race which followed TikTok's explosive growth Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people's feeds, ...