by Fabien Chouteau – Jan 29, 2025. In 2024 we announced our fourth Ada/SPARK Crate Of The Year Awards. We see the Alire source package manager as a game changer for Ada/SPARK, so we want to use the Crate of the Year awards to honor the people contributing…

Existing benchmarks for frontier models often test specialized, "PhD-level" knowledge that is difficult for non-experts to grasp. In contrast, we present a benchmark with 613 problems based on the...

Our mission is to ensure that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) benefits all of humanity. 

Systems that start to point to AGI* are coming into view, and so we think it’s important to...

PostgreSQL (Postgres) is one of the most powerful and popular relational database management systems available today. Whether you’re a database administrator, developer, or DevOps engineer, following best practices ensures optimal performance, security, and…

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The spell article reached Douglas. I saw him subscribe but thought it might be a prank by someone, until I saw this email from him. Very grateful that he took the time to read and respond to it.

PS: I fixed the mistake he pointed out.

The tech company disbursed almost $10 million to more than 10,000 employees to try to standardize pay. Google says it will continue studying structural issues to ensure compensation is fair.

MP Materials begins manufacturing rare earth magnets, including Neodymium magnets, in the U.S. This marks a significant step for the domestic production of permanent magnets, crucial for industries like EVs and defense. Despite challenges, this move aims…

A few weeks ago I ran a terminal survey (you can read the results here) and at the end I asked:

One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Last week, that number was clearly higher than the peak of any winter flu season since 2009-2010.

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The satellite messaging service will be free to use until July -- even if you aren’t a T-Mobile customer.

Researchers found that when minerals such as pyrite are enriched with arsenic, gold can enter mineral structural sites by directly binding to arsenic.

Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?

Massena residents fought the local utility to bring their electric grid under public control. Forty years later, they say it’s still paying off.

Frupidity is stupid frugality that wrecks engineering teams. Misguided cost-cutting kills productivity, morale, and innovation. You can fight it.

15 years of recombobulating! @MitchellAirport #recombobulationarea

A comparison of how well Rust and Ada prevent the most common memory-related software errors.

Dominican priests react to the visage of a holy man they have grown to know and love.