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6 niche programming languages developers secretly love

There are some languages that don't need mass appeal to be loved. Elixir, Lua, Zig, Clojure, Julia, and Rust prove that point ...

So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

Oh, sure, I can “code.” That is, I can flail my way through a block of (relatively simple) pseudocode and follow the flow. I ...
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Current inflation levels are not a problem for equities, says Citi's Drew Pettit

Drew Pettit, Citi U.S. equity strategist, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the recent action in Treasury yields, the strength of the economy and much more. Mets in agreement with All-Star shortstop Bo ...
TechCrunch

AI models are starting to crack high-level math problems

Over the weekend, Neel Somani, who is a software engineer, former quant researcher, and a startup founder, was testing the math skills of OpenAI’s new model when he made an unexpected discovery. After ...
MIT Technology Review

Generative coding

AI coding tools are rapidly changing how we produce software, and the industry is embracing it—perhaps at the expense of entry-level coding jobs. Generative AI’s ability to write software code has ...
Consumer Reports

Readers Asked Us to Test These 5 Protein Powders. All Had Low Levels of Lead.

After a Consumer Reports investigation revealed that some popular protein powders and shakes contained troubling levels of lead, many readers wrote in with a simple question: What does this mean for ...
Wired

AI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions

An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence. Save this story Save this story Even the smartest artificial intelligence ...
CNN

Worst-behaved travelers, strange sea-level changes, postmark problems: Catch up on the day’s stories

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 5 Things team is off tomorrow for New Year’s Day. We’ll be back on Friday. Until then, you can head to CNN.com for the latest news updates. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Did you know ...
IEEE

Evaluating 60 GHz Band Underwater Optical Wireless Communication Performance Based on Low-Density Parity Check Coding Under Diverse Water Conditions and Noise Levels

Abstract: Underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC) is a recent advancement in optical wireless communication (OWC) that offers a higher capacity and bandwidth for underwater applications than ...
Medscape

Low Vitamin D Levels Signal Increased Heart Risk in Seniors

In older adults, lower levels of vitamin D metabolites and periostin, a protein involved in remodelling and repairing tissues, were linked to an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. Low periostin ...
InfoWorld

AI-assisted coding creates more problems – report

AI code generation appears to have a few kinks to work out before it can fully dominate software development, according to a new report by CodeRabbit. When compared to human-generated code, AI code ...