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The Download: Google’s AI energy use, and the AI Hype Index

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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google’s still not giving us the full picture on AI energy use  —Casey Crownhart Google just announced that a typical query to its Gemini app uses about 0.24 watt-hours of electricity. That’s about…

Petition to stop Google from restricting sideloading and FOSS apps

As Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android (previous discussion): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45017028A developer started a petition to stop Google from limiting app installation on Android devices unless developers provide personal identity documents.Even though Google has not revoked similar controversial policies in the past, we do our best as much as we can. This change particularly threatens the freedom to build, share, and use software without giving away sensitive personal information. It affects independent developers, FOSS contributors, and even regular users who want to install apps outside of Google Play.``Just imagine giving sensitive personal, government-issued ID to a corporation to install an app outside Google Play``Let’s stand together to protect our freedom to create and use software without handing over personal information to a corporation. Every signature, share, and voice counts hereSupport the petition here: https://chng.it/MsHzSXtJnw Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45050502 Points: 41 # Comments: 15

The Math Behind GANs

Article URL: https://jaketae.github.io/study/gan-math/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45050958 Points: 7 # Comments: 0