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What is Generative AI? | IBM

Generative AI is artificial intelligence (AI) that can create original content in response to a user’s prompt or request.

IBM is one of the most well-known technology corporations as well as the single largest industrial research organization in the world. In this article is an introduction into the field of generative AI. Generative AI has created a lot of buzz in recent times as its developments and influence in out lives continues to grow. To learn more about how generative AI works as well as the history behind it, click the link above!

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The Free Software Foundation is a non-profit organization with a focus on advocacy for the free and open-source software (FOSS) movement. FOSS is software that is licensed for anyone to use, study, share, or improve. This movement is responsible for advancements in the computer science world to happen easily due to the lack of legal barriers. Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation, speaks more of the movement in the linked video.

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How a simple circuit could offer an alternative to energy-intensive GPUs

The creative new approach could lead to more energy-efficient machine-learning hardware.

With more and more developments in AI and LLMs, there has been a monumental draw of power from the training of these models. It has been know for a long time that analog computers (computers that encode information of a continuum of values rather than the binary values) increase in power, they are more energy efficient than digital computers. Physicist Sam Dillavou built a prototype demonstrating how analog computing can be a viable alternative to the power-hungry GPUs currently used for machine learning.

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Arduino Coding Basics - GeeksforGeeks

Your All-in-One Learning Portal: GeeksforGeeks is a comprehensive educational platform that empowers learners across domains-spanning comput

Arduino boards are tools for prototyping and building various electronic projects. The documentation for Arduino is free and there is a massive online community dedicated to helping each other and sharing their project ideas. GeeksforGeeks has a basic programming guide for the Arduino platform with easy to read diagrams that even a total beginner could comprehend.

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Crash Course runs an educational YouTube channel supported by PBS. In this video, host Carrie Anne explains an essential part of computing, Boolean logic. If you’ve ever wondered how computers “run on 1s and 0s,” Boolean logic and logic gates make that idea work. The video above teaches you about different types of logic gates and shows how they allow computers to function.

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Soldering 101: A Beginner’s Guide

Sometimes, repairing electronics requires more than just swapping out the offending parts. Sometimes batteries are soldered to the motherboa

Most of the fun I’ve had working with electronics comes from taking something broken and fixing it myself. iFixit provides free repair guides and actively advocates for the right to repair. When you work with embedded systems or robotics, soldering becomes an extremely useful skill. The article above thoroughly introduces soldering to anyone interested in learning.

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Design Wins: Wireless Innovation Across Hearing Aids, Logistics, and ADAS - News

Three recent design wins exemplify how wireless and edge AI technologies are advancing real-world applications.

All About Circuits is a website dedicated to hardware-side computer engineering. Advancements in technology in regards to accessibility have made huge strides especially in the new age of wireless connection. The article above showcases some incredible ways this new tech has been deployed to provide better quality-of-life to many people.

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Linus Sebastian is the founder of Linus Media Group, which owns one of the largest technology YouTube channels, Linus Tech Tips. In computer engineering, there are several layers of abstraction. From the bottom up, there is the actual hardware, the data and drivers, and what you interact with when using a computer. Specifically, an operating system is between the the software and application layer. You don't quite configure the OS yourself, but the OS is what makes up and organize the applications the end user interacts with. In this video, Linus explains more in-depth what makes up an operating systems as well as the different kinds of operating systems out there.

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Someone Else’s Computer: The Prehistory of Cloud Computing

Well before Amazon Web Services, there was time-sharing and Tymshare’s Tymnet

David C. Brock is a historian of technology with a focus on the history of computers. He's also a writer for award-winning technology magazine IEEE Spectrum.

Cloud computing has a history that dates back further than the invention of the internet. However, much like the rest of computer science history, sexism shaped the field. Don't worry - the story ends on a hopeful note. For anyone interested in how far cloud computing has come, as well as how far women have come in computer science, the linked article above kills two birds with one stone.

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Breaking down CPU speed: How utilization impacts performance

The Performance Engineering team at GitHub assessed how CPU performance degrades as utilization increases and how this relates to capacity.

Andreas Strikos is a senior software engineer at GitHub, the largest code-managing database in the world. Optimization and performance are very important in computing as making good use of resources is not only cost-effective but helps increase efficiency. The blog above details a real experiment done to optimize GitHub CPU utilization. Those interested in reading about how optimization is done in practice should read the linked blog post above.

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Embedded Wednesdays. Programming Embedded Systems — Embedded

What is the most popular language used for embedded systems programming? I doubt that the answer will surprise many of you, but this week w

Programming embedded systems requires a lot of attention to detail and intricacy that your average high-level computer programmer today might take for granted. There are certain languages that are built in a way that make them optimal for such an endeavor.

Andrei Chichak had 17 years of experience coding embedded systems at the time of writing. In the blog above, Chichak discusses the specific languages used to program embedded systems. He breaks down the basics of how instructions written by human programmers are translated into a language that computers can understand. Anyone interested in the intricate systems that make computers function should read the post linked above.

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The Cloud Is Just Someone Else’s Computer

When we started Discourse in 2013, our server requirements were high: * 1GB RAM * modern, fast dual core CPU * speedy solid state drive

Jeff Atwood, the founder of Stack Exchange and Stack Overflow, shares his thoughts on the risks of relying on third-party cloud servers for data storage. In the blog post above, he talks about how expensive cloud services can get and why he decided to build his own personal server instead. He explains how this setup gave him more control and saved money in the long run. This post is a helpful resource for anyone interested in managing their own data more efficiently and affordably.

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Coding Blocks is a podcast hosted by two software engineering professionals, each with over a decade of industry experience. In the field of computer engineering, topics like data structures, documentation, and code comments are essential for building and maintaining efficient computer systems. A solid grasp of data structures improves performance, while clear documentation and understandable comments make it easier for others to read, use, and expand on your work. For more insights from experienced software engineers, the podcast episode above offers valuable perspectives and practical advice.

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Learn Embedded Systems Firmware Basics – A Handbook for Developers

Have you ever wondered how your fridge knows when to cool, or how a coffee machine knows when to stop pouring? Behind the scenes, these devi

In computer science, programming languages can be classified as either high-level or low-level. Low-level programming is more closely associated with computer engineering because it involves writing code that interacts directly with hardware. A common application of low-level programming is in embedded systems, where software is written to control specific devices like sensors, microcontrollers, industrial machines, ect. FreeCodeCamp, a popular and well-regarded platform for beginner coders, has a helpful blog post that introduces readers to embedded systems. The post explains what embedded systems are, why they matter, and how a newcomer can begin learning to build and program them.

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Every day, we rely on the advancements of computer architecture that provide us the convenience and luxury of digital tools such as online banking, weather prediction, instant news, and so much more. The video linked above was published by intel, was of the biggest CPU (central processing unit) companies in the world. The contents of the video include how CPUs function along with some insight on the history of CPUs. It discusses abstraction layers; a concept in computer engineering where the computer structures are built from the ground up.

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What is Linux Operating System - GeeksforGeeks

Your All-in-One Learning Portal: GeeksforGeeks is a comprehensive educational platform that empowers learners across domains-spanning comput

Linux has been the backbone of many computer engineering developments over the past few decades and has steadily grown in it's use as a desktop operating system. According to GeeksforGeeks, a website dedicated to providing tutorials and explanations on computer science topics, Linux was developed in the 1990s by Linus Torvalds as a “flexible and affordable system for personal computers.” The article above outlines how Linux became an open-source project, supported by thousands of developers worldwide who continue to maintain it today. GeeksforGeeks is written and maintained by professional programmers and educators, making it a reliable source for those interested in learning about computer science. This following link is a great starting point for anyone interested in Linux, providing clear explanations on how to install and use it effectively.