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LLM-as-a-Judge: Where Do Its Signals Break, When Do They Hold, and What Should “Evaluation” Mean?
What exactly is being measured when a judge LLM assigns a 1–5 (or pairwise) score? Most “correctness/faithfulness/completeness” rubrics are project-specific. Without task-grounded definitions, a scalar score can drift from business outcomes (e.g., “useful marketing post” vs. “high completeness”). Surveys of LLM-as-a-judge (LAJ) note that rubric ambiguity and prompt template choices materially shift scores and human…
10 Web Dev Trends for 2025 That Will Make or Break Your Career
Web development is dead. Well, the version you knew is… The future? It’s less about your meticulous hand-coded masterpieces and more about surviving a tidal wave of automation, AI, and the slow, almost cruel commoditization of creativity. But for those of us still clinging to the wreckage of “the old web,” here’s a glimpse into the trends that…
The enforcer that could break up Apple and Google is facing upheaval
The sudden firing of two high-ranking antitrust officials this week is signaling upheaval at an agency responsible for arguing some of the biggest tech monopoly cases in decades. Two top deputies to Department of Justice Antitrust Division chief Gail Slater were fired earlier this week for what a DOJ official would only explain as “insubordination”…
China’s YMTC moves to break free of U.S. sanctions by building production line with homegrown tools — aims to capture 15% of NAND market by late 2026
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), China’s leading producer of NAND memory, has been on the Entity List of the U.S. Commerce Department since late 2022, which essentially bars its access to advanced fab tools. Despite sanctions and restrictions, YMTC plans to expand its production capacity this year, aiming to capture a 15% share of NAND…
In case of emergency, break glass
A few observations after Apple’s WWDC25 keynote The title of my article obviously refers to the new UI Apple presented on 9 June, which they call Liquid Glass. I won’t beat around the bush: my very first impression is that we’re in UI emergency territory, but we won’t be able to break this particular glass….
The Last Of Us Part III Should Break The Cycle Of Violence
In a recent interview promoting the second season of The Last of Us, the hit HBO drama inspired by the games of the same name, series co-creator Neil Druckmann had a surprising answer when asked if we should expect a third game to come along and continue the story. “I guess the only thing I…
Best VPS Hosting Providers: Virtual Private Servers that won’t break the bank
Best Web Hosting Plans 2025 If you’re serious about hosting a website for professional or business purposes, a Virtual Private Server (VPS) plan is what you need. Unlike the cheap shared plans that many hosting services offer for as little as $2 or $3 a month, a VPS gives you dedicated CPU, RAM and storage…
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Coming back to CES after a decade-long break was a trip
Twelve years ago, I could have told you exactly what happened at my first CES and what happened at my third. Each was a chapter with a beginning, middle, and end; the lines between them drawn clearly. But now, 15 years since I attended my first CES, it’s a lot fuzzier. I know I missed…
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ review: Can Barry Jenkins break the Disney machine?
Writer/director Barry Jenkins has proved himself as a passionate filmmaker through such gorgeous, human dramas as the San Francisco-set love story Medicine for Melancholy, the Best Picture-winning coming-of-age tale Moonlight, and the poignant adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk. So, if anyone could course-correct Disney away from the dead-eyed CGI remake of…
Give Your Back a Break With Our Favorite Office Chairs
Seat Cushions, Backrests, and Footrests CushionLab Seat Cushion Photograph: Cushionlabs If you can’t upgrade your chair just yet, a cushion or backrest might help. Here are a few we like: CushionLab Seat Cushion for $69: This memory foam seat is comfortable, and I had no problems sitting on it for hours on end. It’s best…