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Physics-informed Blind Reconstruction of Dense Fields from Sparse Measurements using Neural Networks with a Differentiable Simulator
Physics-informed Blind Reconstruction of Dense Fields from Sparse Measurements using Neural Networks with a Differentiable Simulator arXiv:2601.20496v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Generating dense physical fields from sparse measurements is a fundamental question in sampling, signal processing, and many other applications. State-of-the-art methods either use spatial statistics or rely on examples of dense fields in the…
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Federated Learning, Part 2: Implementation with the Flower Framework 🌼
Federated Learning, Part 2: Implementation with the Flower Framework 🌼 Implementing cross-silo federated learning step by step The post Federated Learning, Part 2: Implementation with the Flower Framework 🌼 appeared first on Towards Data Science. Parul Pandey Go to original source
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Machine Learning in Production? What This Really Means
Machine Learning in Production? What This Really Means From notebooks to real-world systems The post Machine Learning in Production? What This Really Means appeared first on Towards Data Science. Sabrine Bendimerad Go to original source
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I Ditched My Mouse: How I Control My Computer With Hand Gestures (In 60 Lines of Python)
I Ditched My Mouse: How I Control My Computer With Hand Gestures (In 60 Lines of Python) A step-by-step guide to building a “Minority Report”-style interface using OpenCV and MediaPipe The post I Ditched My Mouse: How I Control My Computer With Hand Gestures (In 60 Lines of Python) appeared first on Towards Data Science.…
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Modeling Urban Walking Risk Using Spatial-Temporal Machine Learning
Modeling Urban Walking Risk Using Spatial-Temporal Machine Learning Estimating neighborhood-level pedestrian risk from real-world incident data The post Modeling Urban Walking Risk Using Spatial-Temporal Machine Learning appeared first on Towards Data Science. Aneesh Patil Go to original source
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Alteryx launches in-warehouse data prep tool for BigQuery
Alteryx launches in-warehouse data prep tool for BigQuery Live Query for BigQuery eliminates the need to move data between systems, saving customers from spending on data egress and reducing the risk of security leaks. Go to techtarget
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Domo adds App Catalyst to platform to aid AI development
Domo adds App Catalyst to platform to aid AI development By combining natural language code generation with enterprise-grade security and governance, the vendor aims to help customers more successfully build cutting-edge applications. Go to techtarget
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Commvault Extends Partnership with Google Cloud to Strengthen Enterprise Compliance Initiatives
Commvault Extends Partnership with Google Cloud to Strengthen Enterprise Compliance Initiatives Commvault, a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale, is expanding its collaboration with Google Cloud to enhance data protection, security, and resilience capabilities for customers.? Go to dbta
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Rein Security Emerges from Stealth to Provide Production Context to?Application Security??
Rein Security Emerges from Stealth to Provide Production Context to?Application Security?? Rein Security, a trusted application security company for leading enterprises, is launching from stealth to address critical blind spots in application and AI security. Go to dbta
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Planon Expands SAP Partnership to Deliver Intelligent Real Estate and Facilities Management
Planon Expands SAP Partnership to Deliver Intelligent Real Estate and Facilities Management Planon announced that its SAP Real Estate and Facilities Management Solution by Planon is now available as an SAP Solution Extension. Following two years of success as an SAP Endorsed App, SAP has expanded the partnership and chosen Planon to provide a solution…
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SAP and Syngenta Partner to Scale AI-Assisted Agriculture
SAP and Syngenta Partner to Scale AI-Assisted Agriculture SAP and Syngenta, a global leader in agricultural innovation, announced a multi-year strategic technology partnership to accelerate AI-assisted innovation across Syngenta’s global operations. According to the companies, the partnership will embed artificial intelligence at the core of Syngenta’s enterprise, modernizing operations and enabling accelerated innovation through advanced…
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SAP Offers Demo Data Personalization Add-On for SAP Demo Environment 2.0
SAP Offers Demo Data Personalization Add-On for SAP Demo Environment 2.0 SAP is introducing the?demo data personalization add-on?for?SAP Demo Environment 2.0, a way to adapt and personalize demos in minutes while keeping backend systems untouched and preserving confidence across presales, sales, and IT stakeholders. Go to dbta
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Ultrahigh solid loading enables high precision ceramic parts
Ultrahigh solid loading enables high precision ceramic parts National Taiwan University researchers have developed an ultrahigh-solid-loading (83 vol%) yet highly flowable suspension for 3D printing that produces ceramic parts with extremely low shrinkage and 100% density, overcoming a major barrier in precision ceramic manufacturing. Go to techxplore
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AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections
AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections People can develop emotional closeness to artificial intelligence (AI)—under certain conditions, even more so than to other people. This is shown by a new study conducted by a research team led by Prof. Dr. Markus Heinrichs and Dr. Tobias Kleinert from the Department of…
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Electric eel biology inspires powerful gel battery
Electric eel biology inspires powerful gel battery Power sources used in devices found in or around biological tissue must be flexible and nontoxic, while still powerful enough to support demanding technologies such as medical devices or soft robotics. To achieve this balance, researchers at Penn State are taking inspiration from a “shocking” place—electric eels. Go…
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Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant
Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence technology. Go to techxplore
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Apple’s unrivaled commitment to excellence is fading. A designer explains why
Apple’s unrivaled commitment to excellence is fading. A designer explains why Apple introduced Liquid Glass in June 2025 in a self-declared attempt to bring “joy and delight to every user experience.” The visual design style—which is being applied to all Apple products from iPhone to watch to TV—is named for the company’s new type of…
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Australia’s path to AI sovereignty lies in strategic control, not reinvention
Australia’s path to AI sovereignty lies in strategic control, not reinvention Achieving genuine AI sovereignty for Australia requires a nuanced strategy. Instead of focusing purely on the ‘build or buy’ question for the AI models themselves, the most effective path is in strategically controlling how the world’s best models are governed, audited and applied on…
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HPE collaborating with 2degrees on AI innovation
HPE collaborating with 2degrees on AI innovation HPE has revealed that New Zealand telco 2degrees will adopt the company’s HPE Private Cloud AI architecture to help improve network reliability, reduce downtime and optimise performance. The companies will develop a purpose-built private AI platform built on HPE Private Cloud AI that will have initial use cases…
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Can Australian businesses afford to waste $557 million?
Can Australian businesses afford to waste $557 million? Australia’s National AI Plan sets a bold ambition for artificial intelligence as a strategic lever for productivity, competitiveness and economic growth. It’s exciting for technologists and business leaders alike, but the reality is AI won’t work without a solid foundation — something most businesses do not have ready yet.…
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HHS appoints 21 new members to federal autism advisory committee
HHS appoints 21 new members to federal autism advisory committee The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced the appointment of 21 new members to a federal committee that advises health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on autism. Many of the new members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee share a common trait:…
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STAT+: AI biotech founded by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is raising $150 million
STAT+: AI biotech founded by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is raising $150 million Hologen, a secretive AI startup co-founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, is seeking to raise $150 million in a Series A fundraising round, STAT has learned. Hologen describes itself as a “frontier medical AI company, a drug development & diagnostics company,…
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Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs
Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs WASHINGTON — The government proposed new rules for the nation’s transplant system Wednesday that aim to increase use of less-than-perfect organs and set additional safety standards for donor groups. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the proposal would strengthen its oversight of organ procurement…
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STAT+: Trump administration signals there’s widespread desire to curb Medicare Advantage
STAT+: Trump administration signals there’s widespread desire to curb Medicare Advantage Health insurers have endured a litany of problems with Medicare Advantage over the past three years. They were optimistic things would turn around with the Trump administration in charge. Tough luck, for now. The administration stunned Medicare Advantage insurers and their investors by proposing…
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STAT+: DeepMind releases AlphaGenome source code, aiming to improve its AI predictions of gene regulation
STAT+: DeepMind releases AlphaGenome source code, aiming to improve its AI predictions of gene regulation When the world’s scientists finally pieced together a first draft of the human genome in 2003, one of the biggest surprises was just how little of it — only about 20,000 genes — are involved in the business of producing…
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Coinbase Shares Extend Losses as It Expands Into New Metal Futures
Coinbase Shares Extend Losses as It Expands Into New Metal Futures Experts say the metals expansion builds infrastructure, not a near-term volatility hedge, as Coinbase stock falls 46% from its peak. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co
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Bitwise Registers Uniswap ETF Trust in Early Step Toward Potential Filing
Bitwise Registers Uniswap ETF Trust in Early Step Toward Potential Filing The filing comes after regulators closed their probe into Uniswap Labs, shifting attention from enforcement toward questions over liquidity. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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Bitcoin Seen Entering a More Stable Phase, Coinbase and Glassnode Say
Bitcoin Seen Entering a More Stable Phase, Coinbase and Glassnode Say New analysis points to steadier market conditions for Bitcoin as liquidity support holds and investors shift toward hedging over leverage. Sebastian Sinclair Go to decrypt.co
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WhatsApp Lawsuit Draws Skepticism From Cryptographers, Privacy Lawyers
WhatsApp Lawsuit Draws Skepticism From Cryptographers, Privacy Lawyers A proposed class action accusing Meta of accessing WhatsApp messages is drawing early skepticism from experts, claiming it lacks evidence. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co
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Chinese National Gets 46 Months in Prison for $37 Million Crypto Scam Targeting Americans
Chinese National Gets 46 Months in Prison for $37 Million Crypto Scam Targeting Americans A Chinese national was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for his role in a $37 million crypto scam that claimed American victims. Logan Hitchcock Go to decrypt.co
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Statistical Inference for Explainable Boosting Machines
Statistical Inference for Explainable Boosting Machines arXiv:2601.18857v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Explainable boosting machines (EBMs) are popular “glass-box” models that learn a set of univariate functions using boosting trees. These achieve explainability through visualizations of each feature’s effect. However, unlike linear model coefficients, uncertainty quantification for the learned univariate functions requires computationally intensive bootstrapping, making…
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Implicit Q-Learning and SARSA: Liberating Policy Control from Step-Size Calibration
Implicit Q-Learning and SARSA: Liberating Policy Control from Step-Size Calibration arXiv:2601.18907v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Q-learning and SARSA are foundational reinforcement learning algorithms whose practical success depends critically on step-size calibration. Step-sizes that are too large can cause numerical instability, while step-sizes that are too small can lead to slow progress. We propose implicit variants…
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Collaborative Compressors in Distributed Mean Estimation with Limited Communication Budget
Collaborative Compressors in Distributed Mean Estimation with Limited Communication Budget arXiv:2601.18950v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Distributed high dimensional mean estimation is a common aggregation routine used often in distributed optimization methods. Most of these applications call for a communication-constrained setting where vectors, whose mean is to be estimated, have to be compressed before sharing. One…
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Convergence of Muon with Newton-Schulz
Convergence of Muon with Newton-Schulz arXiv:2601.19156v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We analyze Muon as originally proposed and used in practice — using the momentum orthogonalization with a few Newton-Schulz steps. The prior theoretical results replace this key step in Muon with an exact SVD-based polar factor. We prove that Muon with Newton-Schulz converges to a…
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Double Fairness Policy Learning: Integrating Action Fairness and Outcome Fairness in Decision-making
Double Fairness Policy Learning: Integrating Action Fairness and Outcome Fairness in Decision-making arXiv:2601.19186v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Fairness is a central pillar of trustworthy machine learning, especially in domains where accuracy- or profit-driven optimization is insufficient. While most fairness research focuses on supervised learning, fairness in policy learning remains less explored. Because policy learning is…
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Going Beyond the Context Window: Recursive Language Models in Action
Going Beyond the Context Window: Recursive Language Models in Action Explore a practical approach to analysing massive datasets with LLMs The post Going Beyond the Context Window: Recursive Language Models in Action appeared first on Towards Data Science. Mariya Mansurova Go to original source
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Data Science as Engineering: Foundations, Education, and Professional Identity
Data Science as Engineering: Foundations, Education, and Professional Identity Recognize data science as an engineering practice and structure education accordingly. The post Data Science as Engineering: Foundations, Education, and Professional Identity appeared first on Towards Data Science. Tom Narock Go to original source
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From Connections to Meaning: Why Heterogeneous Graph Transformers (HGT) Change Demand Forecasting
From Connections to Meaning: Why Heterogeneous Graph Transformers (HGT) Change Demand Forecasting How relationship-aware graphs turn connected forecasts into operational insight The post From Connections to Meaning: Why Heterogeneous Graph Transformers (HGT) Change Demand Forecasting appeared first on Towards Data Science. Partha Sarkar Go to original source
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Layered Architecture for Building Readable, Robust, and Extensible Apps
Layered Architecture for Building Readable, Robust, and Extensible Apps If adding a feature feels like open-heart surgery on your codebase, the problem isn’t bugs, it’s structure. This article shows how better architecture reduces risk, speeds up change, and keeps teams moving. The post Layered Architecture for Building Readable, Robust, and Extensible Apps appeared first on…
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The trust-at-speed paradox: Most data governance wasn’t built for AI
The trust-at-speed paradox: Most data governance wasn’t built for AI Agentic AI operates autonomously, exposing gaps in governance, data quality and accountability. Executives must address these limits to manage risk and move AI into production. Go to techtarget
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Modernized big data architecture a must for AI to deliver
Modernized big data architecture a must for AI to deliver Many enterprises put AI into production in 2025 but found their legacy data stacks stalled progress. See what it takes to modernize big data systems for better AI results. Go to techtarget
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New Snowflake suite simplifies data, AI for energy sector
New Snowflake suite simplifies data, AI for energy sector Energy Solutions joins the vendor’s spate of industry-specific offerings and includes partner-built applications and pre-modeled datasets that accelerate data-driven initiatives. Go to techtarget
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Fortinet FortiCNAPP Supercharges Cloud Risk Management with Network, Data, and Unified Risk Context
Fortinet FortiCNAPP Supercharges Cloud Risk Management with Network, Data, and Unified Risk Context Fortinet, a global cybersecurity leader, is offering new enhancements to FortiCNAPP that help organizations better understand and prioritize cloud risk. Go to dbta
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Mantas Emerges from Stealth to Insure Cloud Downtime with Parametric Coverage?
Mantas Emerges from Stealth to Insure Cloud Downtime with Parametric Coverage? Mantas is emerging from stealth along with a seed funding round of $1.77 million to introduce parametric insurance for cloud outages.??? Go to dbta
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VAST Amplify Multiplies Effective Flash Capacity Amid Industry-Wide Supply Constraints
VAST Amplify Multiplies Effective Flash Capacity Amid Industry-Wide Supply Constraints VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, is introducing a new capacity optimization program, VAST Amplify, to help enterprises and service providers increase effective flash capacity using the SSDs they already own. Go to dbta
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Why the future of AI depends on trust, safety, and system quality
Why the future of AI depends on trust, safety, and system quality When Daniel Graham, an associate professor in the University of Virginia School of Data Science, talks about the future of intelligent systems, he does not begin with the usual vocabulary of cybersecurity or threat mitigation. Instead, he focuses on quality assurance and on…
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‘TransMiter’ technique transplants learned knowledge between AI models
‘TransMiter’ technique transplants learned knowledge between AI models How inconvenient would it be if you had to manually transfer every contact and photo from scratch every time you switched to a new smartphone? Current artificial intelligence (AI) models face a similar predicament. Whenever a superior new AI model—such as a new version of ChatGPT—emerges, it…
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EU steps in to make sure Google gives rivals access to AI services and data
EU steps in to make sure Google gives rivals access to AI services and data The European Union said Tuesday it’s stepping in to make sure Google gives rival AI companies and search engines access to Gemini AI services and data as required by the bloc’s flagship digital rulebook. Go to techxplore
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Foundation AI models trained on physics, not words, are driving scientific discovery
Foundation AI models trained on physics, not words, are driving scientific discovery While popular AI models such as ChatGPT are trained on language or photographs, new models created by researchers from the Polymathic AI collaboration are trained using real scientific datasets. The models are already using knowledge from one field to address seemingly completely different…
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TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial
TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing it, along with Meta and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media, lawyers said on Tuesday. Go to techxplore
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CrowdStrike achieves ISO certification for AI security
CrowdStrike achieves ISO certification for AI security CrowdStrike has achieved ISO 42001 certification for its CrowdStrike Falcon platform, validating its approach to responsible AI-powered cybersecurity. The ISO/IEC 42001:2030 standard provides organisations with a global framework for navigating emerging AI standards and regulatory expectations. The certification spans all components of the Falcon platform, including CrowdStrike Endpoint…
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Synthetic data and real privacy: safeguarding AI in Australia
Synthetic data and real privacy: safeguarding AI in Australia As artificial intelligence (AI) moves beyond experimentation to industrial-scale deployment, questions around privacy, ethics and accountability continue to be asked. With so much attention focused on what AI can do, Data Privacy Day serves as a timely reminder for Australian leaders to step back and focus…
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Data Privacy Day: Why more security tools don’t mean better data protection
Data Privacy Day: Why more security tools don’t mean better data protection Last year, a record 1113 data breaches were reported to Australia’s privacy regulator, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) — a 25% increase compared to 2023, representing the highest total since mandatory breach reporting began in 2018. Data Privacy Day this year…
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South Carolina measles outbreak surpasses Texas’ 2025 total, with little sign of slowing
South Carolina measles outbreak surpasses Texas’ 2025 total, with little sign of slowing The South Carolina measles outbreak has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas’ 2025 outbreak, as health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month. The outbreak centered in northwestern Spartanburg County is showing little sign of slowing down, with…
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STAT+: HCA expects $1 billion hit from loss of ACA tax credits, Medicaid changes
STAT+: HCA expects $1 billion hit from loss of ACA tax credits, Medicaid changes The country’s biggest hospital chain outlined Tuesday what could be a more than $1 billion hit to profit this year from the expiration of federal tax credits and changes to Medicaid payment programs. For many other companies, it’d be a catastrophic…
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Opinion: Alex Pretti was a nurse to the end
Opinion: Alex Pretti was a nurse to the end On Saturday, amid demonstrations over Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Minneapolis, federal agents fatally shot Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse. Videos of Pretti’s last moments show him acting non-violently: filming officers’ actions, directing traffic, and attempting to help a woman who…
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STAT+: HHS spending bill caught up in ICE debate
STAT+: HHS spending bill caught up in ICE debate You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To those in the path of this winter storm: Are you rethinking dry January yet?…
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STAT+: UnitedHealth limps into 2026 with a smaller business and fresh challenges
STAT+: UnitedHealth limps into 2026 with a smaller business and fresh challenges UnitedHealth Group enters 2026 limping financially after one of the most turbulent years in the company’s history, but executives at the health insurance and services giant made it clear they will cut their way to higher profits. On Tuesday, UnitedHealth said revenue would…
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Australia Puts Crypto Oversight Gaps on 2026 Risk List
Australia Puts Crypto Oversight Gaps on 2026 Risk List The warning comes as Canberra moves to close digital-asset regulatory gaps through long-awaited licensing legislation. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co
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EU Investigates X Over Alleged Failures to Curb Illegal Grok AI Content
EU Investigates X Over Alleged Failures to Curb Illegal Grok AI Content The probe will examine whether the platform adequately assessed risks tied to Grok’s rollout and complied with its obligations under EU law. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co
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Stablecoin Outflows Signal Capital Exit as Bitcoin Trades Flat
Stablecoin Outflows Signal Capital Exit as Bitcoin Trades Flat Top stablecoins have shed $2.2 billion in 10 days, in a sign investors are cashing out to fiat instead of waiting to buy the dip. Akash Girimath Go to decrypt.co
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North Korea–Linked Hackers Use Deepfake Video Calls to Target Crypto Workers
North Korea–Linked Hackers Use Deepfake Video Calls to Target Crypto Workers Hackers are using AI-generated video calls to impersonate trusted contacts and trick crypto workers into installing malware. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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TikTok Backlash Fuels Sudden Surge in Little-Known Australian Social App
TikTok Backlash Fuels Sudden Surge in Little-Known Australian Social App Upscrolled surged into the top 10 free apps after users accused TikTok of suppressing political content, straining UpScrolled’s servers. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co
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Data-Driven Information-Theoretic Causal Bounds under Unmeasured Confounding
Data-Driven Information-Theoretic Causal Bounds under Unmeasured Confounding arXiv:2601.17160v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We develop a data-driven information-theoretic framework for sharp partial identification of causal effects under unmeasured confounding. Existing approaches often rely on restrictive assumptions, such as bounded or discrete outcomes; require external inputs (for example, instrumental variables, proxies, or user-specified sensitivity parameters); necessitate full…
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Error Analysis of Bayesian Inverse Problems with Generative Priors
Error Analysis of Bayesian Inverse Problems with Generative Priors arXiv:2601.17374v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Data-driven methods for the solution of inverse problems have become widely popular in recent years thanks to the rise of machine learning techniques. A popular approach concerns the training of a generative model on additional data to learn a bespoke prior…
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“Rebuilding” Statistics in the Age of AI: A Town Hall Discussion on Culture, Infrastructure, and Training
“Rebuilding” Statistics in the Age of AI: A Town Hall Discussion on Culture, Infrastructure, and Training arXiv:2601.17510v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This article presents the full, original record of the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) town hall, “Statistics in the Age of AI,” which convened leading statisticians to discuss how the field is evolving in…
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Boosting methods for interval-censored data with regression and classification
Boosting methods for interval-censored data with regression and classification arXiv:2601.17973v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Boosting has garnered significant interest across both machine learning and statistical communities. Traditional boosting algorithms, designed for fully observed random samples, often struggle with real-world problems, particularly with interval-censored data. This type of data is common in survival analysis and time-to-event…
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A Cherry-Picking Approach to Large Load Shaping for More Effective Carbon Reduction
A Cherry-Picking Approach to Large Load Shaping for More Effective Carbon Reduction arXiv:2601.17990v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Shaping multi-megawatt loads, such as data centers, impacts generator dispatch on the electric grid, which in turn affects system CO2 emissions and energy cost. Substantiating the effectiveness of prevalent load shaping strategies, such as those based on grid-level…
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How Cursor Actually Indexes Your Codebase
How Cursor Actually Indexes Your Codebase Exploring the RAG pipeline in Cursor that powers code indexing and retrieval for coding agents The post How Cursor Actually Indexes Your Codebase appeared first on Towards Data Science. Kenneth Leung Go to original source
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Ray: Distributed Computing For All, Part 2
Ray: Distributed Computing For All, Part 2 Deploying and running Python code on cloud-based clusters The post Ray: Distributed Computing For All, Part 2 appeared first on Towards Data Science. Thomas Reid Go to original source
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How Convolutional Neural Networks Learn Musical Similarity
How Convolutional Neural Networks Learn Musical Similarity Learning audio embeddings with contrastive learning and deploying them in a real music recommendation app The post How Convolutional Neural Networks Learn Musical Similarity appeared first on Towards Data Science. Luke Stuckey Go to original source
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Causal ML for the Aspiring Data Scientist
Causal ML for the Aspiring Data Scientist An accessible introduction to causal inference and ML The post Causal ML for the Aspiring Data Scientist appeared first on Towards Data Science. Ross Lauterbach Go to original source
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Devart dbForge 2025.3 is Now Available, Brings Smarter SQL Workflows
Devart dbForge 2025.3 is Now Available, Brings Smarter SQL Workflows Devart, a leading developer of database management software, is offering dbForge 2025.3, the latest update to its unified ecosystem of professional database tools?delivering expanded connectivity, full support for SSMS 22, Visual Studio 2026, MySQL 9.5, MariaDB 12.2, and Oracle Database 26i, along with UI/UX enhancements,…
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Database Virtualization is the Key to Agile DevOps
Database Virtualization is the Key to Agile DevOps Are your developers wasting up to 40% of their time waiting for test data? This hidden bottleneck slows releases, kills innovation, and jacks up costs. Go to dbta
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Sabey Data Centers and JetCool Technologies Expand Partnership to Accelerate Sustainable High-Density Compute
Sabey Data Centers and JetCool Technologies Expand Partnership to Accelerate Sustainable High-Density Compute Sabey Data Centers, a leading designer, builder, and operator of multi-tenant data centers, is expanding its partnership with?JetCool, a Flex company and innovator in direct-to-chip cooling solutions for compute-intensive markets. Go to dbta
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IBM Supports Digital Sovereignty with New Software
IBM Supports Digital Sovereignty with New Software IBM is introducing?IBM Sovereign Core, the industry’s first AI-ready sovereign-enabled software for enterprises, governments, and service providers to build, deploy, and manage AI-ready sovereign environments. Organizations around the world are facing a growing imperative to exercise control over their technology infrastructure. Go to dbta
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Fluke Networks Provides CertiFiber Max for High-Density Multi-Fiber Testing in Data Centers
Fluke Networks Provides CertiFiber Max for High-Density Multi-Fiber Testing in Data Centers Fluke Networks is launching CertiFiber Max, the industry’s first third-generation optical loss test set (OLTS) designed to meet the growing demands of high-density data center environments. Built on the trusted Versiv platform and integrated with LinkWare, CertiFiber Max enables technicians to certify up…
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Geothermal energy has the potential to reshape global power supply
Geothermal energy has the potential to reshape global power supply Through a detailed mapping of the operating principles of current geothermal systems, scientists are pointing to vast, largely hidden potential capable of meeting the growing demands of an energy-hungry world. Go to techxplore
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How to include fossil fuel communities in Canada’s clean energy transition
How to include fossil fuel communities in Canada’s clean energy transition Fossil fuel-dependent communities in Western Canada sit at the center of Canada’s energy decisions. A just and inclusive clean energy transition will depend on how well governments listen to these communities and how fast they deal with the forces working to slow down energy…
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Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’
Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’ Have you ever had the experience of rereading a sentence multiple times only to realize you still don’t understand it? As taught to scores of incoming college freshmen, when you realize you’re spinning your wheels, it’s time to change your approach. Go to…
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Elastic metasurface can capture multiple frequencies at once
Elastic metasurface can capture multiple frequencies at once It has long been considered common sense that a single device performs only one function. Just as tuning a radio to a different frequency changes the channel, systems that manipulate waves have traditionally been designed to operate at only one specific frequency, requiring different devices for different…
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Self-powered electronics: Organic semiconductors achieve both light emission and energy harvesting
Self-powered electronics: Organic semiconductors achieve both light emission and energy harvesting Organic semiconductors are thin, flexible, and extremely versatile materials that have revolutionized the world of consumer electronics. They are the core technology behind organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays, which deliver the vivid colors and contrast seen in modern smartphones and televisions. Additionally, there are…
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STAT+: Trump administration proposes tiny pay raise to 2027 Medicare Advantage plans
STAT+: Trump administration proposes tiny pay raise to 2027 Medicare Advantage plans The Trump administration plans to increase payments to next year’s Medicare Advantage plans by less than 0.1% on average — far below what the industry had expected. Several Wall Street analysts expected pay increases of 4%-6%, but a crucial measure of Medicare spending…
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STAT+: Hospital group wants Trump administration to block a new Lilly policy on 340B claims data
STAT+: Hospital group wants Trump administration to block a new Lilly policy on 340B claims data The American Hospital Association is asking the Trump administration to stop Eli Lilly from enacting a new policy that would require all hospitals that participate in a federal drug discount program to submit comprehensive claims data, the first time…
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Alex Pretti remembered by health care workers at a Minneapolis vigil as a ‘stand-up guy’
Alex Pretti remembered by health care workers at a Minneapolis vigil as a ‘stand-up guy’ MINNEAPOLIS — On Sunday afternoon, as the sun shone clear and bright through another subzero day here, mourners gathered around a patch of snow on Nicollet Avenue to pay their respects to Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot on that…
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STAT+: Launch of Wegovy pill looks to be going strong so far
STAT+: Launch of Wegovy pill looks to be going strong so far Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Morning! Today, we see a new synthetic biology startup, backed by Frances Arnold and Bob Langer. Plus, it’s still early, but Novo…
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Flu updates to start the week
Flu updates to start the week Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning. If you’re on the East Coast, I hope you’ve been keeping warm and cozy through this winter storm. Send tips and cheap flights to warm locales: [email protected] Read the…
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AI ‘Swarms’ Could Escalate Online Misinformation and Manipulation, Researchers Warn
AI ‘Swarms’ Could Escalate Online Misinformation and Manipulation, Researchers Warn A new academic paper examines how autonomous AI agents could make influence campaigns harder to detect and more effective at scale. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co
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How SharpLink Aims to Be the Most ‘Focused, Disciplined’ Ethereum Treasury in 2026
How SharpLink Aims to Be the Most ‘Focused, Disciplined’ Ethereum Treasury in 2026 Ethereum treasury firm SharpLink Gaming hopes to stand apart from the pack by focusing on the long-term—with shareholders top of mind. Logan Hitchcock Go to decrypt.co
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MoonPay Inks 8-Figure Title Sponsorship Deal for Upcoming X Games League
MoonPay Inks 8-Figure Title Sponsorship Deal for Upcoming X Games League X Games will share a title with MoonPay as part of an eight-figure deal, as the action sports spectacle adopts a league-based format. André Beganski Go to decrypt.co
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Distributional Computational Graphs: Error Bounds
Distributional Computational Graphs: Error Bounds arXiv:2601.16250v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We study a general framework of distributional computational graphs: computational graphs whose inputs are probability distributions rather than point values. We analyze the discretization error that arises when these graphs are evaluated using finite approximations of continuous probability distributions. Such an approximation might be the…
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Perfect Clustering for Sparse Directed Stochastic Block Models
Perfect Clustering for Sparse Directed Stochastic Block Models arXiv:2601.16427v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Exact recovery in stochastic block models (SBMs) is well understood in undirected settings, but remains considerably less developed for directed and sparse networks, particularly when the number of communities diverges. Spectral methods for directed SBMs often lack stability in asymmetric, low-degree regimes,…
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Efficient Learning of Stationary Diffusions with Stein-type Discrepancies
Efficient Learning of Stationary Diffusions with Stein-type Discrepancies arXiv:2601.16597v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Learning a stationary diffusion amounts to estimating the parameters of a stochastic differential equation whose stationary distribution matches a target distribution. We build on the recently introduced kernel deviation from stationarity (KDS), which enforces stationarity by evaluating expectations of the diffusion’s generator…
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Towards Latent Diffusion Suitable For Text
Towards Latent Diffusion Suitable For Text arXiv:2601.16220v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Language diffusion models aim to improve sampling speed and coherence over autoregressive LLMs. We introduce Neural Flow Diffusion Models for language generation, an extension of NFDM that enables the straightforward application of continuous diffusion models to discrete state spaces. NFDM learns a multivariate forward…
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Long-Term Probabilistic Forecast of Vegetation Conditions Using Climate Attributes in the Four Corners Region
Long-Term Probabilistic Forecast of Vegetation Conditions Using Climate Attributes in the Four Corners Region arXiv:2601.16347v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Weather conditions can drastically alter the state of crops and rangelands, and in turn, impact the incomes and food security of individuals worldwide. Satellite-based remote sensing offers an effective way to monitor vegetation and climate variables…
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Weekly Entering & Transitioning – Thread 26 Jan, 2026 – 02 Feb, 2026
Weekly Entering & Transitioning – Thread 26 Jan, 2026 – 02 Feb, 2026 Welcome to this week’s entering & transitioning thread! This thread is for any questions about getting started, studying, or transitioning into the data science field. Topics include: Learning resources (e.g. books, tutorials, videos) Traditional education (e.g. schools, degrees, electives) Alternative education (e.g.…
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SAM 3 vs. Specialist Models — A Performance Benchmark
SAM 3 vs. Specialist Models — A Performance Benchmark Why specialized models still hold the 30x speed advantage in production environments The post SAM 3 vs. Specialist Models — A Performance Benchmark appeared first on Towards Data Science. Pushpak Bhoge Go to original source
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Azure ML vs. AWS SageMaker: A Deep Dive into Model Training — Part 1
Azure ML vs. AWS SageMaker: A Deep Dive into Model Training — Part 1 Compare Azure ML and AWS SageMaker for scalable model training, focusing on project setup, permission management, and data storage patterns, to align platform choices with existing cloud ecosystem and preferred MLOps workflows The post Azure ML vs. AWS SageMaker: A Deep…
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Detection of concealed explosives using terahertz spectral imaging and deep learning
Detection of concealed explosives using terahertz spectral imaging and deep learning Detecting concealed explosives and chemical threats constitutes a critical challenge in global security, yet current technologies often face significant operational limitations. While X-ray scanners and millimeter-wave imaging can efficiently identify suspicious shapes, they frequently lack chemical specificity. Go to techxplore
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Origami-inspired ring lets users ‘feel’ virtual worlds
Origami-inspired ring lets users ‘feel’ virtual worlds Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are technologies that allow users to immerse themselves in digital worlds or enhance their surroundings with computer-generated filters or images, respectively. Both these technologies are now widely used worldwide, whether to experience video games and media content in more engaging ways…