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Graylog Security Spring 2025 Release is Now Available, Prioritizing True Cyberthreats
Graylog Security Spring 2025 Release is Now Available, Prioritizing True Cyberthreats Graylog, the no-nonsense platform for Security, API protection, and IT Operations, is launching its Spring 2025 release of Graylog Security?pushing further past the limits of traditional SIEM. Go to dbta
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Putting Fun in Functional Dependency
Putting Fun in Functional Dependency Everyone knows and loves the first three normal forms. We go through the process of normalization to remove redundancies in our data structures. But the redundancies we remove have nothing to do with trying to save space. Instead, the desire is to prevent maintenance anomalies. The normalization process involves stepping…
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IBM to Invest $150 Billion in America to Accelerate Mainframe and Quantum Technology
IBM to Invest $150 Billion in America to Accelerate Mainframe and Quantum Technology IBM announced plans to invest $150 billion in America over the next five years to fuel the economy and to accelerate its role as the global leader in computing. This includes an investment of more than $30 billion in research and development…
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Exploring the ‘Jekyll-and-Hyde tipping point’ in AI
Exploring the ‘Jekyll-and-Hyde tipping point’ in AI Language learning machines, such as ChatGPT, have become proficient in solving complex mathematical problems, passing difficult exams, and even offering advice for interpersonal conflicts. However, at what point does a helpful tool become a threat? Go to techxplore
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Computer scientists create algorithm to protect videos from quantum hacking
Computer scientists create algorithm to protect videos from quantum hacking Researchers at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing have developed an encryption algorithm to defend videos from attackers with access to the world’s most powerful computers. Go to techxplore
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Dielectric materials database promises faster path to smarter electronic devices
Dielectric materials database promises faster path to smarter electronic devices In a collaboration between Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), researchers have built a comprehensive new database of dielectric material properties curated from thousands of scientific papers. The study, published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials: Methods, also…
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Sensor-based waste sorting reduces number of battery fires in recycling plants
Sensor-based waste sorting reduces number of battery fires in recycling plants An increasing amount of electronic waste is not being properly disposed of but is often discarded together with plastic waste, for example. If the batteries in these products are damaged, they can cause fires at sorting plants. In the DangerSort project, researchers at the…
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AI developers should counter misinformation and protect fact-based news, global media groups say
AI developers should counter misinformation and protect fact-based news, global media groups say A global group of broadcasters and publishers is calling on artificial intelligence developers to make sure their technology serves the public by helping to counter misinformation and protect the value of fact-based news. Go to techxplore
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STAT+: Trump signs order in bid to boost pharma manufacturing in the U.S.
STAT+: Trump signs order in bid to boost pharma manufacturing in the U.S. Amid ongoing anticipation over tariffs on pharmaceuticals, President Trump on Monday signed an executive order designed to lower regulatory hurdles and make it faster for drug companies to manufacture their products in the U.S. The move also includes plans to place more…
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STAT+: Vertex reports an earnings miss and pause on cystic fibrosis trial
STAT+: Vertex reports an earnings miss and pause on cystic fibrosis trial Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Monday reported disappointing first-quarter earnings impacted by weaker-than-expected sales of its drugs for cystic fibrosis, and little or no contributions from a gene therapy for sickle cell disease and a recently launched pain medicine. A “tolerability issue” caused a temporary…
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STAT+: Charles Lieber, ex-Harvard chemist convicted of lying about ties to China, joins faculty of Chinese university
STAT+: Charles Lieber, ex-Harvard chemist convicted of lying about ties to China, joins faculty of Chinese university Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard’s chemistry department and renowned nanoscientist who was convicted of lying to federal agents about his ties to China, was recently announced as a new professor at a Chinese university. Lieber joined the…
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Opinion: STAT+: Bristol Myers Squibb CEO: Pharmaceutical innovation requires bold yet predictable U.S. policy
Opinion: STAT+: Bristol Myers Squibb CEO: Pharmaceutical innovation requires bold yet predictable U.S. policy Having grown up in rural Arkansas, I have an acute awareness of the challenges many in our country face when it comes to health care. Quality care wasn’t always accessible, and the decision of whether to pay medical or utility bills…
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20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to HHS
20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to HHS Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency, saying the Trump administration’s massive restructuring has destroyed life-saving programs and left states to pick up the bill for mounting health crises. The lawsuit was filed in federal…
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Senator Warren Calls $2B Trump-UAE Deal ‘Shady,’ Urges Against Senate Crypto Legislation
Senator Warren Calls $2B Trump-UAE Deal ‘Shady,’ Urges Against Senate Crypto Legislation Senator Warren says the Senate’s stablecoin bill would let the president “profit” off his own crypto as foreign powers buy in. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co
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Vitalik Wants To Speed Up Ethereum By 100x, Make it as ‘Simple as Bitcoin’
Vitalik Wants To Speed Up Ethereum By 100x, Make it as ‘Simple as Bitcoin’ The proposed shift in architecture could simplify Ethereum while enhancing its zero-knowledge capabilities. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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Dubai Family Office to Invest $8.8B to Turn the Maldives Into a Blockchain Hub
Dubai Family Office to Invest $8.8B to Turn the Maldives Into a Blockchain Hub Gulf investors are betting on digital assets in a tourism-reliant island nation, as the Maldives seeks to diversify its economy. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co
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French Police Rescue Kidnapped Father of Crypto Millionaire: Reports
French Police Rescue Kidnapped Father of Crypto Millionaire: Reports Five suspects were arrested after severing a victim’s finger in the latest “wrench attack” involving attempts at crypto extortion. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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Arizona Governor Nixes Bitcoin Bill, Companion Crypto Fund Still in Limbo
Arizona Governor Nixes Bitcoin Bill, Companion Crypto Fund Still in Limbo Arizona’s Governor has vetoed a bill that would have allowed public retirement funds to invest up to 10% in Bitcoin. Sebastian Sinclair Go to decrypt.co
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On the emergence of numerical instabilities in Next Generation Reservoir Computing
On the emergence of numerical instabilities in Next Generation Reservoir Computing arXiv:2505.00846v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Next Generation Reservoir Computing (NGRC) is a low-cost machine learning method for forecasting chaotic time series from data. However, ensuring the dynamical stability of NGRC models during autonomous prediction remains a challenge. In this work, we uncover a key…
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DOLCE: Decomposing Off-Policy Evaluation/Learning into Lagged and Current Effects
DOLCE: Decomposing Off-Policy Evaluation/Learning into Lagged and Current Effects arXiv:2505.00961v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Off-policy evaluation (OPE) and off-policy learning (OPL) for contextual bandit policies leverage historical data to evaluate and optimize a target policy. Most existing OPE/OPL methods–based on importance weighting or imputation–assume common support between the target and logging policies. When this assumption…
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Characterization and Learning of Causal Graphs from Hard Interventions
Characterization and Learning of Causal Graphs from Hard Interventions arXiv:2505.01037v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: A fundamental challenge in the empirical sciences involves uncovering causal structure through observation and experimentation. Causal discovery entails linking the conditional independence (CI) invariances in observational data to their corresponding graphical constraints via d-separation. In this paper, we consider a general…
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Gaussian Differential Private Bootstrap by Subsampling
Gaussian Differential Private Bootstrap by Subsampling arXiv:2505.01197v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Bootstrap is a common tool for quantifying uncertainty in data analysis. However, besides additional computational costs in the application of the bootstrap on massive data, a challenging problem in bootstrap based inference under Differential Privacy consists in the fact that it requires repeated access…
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Provable Efficiency of Guidance in Diffusion Models for General Data Distribution
Provable Efficiency of Guidance in Diffusion Models for General Data Distribution arXiv:2505.01382v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Diffusion models have emerged as a powerful framework for generative modeling, with guidance techniques playing a crucial role in enhancing sample quality. Despite their empirical success, a comprehensive theoretical understanding of the guidance effect remains limited. Existing studies only…
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Weekly Entering & Transitioning – Thread 05 May, 2025 – 12 May, 2025
Weekly Entering & Transitioning – Thread 05 May, 2025 – 12 May, 2025 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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On-demand Lewis base formation strategy boosts efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells
On-demand Lewis base formation strategy boosts efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells Solar cells based on perovskites, materials with a characteristic crystal structure first unveiled in the mineral calcium titanate (CaTiO3), have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional silicon-based photovoltaics. A key advantage of these materials is that they could yield high power…
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Meta fighting Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram
Meta fighting Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations, reportedly threatening to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa’s most populous country. Go to techxplore
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China denies accessing data after TikTok hit with huge EU fine
China denies accessing data after TikTok hit with huge EU fine China on Saturday denied it required companies to hand over data after TikTok was hit with a massive fine in the European Union for its handling of personal data. Go to techxplore
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US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom
US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom Massive planned US duties on solar panels made in Southeast Asia could be a chance for the region to ramp up its own long-stalled energy transition, experts say. Go to techxplore
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Grand Theft Auto VI delayed again, this time until May 2026
Grand Theft Auto VI delayed again, this time until May 2026 Fans of the hugely popular video game series Grand Theft Auto will have to wait a little longer to play the latest version. Go to techxplore
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Rubrik and Rackspace launch joint data recovery service
Rubrik and Rackspace launch joint data recovery service Cybersecurity company Rubrik has partnered with hybrid cloud and AI business Rackspace Technology to jointly provide a fully managed isolated recovery service. The new service, Rackspace Cyber Recovery Cloud powered by Rubik, is designed to help enterprises ensure business continuity in the event of a cyber attack.…
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Next Telegram Gaming Boom Will Come From Reinventing Classics: ‘Notcoin’ Founders
Next Telegram Gaming Boom Will Come From Reinventing Classics: ‘Notcoin’ Founders The Telegram tap-to-earn craze skyrocketed and then cratered over the course of last year. Notcoin’s founders see a new path forward. Ryan Gladwin Go to decrypt.co
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Actor Ben McKenzie Reveals Crypto Documentary ‘Everyone Is Lying to You for Money’
Actor Ben McKenzie Reveals Crypto Documentary ‘Everyone Is Lying to You for Money’ “The O.C.” star Ben McKenzie’s directorial debut aims to expose the crypto world, with the documentary debuting at SXSW London in June. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co
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Brown University Bets on Bitcoin With Millions Worth of BlackRock ETF Shares
Brown University Bets on Bitcoin With Millions Worth of BlackRock ETF Shares Rhode Island-based Ivy League institution Brown University is now holding exposure to Bitcoin via BlackRock’s ETF. Logan Hitchcock Go to decrypt.co
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Scientists question NIH project’s use of 20th century technology to make a universal flu vaccine
Scientists question NIH project’s use of 20th century technology to make a universal flu vaccine When word broke this week that the Department of Health and Human Services was investing half-a-billion dollars on a National Institutes of Health project to develop a vaccine platform for pathogens that could trigger pandemics, a number of scientists who…
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STAT+: AACR Recap: Excitement about cancer prevention, new immunotherapies and advocacy
STAT+: AACR Recap: Excitement about cancer prevention, new immunotherapies and advocacy CHICAGO — With thousands of abstracts presented at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting, it’s hard to keep up with all the latest advances and data. Like every meeting, this year’s conference was full of presentations and posters detailing new innovations in…
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STAT+: At AACR, leading cancer researchers urge colleagues to ‘fight for your science’
STAT+: At AACR, leading cancer researchers urge colleagues to ‘fight for your science’ CHICAGO — In the first few weeks of President Trump’s second term, many leaders and top scientists in cancer research found themselves questioning if they could have communicated better to the public. After all, experts told STAT, maybe if people understood how…
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Analysts Remain Bullish on Strategy’s Bitcoin Buying Plans
Analysts Remain Bullish on Strategy’s Bitcoin Buying Plans Research analysts from Benchmark and Bernstein reiterated buy ratings and set lofty price targets for Bitcoin reserve giant Strategy (MSTR). Logan Hitchcock,James Rubin Go to decrypt.co
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UK Regulator Proposes Ban on Buying Crypto With Credit Cards
UK Regulator Proposes Ban on Buying Crypto With Credit Cards The UK’s financial regulator is considering a ban on buying crypto with credit, and also mulling outlawing crypto lending and borrowing platforms. Sander Lutz Go to decrypt.co
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‘The Walking Dead’ Ethereum NFT Game Is About to Be Killed Off
‘The Walking Dead’ Ethereum NFT Game Is About to Be Killed Off Gala Games is shutting down The Walking Dead: Empires and offering NFT owners assets in other games as compensation. Logan Hitchcock Go to decrypt.co
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Public Keys: Strategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin Plans, Robinhood Glitters With Gold
Public Keys: Strategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin Plans, Robinhood Glitters With Gold Strategy goes full laser-eyes for Bitcoin while Cboe pats itself on the back for its “really nice” crypto ecosystem. Stacy Elliott Go to decrypt.co
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Bitcoin Rises as Wall Street Cements ‘Liberation Day’ Recovery on Strong Jobs Report
Bitcoin Rises as Wall Street Cements ‘Liberation Day’ Recovery on Strong Jobs Report While U.S. stocks have recovered from Trump’s unveiling of “reciprocal” tariffs, the greenback is still weaker. André Beganski Go to decrypt.co
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From a Point to L∞
From a Point to L∞ Why you should read this As someone who did a Bachelors in Mathematics I was first introduced to L¹ and L² as a measure of Distance… now it seems to be a measure of error — where have we gone wrong? But jokes aside, there seems to be this misconception that L₁ and L₂…
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Build and Query Knowledge Graphs with LLMs
Build and Query Knowledge Graphs with LLMs Knowledge Graphs are relevant A Knowledge Graph could be defined as a structured representation of information that connects concepts, entities, and their relationships in a way that mimics human understanding. It is often used to organise and integrate data from various sources, enabling machines to reason, infer, and retrieve relevant…
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Attaining LLM Certainty with AI Decision Circuits
Attaining LLM Certainty with AI Decision Circuits The promise of AI agents has taken the world by storm. Agents can interact with the world around them, write articles (not this one though), take actions on your behalf, and generally make the difficult part of automating any task easy and approachable. Agents take aim at the most…
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The Shape‑First Tune‑Up Provides Organizations with a Means to Reduce MongoDB Expenses by 79%
The Shape‑First Tune‑Up Provides Organizations with a Means to Reduce MongoDB Expenses by 79% TL;DR A fast‑growing SaaS woke up to a silent auto‑scale from M20 → M60, adding 20 % to their cloud bill overnight. In a frantic 48‑hour sprint we: flattened N + 1 waterfalls with $lookup , tamed unbounded cursors with projection,…
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Why I stopped Using Cursor and Reverted to VSCode
Why I stopped Using Cursor and Reverted to VSCode Introduction In December 2024, I wrote an article sharing my experience using VSCode (GitHub Copilot) and Cursor (Claude 3.5 Sonnet) from the perspective of a Data Scientist. Should you switch from VSCode to Cursor? I concluded the article by stating: After using Cursor for the past two…
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SAP Sapphire 2025 news, trends and analysis
SAP Sapphire 2025 news, trends and analysis SAP showcases new business AI applications and continues to make the case for S/4HANA Cloud as the future of SaaS-based ERP innovation and digital transformation. Go to techtarget
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The difference between data cleansing and data transformation
The difference between data cleansing and data transformation Data cleansing corrects errors to improve data quality, while data transformation changes data format and structure to support analytics processes. Go to techtarget
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Compare Amazon Lightsail vs. EC2 for your web app needs
Compare Amazon Lightsail vs. EC2 for your web app needs Developers can use Amazon Lightsail to quickly build websites and applications, but EC2 affords teams more customization. Which service best benefits your organization’s needs? Go to techtarget
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Fivetran adds reverse ETL with acquisition of Census
Fivetran adds reverse ETL with acquisition of Census The data integration specialist’s purchase provides users with complementary capabilities that enable them to send transformed data back to applications where decisions are made. Go to techtarget
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Denodo Platform 9.2 Adds GenAI Capabilities that Expand the Data Marketplace Experience
Denodo Platform 9.2 Adds GenAI Capabilities that Expand the Data Marketplace Experience Denodo, a leader in data management, is releasing Denodo Platform 9.2, offering new intuitive functionality to Denodo Platform 9.1, released in November, 2024, that builds on the Denodo Platform’s semantic layer and logical data management capabilities. Go to dbta
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StarTree Expands its Architecture to Accommodate Advanced AI Use Cases
StarTree Expands its Architecture to Accommodate Advanced AI Use Cases StarTree, the cloud-based real-time analytics company, is unveiling its newfound support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) and vector embedding model hosting, driving its ability to power real-time retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and conversational querying at incredible speed. Go to dbta
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Forcepoint Data Security Cloud Delivers the Full Spectrum of Data Security
Forcepoint Data Security Cloud Delivers the Full Spectrum of Data Security Forcepoint, the global data security leader, is unveiling its comprehensive, AI-powered data? security platform, Forcepoint Data Security Cloud. Designed to centralize visibility and control of data everywhere it’s created, stored, or moved, Forcepoint Data Security Cloud consolidates a variety of solutions to deliver complete…
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The Rose-Colored Glasses of AI: Breaking Down the Hype with Google Cloud
The Rose-Colored Glasses of AI: Breaking Down the Hype with Google Cloud Sailesh Krishnamurthy, vice president of engineering, Google Cloud, and Joe Zimmermann, staff program manager, Google Cloud Databases, joined DBTA’s webinar, Beyond the Hype: Real-World Applications of Gen AI and Databases, to explore real-world use cases and valuable insights into today’s top technologies and…
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US asks judge to break up Google’s ad tech business
US asks judge to break up Google’s ad tech business Google on Friday faced a demand by the US government to break up its hugely profitable ad technology business after a judge found the tech giant was commanding an illegal monopoly. Go to techxplore
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New method quickly assesses underwater landslide risk for offshore turbines
New method quickly assesses underwater landslide risk for offshore turbines Heriot-Watt researchers have developed an advanced simulation tool that accurately predicts underwater landslides caused by offshore wind turbines. Go to techxplore
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Q&A: How digital twins enhance design and control of off-road autonomy
Q&A: How digital twins enhance design and control of off-road autonomy Digital twins are a rapidly advancing area in engineering, going beyond static models to continuously receive data from the physical world and make predictions that go on to affect that reality. They have applications in areas such as energy systems, manufacturing and medicine. U-M’s…
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Eco-friendly kilns help Malawi’s fish curers cut losses
Eco-friendly kilns help Malawi’s fish curers cut losses Closing his eyes as he battled smoke wafting from fish-smoking kilns in front of him, Issah Amin put more wood into one of seven ovens at Chikombe beach, a fish-landing site on Lake Malawi. Go to techxplore
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Catalytic technology removes toxic chemicals from microchip manufacturing wastewater
Catalytic technology removes toxic chemicals from microchip manufacturing wastewater Semiconductor manufacturing is a fastidiously clean business. Components are washed multiple times to remove impurities, drawing on vast amounts of purified water and other chemicals. Go to techxplore
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STAT+: Overseas grants could be ‘closed down’ by NIH under new policy, internal email suggests
STAT+: Overseas grants could be ‘closed down’ by NIH under new policy, internal email suggests A National Institutes of Health policy change on funding of foreign scientists is far more sweeping than described in a Thursday announcement, according to an internal email that indicates international clinical trials and other research will be strictly vetted going…
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STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us, and we’ll share it with others. That’s right. Send us your changes, and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is…
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STAT+: MilliporeSigma will add temporary tariff surcharges on products shipped to the U.S.
STAT+: MilliporeSigma will add temporary tariff surcharges on products shipped to the U.S. MilliporeSigma, one of the largest suppliers of medical research products, will start adding a temporary tariff surcharge to all product orders shipped to the United States. The company, which sells a wide array of items from chemical reagents to centrifuges and syringe…
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STAT+: Trump proposes billions in cuts to federal health agencies from NIH to CDC
STAT+: Trump proposes billions in cuts to federal health agencies from NIH to CDC WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday proposed massive cuts to the federal government’s health agencies in his 2026 budget request, arguing that Congress should reduce spending by tens of billions from current levels. The request would be a 26% cut to…
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CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years NEW YORK — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse…
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Claynosaurz Expands From Solana to Sui With New NFTs, Upcoming Game
Claynosaurz Expands From Solana to Sui With New NFTs, Upcoming Game Ahead of its upcoming game launch, Claynosaurz will drop a new NFT collection on Sui, alongside achievement badges and more. Erika Lee Go to decrypt.co
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Senate Majority Leader Expedites Vote on Landmark Stablecoin Bill
Senate Majority Leader Expedites Vote on Landmark Stablecoin Bill Senate Republicans are moving to fast-track the first U.S. stablecoin framework despite opposition from banks and crypto firms. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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Sui Gaming Stablecoin Launching for SuiPlay0X1 Handheld, Playtron Ecosystem
Sui Gaming Stablecoin Launching for SuiPlay0X1 Handheld, Playtron Ecosystem Playtron is gearing up to launch a Sui stablecoin custom-built for gaming in its handheld ecosystem, including the SuiPlay0X1. Ryan Gladwin Go to decrypt.co
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Movement Labs Suspends Co-Founder Amid Market Maker Controversy
Movement Labs Suspends Co-Founder Amid Market Maker Controversy Movement Labs suspends co-founder after 66M MOVE token dump triggers audit, Binance freeze, and Coinbase delisting. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co
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US Treasury Moves to Cut Off Cambodia’s Huione Group From Financial System Over $4B Laundering Claims
US Treasury Moves to Cut Off Cambodia’s Huione Group From Financial System Over $4B Laundering Claims The Financial watchdog proposed severing the Cambodian conglomerate from the U.S. banking system, citing its links to North Korea. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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On the expressivity of deep Heaviside networks
On the expressivity of deep Heaviside networks arXiv:2505.00110v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We show that deep Heaviside networks (DHNs) have limited expressiveness but that this can be overcome by including either skip connections or neurons with linear activation. We provide lower and upper bounds for the Vapnik-Chervonenkis (VC) dimensions and approximation rates of these network…
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Inference for max-linear Bayesian networks with noise
Inference for max-linear Bayesian networks with noise arXiv:2505.00229v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Max-Linear Bayesian Networks (MLBNs) provide a powerful framework for causal inference in extreme-value settings; we consider MLBNs with noise parameters with a given topology in terms of the max-plus algebra by taking its logarithm. Then, we show that an estimator of a parameter…
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Reinforcement Learning with Continuous Actions Under Unmeasured Confounding
Reinforcement Learning with Continuous Actions Under Unmeasured Confounding arXiv:2505.00304v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper addresses the challenge of offline policy learning in reinforcement learning with continuous action spaces when unmeasured confounders are present. While most existing research focuses on policy evaluation within partially observable Markov decision processes (POMDPs) and assumes discrete action spaces, we…
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Statistical Learning for Heterogeneous Treatment Effects: Pretraining, Prognosis, and Prediction
Statistical Learning for Heterogeneous Treatment Effects: Pretraining, Prognosis, and Prediction arXiv:2505.00310v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Robust estimation of heterogeneous treatment effects is a fundamental challenge for optimal decision-making in domains ranging from personalized medicine to educational policy. In recent years, predictive machine learning has emerged as a valuable toolbox for causal estimation, enabling more flexible…
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Hypothesis-free discovery from epidemiological data by automatic detection and local inference for tree-based nonlinearities and interactions
Hypothesis-free discovery from epidemiological data by automatic detection and local inference for tree-based nonlinearities and interactions arXiv:2505.00571v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In epidemiological settings, Machine Learning (ML) is gaining popularity for hypothesis-free discovery of risk (or protective) factors. Although ML is strong at discovering non-linearities and interactions, this power is currently compromised by a lack…
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Talking to Kids About AI
Talking to Kids About AI I’ve had the pleasant opportunity recently to be involved with a program called Skype a Scientist, which pairs scientists of various types (biologists, botanists, engineers, computer scientists, etc) with classrooms of kids to talk about our work and answer their questions. I’m pretty familiar with discussing AI and machine learning with…
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Agentic AI 101: Starting Your Journey Building AI Agents
Agentic AI 101: Starting Your Journey Building AI Agents Introduction The Artificial Intelligence industry is moving fast. It is impressive and many times overwhelming. I have been studying, learning, and building my foundations in this area of Data Science because I believe that the future of Data Science is strongly correlated with the development of…
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Rust for Python Developers: Why You Should Take a Look at the Rust Programming Language
Rust for Python Developers: Why You Should Take a Look at the Rust Programming Language The programming language Rust is now appearing in many feeds as it offers a performant and secure way to write programs and places great emphasis on performance. If you come from the Python world of Pandas, Jupyter or Flask, you might think that…
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A Farewell to APMs — The Future of Observability is MCP tools
A Farewell to APMs — The Future of Observability is MCP tools Image generated using Midjourney The past years have been an absolute rollercoaster (or joyride) of rapidly evolving generative AI technologies. In the twenty-five years I’ve counted myself a software developer, I cannot recall a tectonic shift of a similar magnitude, one that is already fundamentally changing…
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Step-by-Step Guide to Build and Deploy an LLM-Powered Chat with Memory in Streamlit
Step-by-Step Guide to Build and Deploy an LLM-Powered Chat with Memory in Streamlit In this post, I’ll show you step by step how to build and deploy a chat powered with LLM — Gemini — in Streamlit and monitor the API usage on Google Cloud Console. Streamlit is a Python framework that makes it super easy to turn your…
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Why is document version control important?
Why is document version control important? Although best practices have changed, many organizations lack a suitable versioning strategy. Proper document version control can improve collaboration and fact-checking. Go to techtarget
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Telecom giant uses Tableau Pulse to drive analytics adoption
Telecom giant uses Tableau Pulse to drive analytics adoption As part of an effort to enable its employees to make data-informed decisions, Virgin Media O2 is using the GenAI-powered insight generator to show workers what’s possible. Go to techtarget
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Kyndryl and Microsoft Partner to Strengthen Data Security and Risk Management
Kyndryl and Microsoft Partner to Strengthen Data Security and Risk Management Kyndryl, a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, is releasing Kyndryl Consult Data Security Posture Management utilizing Microsoft Purview, enhancing data protection, privacy, and risk mitigation capabilities to help organizations ensure that their data is secure, discoverable, and appropriately classified across complex, hybrid…
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Socket Acquires Coana to Bolster Application Security Teams
Socket Acquires Coana to Bolster Application Security Teams Socket, a leader in software supply chain security, is acquiring Coana, a top-tier static analysis and reachability engine built by leading security researchers from Aarhus University?boosting Socket’s platform and positioning Socket as a leader in modern Software Composition Analysis (SCA). Go to dbta
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Upwind?s First Acquisition Expands its Cloud-Native Security Platform into the Application Layer
Upwind?s First Acquisition Expands its Cloud-Native Security Platform into the Application Layer Upwind, the company on a mission to build the world’s best cloud security platform, has just acquired Nyx Security, a startup focusing on real-time application-layer threat detection. As Upwind’s first acquisition, this moment reflects Upwind’s commitment to delivering end-to-end cloud security, spanning both…
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Is the UK’s energy storage growing fast enough?
Is the UK’s energy storage growing fast enough? Britain’s booming green energy generation has a costly side-effect: the national electricity system operator has had to compensate wind turbine operators that could have produced more clean electricity than the grid could take. Go to techxplore
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South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: How it’s going
South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: How it’s going Just over 74% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Germany, the UK, France, the US and the European Union. They committed to providing South Africa with US$8.5 billion (R157 billion) to…
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Discovery of extended slip bands reshapes understanding of material deformation under stress
Discovery of extended slip bands reshapes understanding of material deformation under stress University of California, Irvine scientists have expanded on a longstanding model governing the mechanics behind slip banding, a process that produces strain marks in metals under compression, gaining a new understanding of the behavior of advanced materials critical to energy systems, space exploration…
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Vote-based model developed for more accurate hand-held object pose estimation
Vote-based model developed for more accurate hand-held object pose estimation Many robotic applications rely on robotic arms or hands to handle different types of objects. Estimating the pose of such hand-held objects is an important yet challenging task in robotics, computer vision and even in augmented reality (AR) applications. A promising direction is to utilize…
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Are hotel managers becoming obsolete in the age of AI?
Are hotel managers becoming obsolete in the age of AI? With the hospitality industry embracing algorithmic management (AM)—a type of intelligent system that delegates managerial functions to algorithmic and automated programs—frontline hotel managers find themselves caught in an increasingly complex web of technology and human interaction. Go to techxplore
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Elastic develops automatic SIEM migration tool
Elastic develops automatic SIEM migration tool Search AI company Elastic has introduced a new feature designed to simplify the transition from an existing security information and event management (SIEM) deployment to the Elastic Security suite. The Automatic Migration tool maps existing SIEM detection rules to equivalent Elastic-built rules without the need for exact text matches.…
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STAT+: Justice Department sues Medicare Advantage insurers and brokers, alleging kickbacks
STAT+: Justice Department sues Medicare Advantage insurers and brokers, alleging kickbacks The Department of Justice has sued three of the largest Medicare Advantage insurers and three dominant insurance brokerages, alleging a scheme in which the health insurers bribed the brokers to steer older adults into their policies. The lawsuit targets CVS Health’s Aetna, Elevance Health’s…
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STAT+: Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry
STAT+: Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry SEATTLE — Michael VanPelt spent several weeks recently glued to his telephone, dialing doctors who might be able to get his 3-year-old son in for an autism evaluation. The music teacher ran out of providers who took his health insurance, but luckily the…
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Assessing the impact of Trump’s first 100 days on science and health policy
Assessing the impact of Trump’s first 100 days on science and health policy On this week’s episode of the Readout LOUD, we review President Trump’s first 100 days, the return of biotech M&A, strong drug launches, and Eli Lilly’s PBM problem. The first 100 days of the Trump administration have had a profound impact on…
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STAT+: At Stanford conference, typically guarded biotech leaders share their concerns about Trump policies
STAT+: At Stanford conference, typically guarded biotech leaders share their concerns about Trump policies PALO ALTO, Calif. — At an annual meeting usually focused on the industry’s future, life science leaders couldn’t help but grapple — 100 days into President Trump’s second term — with a present clouded by uncertainty. At Stanford’s Drug Discovery Symposium, biotech…
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Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Project Hits the US ‘At Last’
Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Project Hits the US ‘At Last’ World has launched its biometric ID system stateside after years of regulatory hedging and global controversy. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co
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Crypto Industry Pushes SEC for Clarity on Staking Rules
Crypto Industry Pushes SEC for Clarity on Staking Rules An industry coalition wants the U.S. securities regulator to issue clear, principles-based guidance on the status of staking. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co
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North Carolina Digital Assets Bill Passes House, Moves to Senate for Debate
North Carolina Digital Assets Bill Passes House, Moves to Senate for Debate As Trump embraces crypto nationally, U.S. states are pushing for their own digital asset legislation politicians warms to the idea. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co
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Metaplanet to Establish US Subsidiary, Seeks $250M to Boost Bitcoin Strategy
Metaplanet to Establish US Subsidiary, Seeks $250M to Boost Bitcoin Strategy Metaplanet is following Strategy’s playbook with a new Florida-based operation, after consistently buying up Bitcoin this year. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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Pompliano Seeks $200M in SPAC IPO to Take Crypto Influence Public
Pompliano Seeks $200M in SPAC IPO to Take Crypto Influence Public Pompliano is banking on his online clout to navigate a tough SPAC market and revive digital asset dealmaking on Wall Street. Sebastian Sinclair Go to decrypt.co