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Jay Clayton Takes Helm at SDNY, Returning to Government With Crypto Record in Tow
Jay Clayton Takes Helm at SDNY, Returning to Government With Crypto Record in Tow Jay Clayton takes charge of Wall Street’s most powerful prosecutor’s office, bringing a controversial crypto enforcement record and deep ties to the financial sector. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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Will the Bitcoin Price Rally Continue?
Will the Bitcoin Price Rally Continue? Bitcoin’s latest surge past $93,000 has traders weighing whether easing macro tensions and rising money supply will sustain the rally. Sebastian Sinclair Go to decrypt.co
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Yuga Labs Demands $400K in Influencer’s Crypto Wallets Over NFT Lawsuit
Yuga Labs Demands $400K in Influencer’s Crypto Wallets Over NFT Lawsuit The company has accused influencer Jeremy Cahen of evading a court order tied to the Bored Ape trademark case. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co
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Cantor Teams With SoftBank, Tether, Bitfinex on Possible $3B Bitcoin Deal: Report
Cantor Teams With SoftBank, Tether, Bitfinex on Possible $3B Bitcoin Deal: Report Brandon Lutnick, son of Howard Lutnick, will lead 21 Capital, a new SPAC aiming to capitalize on Bitcoin’s growth. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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Transfer Learning for High-dimensional Reduced Rank Time Series Models
Transfer Learning for High-dimensional Reduced Rank Time Series Models arXiv:2504.15691v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The objective of transfer learning is to enhance estimation and inference in a target data by leveraging knowledge gained from additional sources. Recent studies have explored transfer learning for independent observations in complex, high-dimensional models assuming sparsity, yet research on time…
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From predictions to confidence intervals: an empirical study of conformal prediction methods for in-context learning
From predictions to confidence intervals: an empirical study of conformal prediction methods for in-context learning arXiv:2504.15722v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Transformers have become a standard architecture in machine learning, demonstrating strong in-context learning (ICL) abilities that allow them to learn from the prompt at inference time. However, uncertainty quantification for ICL remains an open challenge,…
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How Private is Your Attention? Bridging Privacy with In-Context Learning
How Private is Your Attention? Bridging Privacy with In-Context Learning arXiv:2504.16000v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In-context learning (ICL)-the ability of transformer-based models to perform new tasks from examples provided at inference time-has emerged as a hallmark of modern language models. While recent works have investigated the mechanisms underlying ICL, its feasibility under formal privacy constraints…
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Explainable Unsupervised Anomaly Detection with Random Forest
Explainable Unsupervised Anomaly Detection with Random Forest arXiv:2504.16075v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We describe the use of an unsupervised Random Forest for similarity learning and improved unsupervised anomaly detection. By training a Random Forest to discriminate between real data and synthetic data sampled from a uniform distribution over the real data bounds, a distance measure…
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Significativity Indices for Agreement Values
Significativity Indices for Agreement Values arXiv:2504.15325v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Agreement measures, such as Cohen’s kappa or intraclass correlation, gauge the matching between two or more classifiers. They are used in a wide range of contexts from medicine, where they evaluate the effectiveness of medical treatments and clinical trials, to artificial intelligence, where they can…
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Explained: How Does L1 Regularization Perform Feature Selection?
Explained: How Does L1 Regularization Perform Feature Selection? Feature Selection is the process of selecting an optimal subset of features from a given set of features; an optimal feature subset is the one which maximizes the performance of the model on the given task. Feature selection can be a manual or rather explicit process when…
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Enterprise AI: From Build-or-Buy to Partner-and-Grow
Enterprise AI: From Build-or-Buy to Partner-and-Grow Not long ago, a cooperation partner casually approached me with an AI use case at their organization. They wanted to make their onboarding process for new staff more efficient by using AI to answer the repetitive questions of newcomers. I suggested a practical chat approach that would integrate their…
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How to Get Performance Data from Power BI with DAX Studio
How to Get Performance Data from Power BI with DAX Studio Introduction To put things straight: I will not discuss how to optimize DAX Code today. More articles will follow, concentrating on common mistakes and how to avoid them. But, before we can understand the performance metrics, we need to understand the architecture of the…
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MapReduce: How It Powers Scalable Data Processing
MapReduce: How It Powers Scalable Data Processing In this article, I’ll give a brief introduction to the MapReduce programming model. Hopefully after reading this, you leave with a solid intuition of what MapReduce is, the role it plays in scalable data processing, and how to recognize when it can be applied to optimize a computational…
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AI Agents Processing Time Series and Large Dataframes
AI Agents Processing Time Series and Large Dataframes Intro Agents are AI systems, powered by LLMs, that can reason about their objectives and take actions to achieve a final goal. They are designed not just to respond to queries, but to orchestrate a sequence of operations, including processing data (i.e. dataframes and time series). This…
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Learn the basics of document management
Learn the basics of document management Go to techtarget
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Top 10 document management software in 2025
Top 10 document management software in 2025 Many organizations require document management software that can automate workflows, support remote access and maintain compliance. Top systems include Box and SharePoint Online. Go to techtarget
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Pillar Security Raises $9M to Supercharge AI that Secures AI Software
Pillar Security Raises $9M to Supercharge AI that Secures AI Software Pillar Security, a pioneering AI security startup that helps enterprises build and run secure AI software, announced it has secured $9 million in Seed funding, enabling the company to further develop end-to-end security controls at every stage of the AI lifecycle. Go to dbta
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Abstract Security Debuts ASTRO, a Team of Experts for Tackling the Latest Cyberthreats
Abstract Security Debuts ASTRO, a Team of Experts for Tackling the Latest Cyberthreats Abstract Security, a leader in security data management, is unveiling a new coalition of experienced cyber defenders, threat hunters, and incident responders at Abstract Security, propelled by the constantly evolving, ever-sophisticated nature of cyberthreats. Go to dbta
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Robot see, robot do: System learns after watching how-to videos
Robot see, robot do: System learns after watching how-to videos Cornell University researchers have developed a new robotic framework powered by artificial intelligence—called RHyME (Retrieval for Hybrid Imitation under Mismatched Execution)—that allows robots to learn tasks by watching a single how-to video. Go to techxplore
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Agrivoltaics study reveals potential solution to land competition between agriculture and solar energy
Agrivoltaics study reveals potential solution to land competition between agriculture and solar energy Can agriculture and solar energy work together instead of competing? A study led by Maddalena Curioni, Nikolas Galli, Giampaolo Manzolini and Maria Cristina Rulli, researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Energy at the Politecnico di…
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Brain-inspired AI technique mimics human visual processing to enhance machine vision
Brain-inspired AI technique mimics human visual processing to enhance machine vision A team of researchers from the Institute for Basic Science, Yonsei University, and the Max Planck Institute have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technique that brings machine vision closer to how the human brain processes images. Called Lp-Convolution, this method improves the accuracy…
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Smart skies: New methods for UAVs to navigate where GPS fails
Smart skies: New methods for UAVs to navigate where GPS fails Navigating drones in environments without reliable Global Positioning System (GPS) signals remains a significant challenge for modern aerospace technology. A new study addresses methods for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) localization in GPS-denied areas, exploring both absolute and relative localization techniques. Go to techxplore
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Embedded smart trackers boost security for radioactive shipments
Embedded smart trackers boost security for radioactive shipments Every day, cancer patients visit medical facilities for treatments to lessen or alleviate the destructive illness. Treatments often include radioisotopes and other radioactive materials that target and destroy cancer cells effectively. Go to techxplore
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Aussie Broadband goes open source with SUSE
Aussie Broadband goes open source with SUSE Open-source solution provider SUSE has announced that Aussie Broadband has migrated to a cloud-native private cloud platform using SUSE Rancher Prime, SUSE Virtualisation, and a number of other SUSE technologies, achieving 20-30% improvement in operational efficiency. Founded in a regional Victorian living room in 2003, Aussie Broadband has…
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Food companies agree to phase out synthetic dyes, handing MAHA a victory
Food companies agree to phase out synthetic dyes, handing MAHA a victory Food manufacturers will phase out eight synthetic dyes from all U.S. products by the end of 2026, the federal government announced today in a move that reflects the growing reach of the Make America Healthy Again movement. Decrying the “toxic soup of synthetic…
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STAT+: Bristol’s Cobenfy disappoints as supplemental antipsychotic drug
STAT+: Bristol’s Cobenfy disappoints as supplemental antipsychotic drug A landmark new treatment for schizophrenia didn’t provide additional benefits to patients when given on top of standard-of-care therapy, Bristol Myers Squibb announced Tuesday. The drug, Cobenfy, was approved last year based on data from three randomized studies comparing the drug to placebo. It was the first…
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STAT+: Women’s Health Initiative, known for hormone therapy trials, to lose federal funding
STAT+: Women’s Health Initiative, known for hormone therapy trials, to lose federal funding Federal funding for the Women’s Health Initiative, which as one of the largest research projects in women’s health has shaped treatment of menopause, osteoporosis, and nutrition, will stop in September, the program said Tuesday in a message to its 40 regional centers.…
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STAT+: Research grants as political ammo; Death to dyes?
STAT+: Research grants as political ammo; Death to dyes? 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. STAT won its first National Magazine Award for General Excellence. Not bad, huh? Help us…
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STAT+: Biotech entrepreneur Sam Waksal accused of ‘reckless conduct’ in new lawsuit
STAT+: Biotech entrepreneur Sam Waksal accused of ‘reckless conduct’ in new lawsuit Sam Waksal is once again in legal trouble. The biotech entrepreneur, who was famously convicted of insider trading in 2003, allegedly breached his fiduciary duties and engaged in “grossly negligent and reckless conduct” as the chairman, CEO, and largest shareholder of Equilibre Biopharmaceuticals,…
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Base to Prioritize Creators Over Traders, Says Architect Jesse Pollak
Base to Prioritize Creators Over Traders, Says Architect Jesse Pollak Base creator Jesse Pollak has rejected a trader-first approach, declaring creators and developers his top priority, following a chaotic week. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co
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Unofficial Catholic Meme Coin LUCE Surges as Bettors Wager On Next Pope
Unofficial Catholic Meme Coin LUCE Surges as Bettors Wager On Next Pope It might be against the religion’s teachings, but it looks like there’s no stopping crypto degens and bettors from moving on the news. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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Perplexity AI to Testify in Google Antitrust Case, Says Consumer Choice Is the Fix
Perplexity AI to Testify in Google Antitrust Case, Says Consumer Choice Is the Fix Perplexity is pushing back on a Google breakup, telling a court the real problem is Android’s tight grip on search defaults. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co
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WazirX Nears Comeback as Singapore Court Sets May Hearing on $234M Restructuring Plan
WazirX Nears Comeback as Singapore Court Sets May Hearing on $234M Restructuring Plan WazirX claims it’s on track to relaunch and distribute payouts pending court approval of its restructuring plan following last year’s hack. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co
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Paul Atkins Returns to SEC Helm as Trump Reasserts Influence Over Agency Watchdog
Paul Atkins Returns to SEC Helm as Trump Reasserts Influence Over Agency Watchdog Former SEC Commissioner Atkins returns to shape a “rational” crypto framework, with a $327M net worth, he’s the richest SEC chair in decades. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co
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Learning over von Mises-Fisher Distributions via a Wasserstein-like Geometry
Learning over von Mises-Fisher Distributions via a Wasserstein-like Geometry arXiv:2504.14164v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We introduce a novel, geometry-aware distance metric for the family of von Mises-Fisher (vMF) distributions, which are fundamental models for directional data on the unit hypersphere. Although the vMF distribution is widely employed in a variety of probabilistic learning tasks involving…
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Optimal Scheduling of Dynamic Transport
Optimal Scheduling of Dynamic Transport arXiv:2504.14425v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Flow-based methods for sampling and generative modeling use continuous-time dynamical systems to represent a {transport map} that pushes forward a source measure to a target measure. The introduction of a time axis provides considerable design freedom, and a central question is how to exploit this…
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On the Tunability of Random Survival Forests Model for Predictive Maintenance
On the Tunability of Random Survival Forests Model for Predictive Maintenance arXiv:2504.14744v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper investigates the tunability of the Random Survival Forest (RSF) model in predictive maintenance, where accurate time-to-failure estimation is crucial. Although RSF is widely used due to its flexibility and ability to handle censored data, its performance is…
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Expected Free Energy-based Planning as Variational Inference
Expected Free Energy-based Planning as Variational Inference arXiv:2504.14898v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We address the problem of planning under uncertainty, where an agent must choose actions that not only achieve desired outcomes but also reduce uncertainty. Traditional methods often treat exploration and exploitation as separate objectives, lacking a unified inferential foundation. Active inference, grounded in…
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Advanced posterior analyses of hidden Markov models: finite Markov chain imbedding and hybrid decoding
Advanced posterior analyses of hidden Markov models: finite Markov chain imbedding and hybrid decoding arXiv:2504.15156v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Two major tasks in applications of hidden Markov models are to (i) compute distributions of summary statistics of the hidden state sequence, and (ii) decode the hidden state sequence. We describe finite Markov chain imbedding (FMCI)…
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Building a Personal API for Your Data Projects with FastAPI
Building a Personal API for Your Data Projects with FastAPI How many times have you had a messy Jupyter Notebook filled with copy-pasted code just to re-use some data wrangling logic? Whether you do it for passion or for work, if you code a lot, then you’ve probably answered something like “way too many”. You’re…
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Beginner’s Guide to Creating a S3 Storage on AWS
Beginner’s Guide to Creating a S3 Storage on AWS Introduction AWS is a well-known cloud provider whose primary goal is to allocate server resources for software engineers to deploy their applications. AWS offers many services, one of which is EC2, providing virtual machines for running software applications in the cloud. However, for data-intensive applications, storing…
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Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) — An Introduction
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) — An Introduction The model hallucinated! It was giving me OK answers and then it just started hallucinating. We’ve all heard or experienced it. Natural Language Generation models can sometimes hallucinate, i.e., they start generating text that is not quite accurate for the prompt provided. In layman’s terms, they start making…
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Beyond the Code: Unconventional Lessons from Empathetic Interviewing
Beyond the Code: Unconventional Lessons from Empathetic Interviewing Recently, I’ve been interviewing Computer Science students applying for data science and engineering internships with a 4-day turnaround from CV vetting to final decisions. With a small local office of 10 and no in-house HR, hiring managers handle the entire process. This article reflects on the lessons…
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How to Write Queries for Tabular Models with DAX
How to Write Queries for Tabular Models with DAX Introduction EVALUATE is the statement to query tabular models. Unfortunately, knowing SQL or any other query language doesn’t help as EVALUATE follows a different concept. EVALUATE has only two “Parameters”: A table to show A sort order (ORDER BY) You can pass a third parameter (START…
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Postman Adds Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) Encryption and Spec Hub Solutions to Deliver Enterprise-Grade Encryption and Seamless API Design
Postman Adds Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) Encryption and Spec Hub Solutions to Deliver Enterprise-Grade Encryption and Seamless API Design Postman, a leading API collaboration platform, is introducing new capabilities designed to help organizations build APIs faster, more securely, and with less friction. Go to dbta
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DoiT CloudFlow Transforms FinOps Insights
DoiT CloudFlow Transforms FinOps Insights DoiT, a global leader in enterprise-grade FinOps and cloud intelligence, is releasing DoiT CloudFlow, a powerful automation action engine within the DoiT Cloud Intelligence platform that streamlines cloud management by automating actions on FinOps recommendations including rightsizing or migrating workloads, scheduling resources, tagging assets, and more. Go to dbta
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Snowflake Boosts Support for Apache Iceberg Tables
Snowflake Boosts Support for Apache Iceberg Tables Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, announced that it is bringing its core capabilities to Apache Iceberg tables, one of the fastest-growing open table formats, to empower organizations to activate data faster with zero data movement and open interoperability. Go to dbta
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Radix IoT Mango DCIM Platform Tackles Top Data Center Challenges
Radix IoT Mango DCIM Platform Tackles Top Data Center Challenges Radix IoT Mango DCIM is redefining data center monitoring by delivering real-time telemetry, intelligent watchlists for global oversight, and support for AI latency demands, all while accelerating ESG reporting for energy-intensive environments. Mango DCIM serves multinational and global data centers seeking to enhance operational efficiency,…
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IBM z17 Redesigns the Mainframe for the AI Era
IBM z17 Redesigns the Mainframe for the AI Era IBM is introducing the IBM z17, the next generation of the company’s iconic mainframe, fully engineered with AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations. Powered by the new IBM Telum II processor, IBM z17 expands the system’s capabilities beyond transactional AI capabilities to enable new…
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China’s CATL launches new EV sodium battery
China’s CATL launches new EV sodium battery Chinese battery giant CATL launched on Monday a new sodium-ion battery it says will restructure the electric car industry, and a new system to combine two battery technologies into one car. Go to techxplore
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Protecting audio privacy: Speech-filtering technology balances privacy and utility in smart devices
Protecting audio privacy: Speech-filtering technology balances privacy and utility in smart devices Sound is a powerful source of information. By training algorithms to identify distinct sound signatures, sound can reveal what a person is doing, whether it’s cooking, vacuuming or washing the dishes. And while it’s valuable in some contexts, using sound to identify activities…
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Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults
Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults Instagram is beginning to test the use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday. Go to techxplore
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Electronic skin with unique fingerprint patterns offers enhanced security features
Electronic skin with unique fingerprint patterns offers enhanced security features The likelihood of two human fingerprints being identical is extremely low—about 1 in 640 billion. Even identical twins, despite sharing the same genetic information, have unique fingerprints. A new technology now allows us to engrave these unique fingerprint patterns onto electronic skin, with the probability…
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Scientists develop pneumatic propellers that could replace diesel engines in ferry boats
Scientists develop pneumatic propellers that could replace diesel engines in ferry boats Scientists say they have created a methodology that could replace two diesel engines powering a ferry boat with pneumatic propellers. Go to techxplore
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STAT+: UnitedHealth discloses $1.7 million in security spending after slaying of top exec
STAT+: UnitedHealth discloses $1.7 million in security spending after slaying of top exec UnitedHealth Group spent nearly $1.7 million on security for its top executives last year, and it appears the expenses all occurred in the final weeks of 2024, after top executive Brian Thompson was killed, new filings show. Thompson was the CEO of…
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STAT+: NIH director calls Trump’s anti-DEI orders ‘misunderstood,’ downplays reorganization plans
STAT+: NIH director calls Trump’s anti-DEI orders ‘misunderstood,’ downplays reorganization plans National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya on Monday asserted that the agency remains committed to research that advances the health of minorities — despite the Trump administration’s sharp focus on rolling back programs dealing with diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bhattacharya said that President…
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STAT+: Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze
STAT+: Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday, alleging that the government’s campaign to alter the school’s policies while cutting off research funding is unconstitutional. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston, the university’s lawyers argued that the government’s “attempt to coerce and control Harvard”…
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U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to uphold ACA preventive care coverage mandate
U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to uphold ACA preventive care coverage mandate WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a key preventive-care provision of the Affordable Care Act in a case heard Monday. Conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett appeared skeptical of arguments that Obamacare’s process for deciding which services must be fully…
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STAT+: NIH bans all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts
STAT+: NIH bans all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts The National Institutes of Health will begin prohibiting the awarding of new grants to any institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies, in an escalation of the Trump administration’s use of research funding as leverage to dismantle activities at…
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Kling 2.0 Review: State of the Art AI Video Quality
Kling 2.0 Review: State of the Art AI Video Quality The latest version of the Kling AI video generator has plenty of improvements in motion, camera control, and coherence. Jose Antonio Lanz Go to decrypt.co
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This Week in Crypto Games: Solana Game Pass, ‘Ponzi’ Games Pop, SEC and CyberKongz
This Week in Crypto Games: Solana Game Pass, ‘Ponzi’ Games Pop, SEC and CyberKongz Looking for the latest on crypto games, including new releases, token launches and airdrops, and more? Here’s what you need to know. Andrew Hayward Go to decrypt.co
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ConstitutionDAO But for the Apocalypse: Solana NFT Project Aims to Buy Nuclear Bunker
ConstitutionDAO But for the Apocalypse: Solana NFT Project Aims to Buy Nuclear Bunker A budding crypto collective wants to purchase a Cold War-era nuclear bunker by selling 100K NFTs, then forming a DAO to manage it. Ryan Gladwin Go to decrypt.co
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Relax, You’re Still Better at Playing ‘Doom’ Than AI
Relax, You’re Still Better at Playing ‘Doom’ Than AI ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini can do quite a bit—but they still struggle to play video games, including the classic shooter Doom. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co
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Gradient-Free Sequential Bayesian Experimental Design via Interacting Particle Systems
Gradient-Free Sequential Bayesian Experimental Design via Interacting Particle Systems arXiv:2504.13320v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We introduce a gradient-free framework for Bayesian Optimal Experimental Design (BOED) in sequential settings, aimed at complex systems where gradient information is unavailable. Our method combines Ensemble Kalman Inversion (EKI) for design optimization with the Affine-Invariant Langevin Dynamics (ALDI) sampler for…
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Predicting Forced Responses of Probability Distributions via the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem and Generative Modeling
Predicting Forced Responses of Probability Distributions via the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem and Generative Modeling arXiv:2504.13333v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present a novel data-driven framework for estimating the response of higher-order moments of nonlinear stochastic systems to small external perturbations. The classical Generalized Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem (GFDT) links the unperturbed steady-state distribution to the system’s linear response.…
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On the minimax optimality of Flow Matching through the connection to kernel density estimation
On the minimax optimality of Flow Matching through the connection to kernel density estimation arXiv:2504.13336v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Flow Matching has recently gained attention in generative modeling as a simple and flexible alternative to diffusion models, the current state of the art. While existing statistical guarantees adapt tools from the analysis of diffusion models,…
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On the Convergence of Irregular Sampling in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces
On the Convergence of Irregular Sampling in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces arXiv:2504.13623v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We analyse the convergence of sampling algorithms for functions in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHS). To this end, we discuss approximation properties of kernel regression under minimalistic assumptions on both the kernel and the input data. We first prove…
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Near-optimal algorithms for private estimation and sequential testing of collision probability
Near-optimal algorithms for private estimation and sequential testing of collision probability arXiv:2504.13804v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present new algorithms for estimating and testing emph{collision probability}, a fundamental measure of the spread of a discrete distribution that is widely used in many scientific fields. We describe an algorithm that satisfies $(alpha, beta)$-local differential privacy and…
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Weekly Entering & Transitioning – Thread 21 Apr, 2025 – 28 Apr, 2025
Weekly Entering & Transitioning – Thread 21 Apr, 2025 – 28 Apr, 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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Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China As the Trump administration attempts to choke off exports of strategically important computer chips to China, experts say the effort might well backfire, fueling innovation at Chinese firms that could help them seize the world semiconductor market. Go to techxplore
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Images: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors
Images: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors In one small step for robot-kind—thousands of them, really—humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. Go to techxplore
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Evening Workouts Could Be Disrupting Your Sleep, New Study Finds
Evening Workouts Could Be Disrupting Your Sleep, New Study Finds New research linked strenuous late workouts to shorter sleep, delayed rest, and reduced recovery, challenging previous guidelines. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co
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This ‘Minecraft’ Clone Puts Every Game Action On-Chain—Here’s Why
This ‘Minecraft’ Clone Puts Every Game Action On-Chain—Here’s Why Every block you mine, craft, or place is tracked on-chain in the Minecraft-like Chunked, the first in a series of experiments by MSquared. Ryan Gladwin Go to decrypt.co
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The $89 OmiGPT Aims to Be a Smarter AI Wearable
The $89 OmiGPT Aims to Be a Smarter AI Wearable Unlike Rabbit and Humane, OmiGPT is holding off on its AI wearable device’s consumer launch to prove real-world value first. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co
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What Is ‘Idle Mine’? This Free iOS and Android Game Pays Real Bitcoin
What Is ‘Idle Mine’? This Free iOS and Android Game Pays Real Bitcoin Mobile game Idle Mine lets you earn real Bitcoin for mining fake gems on iOS and Android. Here’s how it works. Andrew Hayward Go to decrypt.co
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What a judge’s ruling over Google’s ‘monopoly’ on ad-tech means
What a judge’s ruling over Google’s ‘monopoly’ on ad-tech means In another major legal blow to Google, a federal judge has ruled that the search giant held an illegal monopoly over some advertising technology, a ruling that could reshape the online advertising business. Go to techxplore
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Ford ‘adjusts’ some exports to China due to tariffs
Ford ‘adjusts’ some exports to China due to tariffs Citing the US-China trade conflict, Ford said Friday it has “adjusted” its exports to the country, where the US auto giant operates manufacturing jointly with local partners. Go to techxplore
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Humanoid robots stride into the future with world’s first half-marathon
Humanoid robots stride into the future with world’s first half-marathon Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon showcasing China’s drive to lead the global race in cutting-edge technology. Go to techxplore
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Canary Capital Seeks SEC Approval for Tron ETF With Staking
Canary Capital Seeks SEC Approval for Tron ETF With Staking As filings pile up for proposed U.S. ETFs based on XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, and other assets, Canary aims to launch the first Tron fund. Mathew Di Salvo Go to decrypt.co
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Public Keys: Circle Goes Quiet, Miners Dump Bitcoin, and Semler Gets Bailed Out
Public Keys: Circle Goes Quiet, Miners Dump Bitcoin, and Semler Gets Bailed Out This week on Public Keys: Reading tea leaves during Circle and eToro quiet periods, Bitcoin miners selling a lot of Bitcoin, and Semler’s plan for paying the DOJ. Stacy Elliott Go to decrypt.co
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Brazilian Men Sentenced in $190 Million Bitcoin Investment Ponzi Scheme
Brazilian Men Sentenced in $190 Million Bitcoin Investment Ponzi Scheme A Brazilian court has sentenced the men behind Bitcoin investment scam Braiscompany to a combined 170 years behind bars. Mathew Di Salvo Go to decrypt.co
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Two Guys, One Track: Sperm Racing Is Now a Thing—Yes, It Involves Crypto
Two Guys, One Track: Sperm Racing Is Now a Thing—Yes, It Involves Crypto Sperm Racing is exactly what it sounds like, and the founders are betting that people will want to wager on the microscopic competition. Ryan Gladwin Go to decrypt.co
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What Trump Firing Fed Chair Would Mean for Bitcoin—And the US Economy
What Trump Firing Fed Chair Would Mean for Bitcoin—And the US Economy As President Trump explores an early exit for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, analysts share the potential impact on Bitcoin and beyond. Sander Lutz Go to decrypt.co
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Load-Testing LLMs Using LLMPerf
Load-Testing LLMs Using LLMPerf Deploying your Large Language Model (LLM) is not necessarily the final step in productionizing your Generative AI application. An often forgotten, yet crucial part of the MLOPs lifecycle is properly load testing your LLM and ensuring it is ready to withstand your expected production traffic. Load testing at a high level…
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What is data profiling?
What is data profiling? Data profiling refers to the process of examining, analyzing, reviewing and summarizing data sets to gain insight into the quality of data. Go to techtarget
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Voting Starts Now for the 2025 DBTA Readers’ Choice Awards
Voting Starts Now for the 2025 DBTA Readers’ Choice Awards It’s time to vote for the annual Database Trends and Applications Readers’ Choice Awards, a competition in which the winning information management solutions, products, and services are selected by you, the readers. The voting period will be open through Friday, May 30. Go to dbta
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Hitachi Vantara Offers New Virtual Storage Platform One Capabilities to Give Enterprises Greater Control
Hitachi Vantara Offers New Virtual Storage Platform One Capabilities to Give Enterprises Greater Control Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., is enhancing Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One), introducing three guarantees for performance, cyber resilience, and sustainability. Go to dbta
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Commvault and SimSpace Partner to Provide Cyber Recovery Range, Delivering a Cyberattack Simulation
Commvault and SimSpace Partner to Provide Cyber Recovery Range, Delivering a Cyberattack Simulation Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, and SimSpace, a global leader in high-fidelity cyber range solutions, are partnering to release the Commvault Recovery Range, powered by SimSpace. Go to dbta
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NASA calibrates second shock-sensing probe for X-59 testing
NASA calibrates second shock-sensing probe for X-59 testing When you’re testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and capture data—but if those tools need maintenance, you need to wait until they’re fixed. Unless you have a backup. That’s why NASA recently calibrated a new shock-sensing probe to capture shock wave…
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A fond farewell: NASA’s C-130 begins new mission in California
A fond farewell: NASA’s C-130 begins new mission in California NASA’s C-130 Hercules, fondly known as the Herc, went wheels up at 9:45 a.m., Friday, April 18, as it departed from its decade-long home at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, for the final time. The aircraft is embarking on a new adventure to serve…
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Novel technique overcomes spurious correlations problem in AI
Novel technique overcomes spurious correlations problem in AI AI models often rely on “spurious correlations,” making decisions based on unimportant and potentially misleading information. Researchers have now discovered these learned spurious correlations can be traced to a very small subset of the training data and have demonstrated a technique that overcomes the problem. The work…
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Eco-voxels: Researchers pioneer reconfigurable building blocks for Earth and off-world construction
Eco-voxels: Researchers pioneer reconfigurable building blocks for Earth and off-world construction For centuries, innovations in structural materials have prioritized strength and durability—often at a steep environmental price. Today, the construction industry accounts for approximately 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with cement, steel, and concrete responsible for more than two-thirds of that total. As the…
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Making AI-generated code more accurate in any language
Making AI-generated code more accurate in any language Programmers can now use large language models (LLMs) to generate computer code more quickly. However, this only makes programmers’ lives easier if that code follows the rules of the programming language and doesn’t cause a computer to crash. Go to techxplore
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STAT+: NIH said to have halted awarding of new grants to top universities
STAT+: NIH said to have halted awarding of new grants to top universities Embattled universities whose funding from the National Institutes of Health has been frozen may face further financial strain as the agency holds off awarding new grants to at least half a dozen of them, according to an email obtained by STAT. The…
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STAT+: Medical journal receives U.S. attorney letter seeking information about alleged bias
STAT+: Medical journal receives U.S. attorney letter seeking information about alleged bias This week, at least one scientific journal has received an unexpected inquiry from a top government official requesting that it detail some of the thinking behind its editorial practices. “It has been brought to my attention that more and more journals and publications…
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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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White House trumpets Covid lab leak theory on web page that was devoted to health information
White House trumpets Covid lab leak theory on web page that was devoted to health information A government website long used to provide the latest guidelines on managing Covid-19, as well as information on how to receive tests, vaccines and treatments has now been replaced with a page proclaiming the virus emerged from a lab…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA layoffs hurting user fee programs, pharma tariffs, and more
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA layoffs hurting user fee programs, pharma tariffs, and more And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda is still shaping up. We expect to promenade with…
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As Bitcoin Mining Companies Slump, Tether Loads Up on Bitdeer
As Bitcoin Mining Companies Slump, Tether Loads Up on Bitdeer Stablecoin giant Tether has aggressively bought shares in Bitcoin miner Bitdeer, snapping up another $32 million worth as the market slumps. Mathew Di Salvo Go to decrypt.co
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Gold Is Still the Safe-Haven King, While Bitcoin Loses Out: JP Morgan
Gold Is Still the Safe-Haven King, While Bitcoin Loses Out: JP Morgan JP Morgan analysts said in a report Thursday that investors are choosing gold over Bitcoin in a bid to find a safe haven amid volatility. Mathew Di Salvo Go to decrypt.co