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  • How I Would Learn To Code (If I Could Start Over)

    How I Would Learn To Code (If I Could Start Over) According to various sources, the average salary for Coding jobs is ~£47.5k in the UK, which is ~35% higher than the median salary of about £35k. So, coding is a very valuable skill that will earn you more money, not to mention it’s really fun.…

  • Creating an AI Agent to Write Blog Posts with CrewAI

    Creating an AI Agent to Write Blog Posts with CrewAI Introduction I love writing. You may notice that if you follow me or my blog. For that reason, I am constantly producing new content and talking about Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. I discovered this passion a couple of years ago when I was just…

  • Splunk Boosts OpenTelemetry Experience with New Innovations

    Splunk Boosts OpenTelemetry Experience with New Innovations Splunk, the cybersecurity and observability leader, is introducing new innovations that deliver a seamless OpenTelemetry experience, providing organizations with flexibility, customization, and freedom from vendor lock-in with no manual setup. Go to dbta

  • Harper Launches Version 4.5, Providing Blob Storage Integration for Unstructured Data

    Harper Launches Version 4.5, Providing Blob Storage Integration for Unstructured Data Harper, bringing next-level web performance to a digital-first world, is releasing version 4.5 of its global application delivery platform, including several new features for building, scaling, and running high-performance data-intensive workloads, providing the addition of Binary Large Object (Blob) storage for the efficient handling…

  • Teleport 17 Centralizes Infrastructure Access Management

    Teleport 17 Centralizes Infrastructure Access Management Teleport, the global provider of modern access to infrastructure, is launching the Teleport 17 update designed specifically to ease management burdens for infrastructure teams. Teleport?the platform for securing access to and protecting enterprise infrastructures?is debuting a plethora of new features for streamlining access controls and permissions at scale for…

  • Unified, Centralized, and Open: The World of Enterprise Analytics and Semantic Layers with John O?Brien

    Unified, Centralized, and Open: The World of Enterprise Analytics and Semantic Layers with John O?Brien In a new series brought to you by DBTA and Radiant Advisors, John O’Brien, principal advisor and CEO, Radiant Advisors, explored the crucial relationship between semantic layers and modern enterprise analytics, powering opportunities today and the AI capabilities of tomorrow.…

  • Cohesity Achieves Nutanix Validation, Strengthening Protection and Resilience with New Integration

    Cohesity Achieves Nutanix Validation, Strengthening Protection and Resilience with New Integration Cohesity, the leader in AI-powered data security, is announcing that it has recently achieved the Nutanix Database Service (NDB) database protection Nutanix Ready validation, making it the?first data protection provider to achieve this validation, according to the company. Go to dbta

  • Single-atom catalysts transform hydrogenation, improving food and fuel production

    Single-atom catalysts transform hydrogenation, improving food and fuel production A chemical reaction that’s vital to a range of commercial and industrial goods may soon be initiated more effectively and less expensively thanks to a collaboration that included Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers. Go to techxplore

  • Q&A: Fruit flies are a major source of inspiration in robotics

    Q&A: Fruit flies are a major source of inspiration in robotics Researchers at EPFL’s Neuroengineering Laboratory, led by Pavan Ramdya, aim to replicate the workings of the brain of the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. EPFL spoke with Ramdya about the exciting prospects for robotics. Go to techxplore

  • Microsoft’s AI division head wants to create a lasting relationship between chatbots and their users

    Microsoft’s AI division head wants to create a lasting relationship between chatbots and their users Fifty years after the founding of Microsoft, the CEO of its artificial intelligence division has a big task: develop a new product line as integral to daily life as the software giant’s past innovations. Go to techxplore

  • Burning heavy fuel oil with scrubbers found to be the best available option for bulk maritime shipping

    Burning heavy fuel oil with scrubbers found to be the best available option for bulk maritime shipping When the International Maritime Organization enacted a mandatory cap on the sulfur content of marine fuels in 2020, with an eye toward reducing harmful environmental and health impacts, it left shipping companies with several main options. Go to…

  • New approach reliably integrates 2D semiconductors with dielectrics

    New approach reliably integrates 2D semiconductors with dielectrics Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials could enable the development of smaller yet highly performing electronic components, thus contributing to the advancement of a variety of devices. While significant strides have been made in the synthesis of 2D semiconductors with advanced electronic properties, their clean transfer onto substrates and…

  • STAT+: Trump administration declines to expand Medicare coverage for obesity drugs

    STAT+: Trump administration declines to expand Medicare coverage for obesity drugs The Trump administration has chosen not to finalize a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would have allowed Medicare to cover blockbuster weight loss drugs. The rule would have brought in tens of billions of dollars in new sales for drugs like Novo…

  • STAT+: FDA tells drugmakers to redo studies run by a contract research firm due to data integrity issues

    STAT+: FDA tells drugmakers to redo studies run by a contract research firm due to data integrity issues In a rare move, the Food and Drug Administration told an unspecified number of drug companies that studies used to support therapeutic equivalence of some of their medicines have been rejected due to false data generated by…

  • CDC division responsible for asthma control and lead poisoning prevention effectively eliminated

    CDC division responsible for asthma control and lead poisoning prevention effectively eliminated After Hurricane Ian, as Floridians returned home to sodden furniture and moldy piles of debris, many with asthma could feel their chests tightening. To figure out what was safe, some sent their concerns directly to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …

  • 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…

  • NIH hit with chaos, cuts, and contractor purge

    NIH hit with chaos, cuts, and contractor purge Hello. Today, we dive into the implications of the ongoing cuts to various health and science agencies….It’s a doozy. Oh, and if you like talking about neuroscience and happen to be near San Diego this weekend, come hang with me and my colleagues at STAT@AAN: The Future…

  • Crypto Game Infected Ditches Base for Solana Over ‘Demand’ Issues, Pushback Ensues

    Crypto Game Infected Ditches Base for Solana Over ‘Demand’ Issues, Pushback Ensues Base architect Jesse Pollak responded to Infected’s claims, saying the chain functioned as intended and the issues were due to the frontend. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co

  • Illinois to End Lawsuit Against Coinbase Over Staking Program: Report

    Illinois to End Lawsuit Against Coinbase Over Staking Program: Report The state would become the fourth to withdraw its legal actions against the crypto exchange. Six other cases are pending. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co

  • OpenAI Makes ChatGPT Free for Millions of North American College Students

    OpenAI Makes ChatGPT Free for Millions of North American College Students Students at accredited U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities can access the premium version of ChatGPT for free. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co

  • US House Committee Votes to Move Forward on Anti-CBDC Bill

    US House Committee Votes to Move Forward on Anti-CBDC Bill Minnesota Republicans’ Anti-CBDC Act passes key committee, aiming to curb federal surveillance through digital currencies. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co

  • Unicoin Co-Founder Wants to Be ‘Next’ as SEC Eases Crypto Crackdown Under Trump

    Unicoin Co-Founder Wants to Be ‘Next’ as SEC Eases Crypto Crackdown Under Trump Unicorn’s CEO is urging the SEC to drop its probe against his company, pointing to recent dismissals of multiple high-profile cases. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co

  • Dynamic Assortment Selection and Pricing with Censored Preference Feedback

    Dynamic Assortment Selection and Pricing with Censored Preference Feedback arXiv:2504.02324v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In this study, we investigate the problem of dynamic multi-product selection and pricing by introducing a novel framework based on a textit{censored multinomial logit} (C-MNL) choice model. In this model, sellers present a set of products with prices, and buyers filter…

  • Analytical Discovery of Manifold with Machine Learning

    Analytical Discovery of Manifold with Machine Learning arXiv:2504.02511v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Understanding low-dimensional structures within high-dimensional data is crucial for visualization, interpretation, and denoising in complex datasets. Despite the advancements in manifold learning techniques, key challenges-such as limited global insight and the lack of interpretable analytical descriptions-remain unresolved. In this work, we introduce a…

  • Online Multivariate Regularized Distributional Regression for High-dimensional Probabilistic Electricity Price Forecasting

    Online Multivariate Regularized Distributional Regression for High-dimensional Probabilistic Electricity Price Forecasting arXiv:2504.02518v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Probabilistic electricity price forecasting (PEPF) is a key task for market participants in short-term electricity markets. The increasing availability of high-frequency data and the need for real-time decision-making in energy markets require online estimation methods for efficient model updating.…

  • On Model Protection in Federated Learning against Eavesdropping Attacks

    On Model Protection in Federated Learning against Eavesdropping Attacks arXiv:2504.02114v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In this study, we investigate the protection offered by federated learning algorithms against eavesdropping adversaries. In our model, the adversary is capable of intercepting model updates transmitted from clients to the server, enabling it to create its own estimate of the…

  • Towards Interpretable Soft Prompts

    Towards Interpretable Soft Prompts arXiv:2504.02144v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Soft prompts have been popularized as a cheap and easy way to improve task-specific LLM performance beyond few-shot prompts. Despite their origin as an automated prompting method, however, soft prompts and other trainable prompts remain a black-box method with no immediately interpretable connections to prompting. We…

  • Are We Watching More Ads Than Content? Analyzing YouTube Sponsor Data

    Are We Watching More Ads Than Content? Analyzing YouTube Sponsor Data I’m definitely not the only person who feels that YouTube sponsor segments have become longer and more frequent recently. Sometimes, I watch videos that seem to be trying to sell me something every couple of seconds. On one hand, it’s great that both small and…

  • Linear Programming: Managing Multiple Targets with Goal Programming

    Linear Programming: Managing Multiple Targets with Goal Programming This is the sixth (and likely last) part of a Linear Programming series I’ve been writing. With the core concepts covered by the prior articles, this article focuses on goal programming which is a less frequent linear programming (LP) use case. Goal programming is a specific linear…

  • Kernel Case Study: Flash Attention

    Kernel Case Study: Flash Attention The attention mechanism is at the core of modern day transformers. But scaling the context window of these transformers was a major challenge, and it still is even though we are in the era of a million tokens + context window (Qwen 2.5 [1]). There are both considerable compute and memory…

  • Application vs. network load balancing: What’s the difference?

    Application vs. network load balancing: What’s the difference? Network load balancing and application load balancing both handle traffic requests. However, they process and direct requests with different levels of speed and efficiency. Go to techtarget

  • ControlMonkey Aims to Revolutionize the Disaster Recovery Cloudscape

    ControlMonkey Aims to Revolutionize the Disaster Recovery Cloudscape ControlMonkey is introducing its Automated Disaster Recovery solution, furthering extending its technology leadership in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation and cloud governance. Go to dbta

  • IGEL Optimizes Secure Endpoints with More Than 20 Enhancements

    IGEL Optimizes Secure Endpoints with More Than 20 Enhancements IGEL, a global leader in secure endpoint OS solutions for the modern enterprise, is adding over 20 bold new innovations to its portfolio?accelerating its vision for secure, sustainable, and Zero Trust-ready endpoint computing. Go to dbta

  • StackGen?s Accelerated Cloud Migration Now Available on GCP

    StackGen?s Accelerated Cloud Migration Now Available on GCP StackGen, a pioneering Generative Infrastructure company, is announcing a new partnership with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), bringing StackGen’s Generative Infrastructure Platform to the Google Cloud Marketplace. Go to dbta

  • Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust case

    Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust case Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has made repeated visits to the White House as he tries to persuade US President Donald Trump to settle a major antitrust case before it goes to trial on April 14, US media reported. Go to techxplore

  • US energy department invites AI data center development at Los Alamos and other federal lands

    US energy department invites AI data center development at Los Alamos and other federal lands The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where tech companies could build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology. Go…

  • Beyond welding: Researchers 3D-print a single complex structure containing two metals

    Beyond welding: Researchers 3D-print a single complex structure containing two metals A team of Penn State researchers has used a new 3D-printing method to produce a complex metal build that was once only possible with welding: fusing two metals together into a single structure. Go to techxplore

  • Strain ‘trick’ improves perovskite solar cells’ efficiency

    Strain ‘trick’ improves perovskite solar cells’ efficiency Researchers at EPFL have found a way to dramatically reduce energy loss and boost efficiency in perovskite solar cells by incorporating rubidium using lattice strain—a slight deformation in the atomic structure that helps keep rubidium in place. Go to techxplore

  • Expanding the use and scope of AI diffusion models

    Expanding the use and scope of AI diffusion models Researchers at the University of California San Diego and other institutions are working on a way to make a type of artificial intelligence (AI) called diffusion models—a type of AI that can generate new content such as images and videos by training on large datasets—more efficient…

  • Why there’s no efficient automation without integration

    Why there’s no efficient automation without integration Automation, integration and AI have evolved from IT tools to an essential part of how organisations operate. Leaders have recognised their value and many are identifying use cases in different departments to boost efficiency and productivity. If there was any doubt, a recent IPSOS survey with Google states…

  • STAT+: Trump’s new drug policy mixes ‘harshest’ penalties for dealers and test strips for users

    STAT+: Trump’s new drug policy mixes ‘harshest’ penalties for dealers and test strips for users The Trump administration vows to emphasize addiction treatment alongside an enforcement-first drug policy, according to a not-yet-public strategy document obtained by STAT.  In an effort to reduce overdose deaths caused by fentanyl and other illicit substances, the administration plans to…

  • Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states

    Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states A federal judge will temporarily block President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting billions in federal dollars that support Covid-19 initiatives and public health projects throughout the country. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, appointed by Trump in 2019 but first nominated by former President…

  • Senate confirms Oz as head of agency that runs Medicare, Medicaid

    Senate confirms Oz as head of agency that runs Medicare, Medicaid WASHINGTON — In a party-line vote of 53-45, the Senate on Thursday confirmed Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz’s confirmation was expected; he is not as controversial as Health and Human Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or some…

  • STAT+: A running list of senior FDA officials who have left the agency

    STAT+: A running list of senior FDA officials who have left the agency WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration always looks a little different after an administration change. Political appointees are swapped out, maybe some offices are restructured.  But the FDA under the new Trump administration is already starting to look dramatically different. It’s hard…

  • Cuts, ousters and drama at the FDA

    Cuts, ousters and drama at the FDA Turmoil, job cuts and forced ousters of high-ranking officials at federal health agencies. Marty Makary’s rough first week as FDA Commissioner. Biotech stocks tumble even further. President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs roil global markets.  We talk about biotech’s volatile week, plus interview AstraZeneca R&D executive Sharon Barr, on…

  • Lawmakers Press SEC for Details on Trump’s Crypto Connections

    Lawmakers Press SEC for Details on Trump’s Crypto Connections Trump’s crypto ties pose “an unprecedented conflict of interest,” said lawmakers asking the SEC for answers on paused enforcement cases. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co

  • Stablecoin Transparency Bill Passes House Committee With Overwhelming Vote

    Stablecoin Transparency Bill Passes House Committee With Overwhelming Vote The STABLE Act has cleared the House Financial Services Committee, even as scrutiny of Trump-linked stablecoin ventures mounts. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co

  • EY Upgrades Nightfall With Zero-Knowledge Tech for Private Ethereum Transactions

    EY Upgrades Nightfall With Zero-Knowledge Tech for Private Ethereum Transactions EY’s upgrade removes waiting periods and retains privacy-enhancing features while adding near-instant finality over a simplified architecture. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co

  • AI Restores Speech to Paralyzed Stroke Survivor After Decades of Silence

    AI Restores Speech to Paralyzed Stroke Survivor After Decades of Silence University of California researchers used a brain-computer interface to turn brain signals into real-time speech. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co

  • OnlyFans Founder’s New Startup and Hbar Foundation Submit Bid for TikTok

    OnlyFans Founder’s New Startup and Hbar Foundation Submit Bid for TikTok The duo join a growing number of crypto firms and tech giants vying for TikTok as a U.S. divest-or-ban deadline looms. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co

  • Fair Sufficient Representation Learning

    Fair Sufficient Representation Learning arXiv:2504.01030v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The main objective of fair statistical modeling and machine learning is to minimize or eliminate biases that may arise from the data or the model itself, ensuring that predictions and decisions are not unjustly influenced by sensitive attributes such as race, gender, age, or other protected…

  • Estimating Unbounded Density Ratios: Applications in Error Control under Covariate Shift

    Estimating Unbounded Density Ratios: Applications in Error Control under Covariate Shift arXiv:2504.01031v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The density ratio is an important metric for evaluating the relative likelihood of two probability distributions, with extensive applications in statistics and machine learning. However, existing estimation theories for density ratios often depend on stringent regularity conditions, mainly focusing…

  • Denoising guarantees for optimized sampling schemes in compressed sensing

    Denoising guarantees for optimized sampling schemes in compressed sensing arXiv:2504.01046v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Compressed sensing with subsampled unitary matrices benefits from emph{optimized} sampling schemes, which feature improved theoretical guarantees and empirical performance relative to uniform subsampling. We provide, in a first of its kind in compressed sensing, theoretical guarantees showing that the error caused…

  • Density estimation via mixture discrepancy and moments

    Density estimation via mixture discrepancy and moments arXiv:2504.01570v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: With the aim of generalizing histogram statistics to higher dimensional cases, density estimation via discrepancy based sequential partition (DSP) has been proposed [D. Li, K. Yang, W. Wong, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (2016) 1099-1107] to learn an adaptive piecewise constant approximation…

  • Sparse Gaussian Neural Processes

    Sparse Gaussian Neural Processes arXiv:2504.01650v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Despite significant recent advances in probabilistic meta-learning, it is common for practitioners to avoid using deep learning models due to a comparative lack of interpretability. Instead, many practitioners simply use non-meta-models such as Gaussian processes with interpretable priors, and conduct the tedious procedure of training their…

  • Agentic GraphRAG for Commercial Contracts

    Agentic GraphRAG for Commercial Contracts In every business, legal contracts are foundational documents that define the relationships, obligations, and responsibilities between parties. Whether it’s a partnership agreement, an NDA, or a supplier contract, these documents often contain critical information that drives decision-making, risk management, and compliance. However, navigating and extracting insights from these contracts can…

  • The Art of Noise

    The Art of Noise Introduction In my last several articles I talked about generative deep learning algorithms, which mostly are related to text generation tasks. So, I think it would be interesting to switch to generative algorithms for image generation now. We knew that nowadays there have been plenty of deep learning models specialized for…

  • PyScript vs. JavaScript: A Battle of Web Titans

    PyScript vs. JavaScript: A Battle of Web Titans We’re delving into frontend web development today, and you might be thinking: what does this have to do with Data Science? Why is Towards Data Science publishing a post related to web dev? Well, because data science isn’t only about building powerful models, engaging in advanced analytics,…

  • Databricks simplifies data ingestion with Lakeflow Connect

    Databricks simplifies data ingestion with Lakeflow Connect With preconfigured connectors to Salesforce and Workday — and more to follow — the data cloud and AI vendor is taking aim at streamlining data ingestion. Go to techtarget

  • Informatica adds to Claire lineup of GenAI capabilities

    Informatica adds to Claire lineup of GenAI capabilities New copilots for data integration and iPaaS highlight the vendor’s Spring 2025 release along with a tool aimed at simplifying access to unstructured data to fuel AI development. Go to techtarget

  • CloudBolt Acquires StormForge to Expand Continuous Optimization of Kubernetes

    CloudBolt Acquires StormForge to Expand Continuous Optimization of Kubernetes CloudBolt Software, The Cloud ROI Company and a recognized leader in cloud cost management, is acquiring StormForge, a pioneer in machine learning-powered Kubernetes resource optimization, enabling CloudBolt to fully integrate StormForge’s patent-pending machine learning capabilities into its FinOps platform to create an advanced Kubernetes cost management…

  • Backblaze and PureNodal Partner, Bringing High Performance and Cost Efficiency to Enterprise-Scale Workloads

    Backblaze and PureNodal Partner, Bringing High Performance and Cost Efficiency to Enterprise-Scale Workloads Backblaze, Inc., the cloud storage innovator offering a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers, is announcing a partnership with PureNodal, a next-generation cloud platform purpose-built for AI and high-performance compute (HPC) workloads, centered around bringing a high-performance, cost-effective solution for enterprise-scale workloads…

  • Calico Open Source Debuts Version 3.30, Offering Strengthened Network Security and Observability for Calico and Kubernetes

    Calico Open Source Debuts Version 3.30, Offering Strengthened Network Security and Observability for Calico and Kubernetes Tigera, the creator of Project Calico, a widely adopted container networking and security solution, is adding new functionality to Calico Open Source with the release of Calico OSS 3.30?enhancing the observability, security, and scalability of Kubernetes deployments for all…

  • Oracle and Microsoft Add New Services to Oracle Database@Azure, Further Expanding Regional Availability

    Oracle and Microsoft Add New Services to Oracle Database@Azure, Further Expanding Regional Availability Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure on Oracle Database@Azure?eliminating the need to provision dedicated database and storage servers. The move also gives customers the performance, reliability, and availability of Oracle Exadata Database Service with lower…

  • New Quest Toad Enhancements Bring GenAI to Bridge the Skills Gap in Modern Database Management

    New Quest Toad Enhancements Bring GenAI to Bridge the Skills Gap in Modern Database Management Quest Software, a global leader in data, cybersecurity, and migration software, is making major enhancements to its database management tools, Toad Data Studio 2.0 and Toad Data Point 6.4?introducing AI-powered features, expanded database connectivity, and greater accessibility. Go to dbta

  • Turning wastewater into a resource: Advanced filtration tackles water scarcity challenges

    Turning wastewater into a resource: Advanced filtration tackles water scarcity challenges With global water scarcity on the rise—impacting 38% of Europe’s population in 2019 alone—a novel approach is emerging to transform wastewater into a valuable resource. Water-smart industrial symbioses (WSISs) offer an innovative solution, fostering collaboration between industries and the water sector to recover and…

  • Converting the forest industry’s carbon dioxide emissions into raw material for plastics

    Converting the forest industry’s carbon dioxide emissions into raw material for plastics VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and LUT University have completed a three-year research project on carbon capture and utilization. The project investigated different technologies for producing renewable plastic raw materials from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen. Renewable energy, hydrogen economy and forest…

  • Scientists investigate soil as a thermal energy storage solution

    Scientists investigate soil as a thermal energy storage solution When spring arrives and the heating season comes to an end, keeping warm becomes less of an issue. However, scientists remind us that it is not just a seasonal necessity—heat is also a valuable energy resource that can be stored and used when needed most. Researchers…

  • A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble

    A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble When major disasters hit and structures collapse, people can become trapped under rubble. Extricating victims from these hazardous environments can be dangerous and physically exhausting. To help rescue teams navigate these structures, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Notre Dame,…

  • Amazon makes last-minute bid for TikTok: report

    Amazon makes last-minute bid for TikTok: report Amazon has made a last-minute bid to buy TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by its Chinese owner, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Go to techxplore

  • Tenable reveals GCP vulnerability

    Tenable reveals GCP vulnerability Tenable Research has discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability within Google Cloud Platform capable of allowing malicious actors to bypass permissions and access private container images. The vulnerability, which has since been patched, involved identities that lack registry permissions but have edit permissions on Google Cloud Run revisions. Tenable has named the…

  • Tanium partners with DXC on endpoint management

    Tanium partners with DXC on endpoint management Tanium has entered into a partnership with technology services provider DXC Technology under which DXC will offer Tanium’s core autonomous endpoint management platform to organisations across Australia and New Zealand. Under the agreement, DXC will offer and implement the platform for customers. Tanium and DXC have also collaborated…

  • AI-driven observability: fundamental for business continuity?

    AI-driven observability: fundamental for business continuity? IT teams now lead frontline efforts to enable business continuity and competitiveness. This isn’t mere speculation — look at the many forces of disruption currently reshaping the business and IT landscape. The rapid adoption and evolution of artificial intelligence, along with the increasing sophistication of modern-day cyberthreats, are continuously…

  • Opinion: Decimation of HHS comms, FOIA offices will leave Americans in the dark about urgent health matters

    Opinion: Decimation of HHS comms, FOIA offices will leave Americans in the dark about urgent health matters The DOGE cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday will make America less safe. Unless something is done soon to change course, they will also make it easier to hide corrupt behavior by…

  • New York City’s health department just lost $100 million in federal funds. That has consequences

    New York City’s health department just lost $100 million in federal funds. That has consequences If a child in New York City showed up with a fever and a rash that might be measles, it should be simple to have a blood test quickly confirm one way or the other. But  $100 million in federal…

  • STAT+: Makary’s first speech to FDA staff focuses on challenging norms, fighting chronic disease

    STAT+: Makary’s first speech to FDA staff focuses on challenging norms, fighting chronic disease WASHINGTON — Marty Makary’s first address to staff as FDA commissioner on Wednesday afternoon sounded a bit like an introduction to one of his books.  It included sweeping declarations about the need to challenge scientific norms, and to identify the root…

  • A letter from the executive editor: The dramatic reshaping of health and medicine in the U.S.

    A letter from the executive editor: The dramatic reshaping of health and medicine in the U.S. Dear Readers: Shortly after sunrise on Tuesday, STAT reporters around the county started their days with a deluge of alarmed, angry, and plaintive texts, emails, and even phone calls from employees across federal health agencies who just learned they…

  • STAT+: Trump administration begins mass cuts of federal health policy researchers

    STAT+: Trump administration begins mass cuts of federal health policy researchers The Trump administration has gutted two small federal agencies filled with researchers who study how the health care system functions and how to improve it. More than half of employees at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and the Agency…

  • Sony Singapore Now Lets Shoppers Pay in USDC Through Crypto.com

    Sony Singapore Now Lets Shoppers Pay in USDC Through Crypto.com USDC payments are now live on Sony’s Singapore store, with the company hinting at the addition of other cryptos in the future. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co

  • Crypto-Backed Candidates Patronis and Fine Win Key Florida Seats

    Crypto-Backed Candidates Patronis and Fine Win Key Florida Seats Broad crypto super PAC support has given the GOP’s slim House majority two new wins in Florida in a bid to pursue pending crypto legislation. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co

  • Bybit Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to Shutter NFT Marketplace

    Bybit Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to Shutter NFT Marketplace Once a hotbed of digital speculation, the NFT space continues to unravel as major platforms back away, including Bybit. Callan Quinn Go to decrypt.co

  • SEC, Gemini Seek 60-Day Pause on $900M Crypto Lending Case

    SEC, Gemini Seek 60-Day Pause on $900M Crypto Lending Case The request to stay Gemini v. SEC forms part of a broader regulatory pullback under Trump, following instances with Coinbase and Ripple. Vince Dioquino Go to decrypt.co

  • Eric Trump Backs New Bitcoin Mining Venture With Hut 8, Plans to Go Public

    Eric Trump Backs New Bitcoin Mining Venture With Hut 8, Plans to Go Public The venture plans to scale fast, mine Bitcoin cheaply, and expand the family’s crypto footprint ahead of a potential public offering. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co

  • Communication-Efficient l_0 Penalized Least Square

    Communication-Efficient l_0 Penalized Least Square arXiv:2504.00722v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In this paper, we propose a communication-efficient penalized regression algorithm for high-dimensional sparse linear regression models with massive data. This approach incorporates an optimized distributed system communication algorithm, named CESDAR algorithm, based on the Enhanced Support Detection and Root finding algorithm. The CESDAR algorithm leverages…

  • Privacy-Preserving Transfer Learning for Community Detection using Locally Distributed Multiple Networks

    Privacy-Preserving Transfer Learning for Community Detection using Locally Distributed Multiple Networks arXiv:2504.00890v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper develops a new spectral clustering-based method called TransNet for transfer learning in community detection of network data. Our goal is to improve the clustering performance of the target network using auxiliary source networks, which are heterogeneous, privacy-preserved,…

  • A formula for the area of a triangle: Useless, but explicitly in Deep Sets form

    A formula for the area of a triangle: Useless, but explicitly in Deep Sets form arXiv:2503.22786v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Any permutation-invariant function of data points $vec{r}_i$ can be written in the form $rho(sum_iphi(vec{r}_i))$ for suitable functions $rho$ and $phi$. This form – known in the machine-learning literature as Deep Sets – also generates a…

  • Nuclear Microreactor Control with Deep Reinforcement Learning

    Nuclear Microreactor Control with Deep Reinforcement Learning arXiv:2504.00156v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The economic feasibility of nuclear microreactors will depend on minimizing operating costs through advancements in autonomous control, especially when these microreactors are operating alongside other types of energy systems (e.g., renewable energy). This study explores the application of deep reinforcement learning (RL) for…

  • Backdoor Detection through Replicated Execution of Outsourced Training

    Backdoor Detection through Replicated Execution of Outsourced Training arXiv:2504.00170v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: It is common practice to outsource the training of machine learning models to cloud providers. Clients who do so gain from the cloud’s economies of scale, but implicitly assume trust: the server should not deviate from the client’s training procedure. A malicious…

  • The Case for Centralized AI Model Inference Serving

    The Case for Centralized AI Model Inference Serving As AI models continue to increase in scope and accuracy, even tasks once dominated by traditional algorithms are gradually being replaced by Deep Learning models. Algorithmic pipelines — workflows that take an input, process it through a series of algorithms, and produce an output — increasingly rely…

  • AI in Social Research and Polling

    AI in Social Research and Polling This month, I’m going to be discussing a really interesting topic that I came across in a recent draft paper by a professor at the University of Maryland named M. R. Sauter. In the paper, they discuss (among other things) the phenomenon of social scientists and pollsters trying to employ…

  • 4 Levels of GitHub Actions: A Guide to Data Workflow Automation

    4 Levels of GitHub Actions: A Guide to Data Workflow Automation Automation has become an indispensable element for ensuring operational efficiency and reliability in modern software development. GitHub Actions, an integrated Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tool within GitHub, has established its position in the software development industry by providing a comprehensive platform for…

  • Agentic AI: Single vs Multi-Agent Systems

    Agentic AI: Single vs Multi-Agent Systems We’ve seen this shift the last few years from building rigid programming systems to natural language-driven workflows, all made possible with more advanced large language models. One of the interesting areas into these Agentic Ai systems is the difference between building a single versus multi-agent workflow, or perhaps the…

  • ControlTheory Emerges from Stealth with $5M Seed Funding to Bring Controllability to Observability

    ControlTheory Emerges from Stealth with $5M Seed Funding to Bring Controllability to Observability ControlTheory, controllability for observability, is emerging from stealth, announcing it has raised $5 million in seed funding to support the launch of its Observability Control Platform that enables technology leaders to regain control of their observability through cost control, operational control, and…

  • Percona Everest Now Supports Red Hat OpenShift to Deliver a ?Database-as-a-Service? Style Platform

    Percona Everest Now Supports Red Hat OpenShift to Deliver a ?Database-as-a-Service? Style Platform Percona, a global leader in enterprise-grade open source database software and services, announced that Percona Everest now supports deployment on Red Hat OpenShift, enabling users to implement any type of database in any location?from on-premise data center environments through to public cloud…

  • AI thinks like us—flaws and all: Study finds ChatGPT mirrors human decision biases in half the tests

    AI thinks like us—flaws and all: Study finds ChatGPT mirrors human decision biases in half the tests Can we really trust AI to make better decisions than humans? A new study says … not always. Researchers have discovered that OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the most advanced and popular AI models, makes the same kinds of…

  • Adjusting electricity use could postpone expensive power investments

    Adjusting electricity use could postpone expensive power investments Norwegian hydropower provides stability in the power market, but a more even power consumption in Norwegian building stock could have an impact on the electricity production of hydropower, a new SINTEF study published in the journal Energy shows. Go to techxplore

  • That ‘uhh… let me think’ face you make? Androids need it too

    That ‘uhh… let me think’ face you make? Androids need it too Ever asked a question and been met with a blank stare? It’s awkward enough with a person—but on a humanoid robot, it can be downright unsettling. Now, an international team co-led by Hiroshima University and RIKEN has found a fix: giving androids a…

  • Tesla sales tumble in Europe in the first quarter

    Tesla sales tumble in Europe in the first quarter Tesla sales kept falling in March in many European markets as it suffered from a double blow of boycotts against the policies of its founder Elon Musk and an aging model lineup. Go to techxplore

  • Forensic investigation of highway embankment collapse conducted to improve road infrastructure durability

    Forensic investigation of highway embankment collapse conducted to improve road infrastructure durability Roads and highways are the lifeline of a country. The United States has over 4 million miles of public roads, including the Interstate Highway System. It’s critical to prevent damage and maintain roads highways to support the longevity of the U.S.’s sprawling transportation…

  • After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations

    After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations The Department of Health and Human Services made major cuts to teams across its agencies that handle communications, media relations, and Freedom of Information Act requests as part of mass layoffs Tuesday, a move that workers say will cripple the department’s…