Deconvolution and Checkerboard Artifacts

When we look very closely at images generated by neural networks, we often see a strange checkerboard pattern of artifacts. It’s more obvious in some cases than others, but a large fraction of recent models exhibit this behavior. Mysteriously, the checkerboard pattern tends to be most prominent in images with strong colors. What’s going on? […]

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Housing Market Declines 2025: Cities Facing Price Drops

Major Metro Areas Expected to Decline While smaller cities show the sharpest drops, Zillow also projects declines in several large metro areas: New Orleans, Louisiana – -7.2% Impacted by skyrocketing insurance premiums along the Gulf Coast. Tourism declines and urban vacancy are also contributing factors. San Francisco, California – -6.1% Home prices surged beyond local […]

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The Link Between Interest Rates and the Stock Market – Guidance Financial Services

Interest rates are coming down for the first time in three years. For those with a mortgage, this is welcome news, whilst those with savings are forced to consider whether their term deposits still make sense.  But what impact do interest rate moves have on stock market investments? Given most of our superannuation is invested […]

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The new frontier: Meet the power players cashing in on the AI gold rush

If there is one unifying theme across the entire AI industry over the past year, it has been staggering, unprecedented investment. Hundreds of billions of dollars have poured into companies the world over, promising enormous innovation and profit-making opportunities in equal measure. Governments and private enterprises have scrambled to keep pace with its rapid evolution, […]

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Bitcoin ETF sees $552.7M inflow and Ethereum ETF sees $113.1M inflow on Sept. 11

Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs saw significant inflows of $552.7 million on September 11. Ethereum ETFs attracted $113.1 million in inflows on the same date. Share this article Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $552.7 million in inflows on September 11, while Ethereum ETFs saw $113.1 million in inflows on the same day. The inflows represent investor purchases […]

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Crypto funding falls 30% in August despite strong quarterly performance

Crypto protocols raised $1.9 billion in August, down 30% from July’s $2.67 billion, according to DefiLlama data. Despite the monthly drop, August numbers for raises from venture capital funds align with the numbers recorded in July, with $600 million captured from PUMP’s public sale last month. DeFi protocols dominated August funding with multiple major raises, […]

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Waymo Tells Cops: ‘Get A Warrant’

from the cops-now-being-taunted-by-robots dept Despite being the somewhat crispied face of (extremely limited) unrest in Los Angeles in response to ICE activity, Waymo hasn’t suddenly decided it’s time to get snitchin’. In fact, it’s chosen to go the other direction, as Riley McDermid reports for Gizmodo: Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana recently emphasized that the company will challenge, […]

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