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Many modern machine learning algorithms have a large number of hyperparameters. To effectively use these algorithms, we need to pick good hyperparameter values. In this article, we talk about Bayesian Optimization, a suite of techniques often used to tune hyperparameters. More generally, Bayesian Optimization can be used to optimize any black-box function. Let us start […]
After many false dawns, it looks like the UK fintech darling Monzo could be a public company by the end of next year. It will be a red – or coral pink – letter day for early investors who backed the challenger bank a decade ago. But an IPO could also put this rare win for […]
Numerous researchers whose grants were terminated didn’t respond to inquiries from MIT Technology Review or declined to comment, amid growing concerns that the Trump administration will punish scientists or institutions that criticize their policies. Coming cuts The termination of existing NSF and NIH grants is just the start of the administration’s plans to cut federal […]
May 31, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Linux Two information disclosure flaws have been identified in apport and systemd-coredump, the core dump handlers in Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora, according to the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU). Tracked as CVE-2025-5054 and CVE-2025-4598, both vulnerabilities are race condition bugs that could enable a local attacker to […]
Want to become a millionaire? Find the next Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Since 2010, Tesla shares have risen in value by nearly 28,000%. An original investment of just $36 would have turned into $1 million over that time period. Few investments in history have been able to provide this much gains over such a short period. […]
This article is part of the Circuits thread, an experimental format collecting invited short articles and critical commentary delving into the inner workings of neural networks. An Overview of Early Vision in InceptionV1Naturally Occurring Equivariance in Neural Networks Every vision model we’ve explored in detail contains neurons which detect curves. Curve detectors in vision models […]
A Chainlink price feed’s alleged malfunction led to more than $500,000 in liquidations on May 29, sparking fresh debate over the reliability of oracles in DeFi. According to reports, Chainlink’s price oracle for the deUSD stablecoin inaccurately reported its value at $1.03. The incorrect data triggered liquidations for users holding deUSD-denominated debt on Avalanche’s Euler […]
For over a decade, GitHub has offered enterprise authentication using SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language), starting with our 2.0.0 release of GitHub Enterprise Server in November 2014. SAML single sign-on (SSO) allows enterprises to integrate their existing identity providers with a broad range of GitHub products, extend conditional access policies, and bring enterprise organization management […]
Key Takeaways Ripple Labs proposed a ‘maturity test’ to determine when crypto tokens should no longer be considered securities. Criteria include a $1 billion market value threshold, 10-year operational network, and an open, permissionless structure. Share this article Ripple has proposed a new legislative framework to determine when crypto tokens should no longer be considered […]
The perfect Bluetooth speaker for park hangs is here. Marshall upgraded its portable speaker lineup with the Kilburn III, which notably has an impressive playtime of at least 50 hours. Not only does it double the battery life of Marshall’s previous model, the Kilburn III will far outlast the competition, like the Beats Pill or […]
