Feature-wise transformations

Many real-world problems require integrating multiple sources of information. Sometimes these problems involve multiple, distinct modalities of information — vision, language, audio, etc. — as is required to understand a scene in a movie or answer a question about an image. Other times, these problems involve multiple sources of the same kind of input, i.e. when summarizing several documents […]

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Miners, not ETFs, are building the financial backbone of Bitcoin

The following is a guest post and opinion from Armando Aguilar, Head of Capital Formation and Growth at TeraHash. ETFs may dominate the headlines, but the real architects of Bitcoin’s liquidity are the miners quietly building balance sheets. Since the April 2024 halving, the role of miners as a whole has shifted from pure producers […]

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Differentiable Image Parameterizations

Neural networks trained to classify images have a remarkable — and surprising! — capacity to generate images. Techniques such as DeepDream , style transfer, and feature visualization leverage this capacity as a powerful tool for exploring the inner workings of neural networks, and to fuel a small artistic movement based on neural art. All these techniques work in roughly […]

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Trump mulls a 300% tariff on chips — levies coming within two weeks as Section 232 investigation nears completion

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to introduce steep new trade duties on steel, semiconductors, and possibly pharmaceuticals within the next two weeks. What could bewilder the high-tech industry is that Trump is mulling up to 300% tariffs on semiconductors, according to Bloomberg.  “I am going to have a rate that is going to be 200%, […]

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When Copyright Enters the AI Conversation

from the reading-by-robots dept This series of posts explores how we can rethink the intersection of AI, creativity, and policy. From examining outdated regulatory metaphors to questioning copyright norms and highlighting the risks of stifling innovation, each post addresses a different piece of the AI puzzle. Together, they advocate for a more balanced, forward-thinking approach that acknowledges […]

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FrontView REIT FVR Q2 2025 Earnings Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. Date Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET Call participants Chief Executive Officer — Stephen Preston Chief Financial Officer — Pierre Revolt Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Takeaways Portfolio occupancy— 97.8%, up from approximately 96% in fiscal Q1 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), reflecting […]

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