Tech Xplore

Model steering is a more efficient way to train AI models

Training artificial intelligence models is costly. Researchers estimate that training costs for the largest frontier models ...
The Hill

Trump administration moves to deny green cards for those who use safety net programs

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved late Monday to make it easier for immigration officers to deny green cards to those who use public benefits like Medicaid or food stamps. The latest ...
Education Week

See Where the Ed. Dept.'s Programs Will Move as the Trump Admin. Downsizes

The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday it’s developed six agreements to send many of its key functions to other federal agencies. A majority of the Education Department’s funding for K-12 ...
Reuters

USDA searched for terms like 'diversity,' 'climate modeling' to target grants for cancellation

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture directed its staff to identify grants for possible termination in the early months of the second Trump administration by searching for ...
Nature

‘Tiny’ AI model beats massive LLMs at logic test

A small-scale artificial-intelligence model that learns from only a limited pool of data is exciting researchers for its potential to boost reasoning abilities. The model, known as Tiny Recursive ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Accused in Suit of Using Gemini AI Tool to Snoop on Users

Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of its Gmail, instant messaging and videoconference programs. In the past, ...
Fierce Healthcare

CMS unveils new model to bring most-favored nation pricing to Medicaid

The Trump administration is rolling out a new model that aims to bring most-favored nation pricing to the Medicaid space. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced late Thursday the ...
The New York Times

Trump Renews Threat to Cut ‘Democrat Programs’ During Shutdown

The president said his administration was “closing up Democrat programs that we disagree with, and they’re never going to open again.” He promised to release a list of programs by Friday. By Tony Romm ...
EDN

Using isolated ADCs and an XNOR logic gate as a multiplier to measure active power

Multiplying two analog signals involves the use of analog multipliers, usually implemented by using log and antilog circuit blocks or the Gilbert cell. Today, the most common technique used to ...
Yahoo

I've gone viral for modeling Depend adult diapers. Now women who use them are reaching out.

Alyssa Alexander talks about the impact she's made as a model for Depend adult diapers. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Heather Houston) I started [modeling] back in 2014, when I was 26 years ...
The Oak Ridger

Modeling buildings' energy use could help lower electric bills

Suppose you meet with an architect and ask her to design a building. You tell her the design you'd like, the size, and where it will be located. You might also specify the level of energy efficiency ...