Pretraining Efficiency: MindEye2’s Performance with Fewer Subjects

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 MindEye2 and 2.1 Shared-Subject Functional Alignment 2.2 Backbone, Diffusion Prior, & Submodules 2.3 Image Captioning and 2.4 Fine-tuning Stable Diffusion XL for unCLIP 2.5 Model Inference 3 Results and 3.1 fMRI-to-Image Reconstruction 3.2 Image Captioning 3.3 Image/Brain Retrieval and 3.4 Brain Correlation 3.5 Ablations 4 Related Work … Read more

Two-Way Identification: Evaluating MindEye2 Reconstruction Accuracy

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 MindEye2 and 2.1 Shared-Subject Functional Alignment 2.2 Backbone, Diffusion Prior, & Submodules 2.3 Image Captioning and 2.4 Fine-tuning Stable Diffusion XL for unCLIP 2.5 Model Inference 3 Results and 3.1 fMRI-to-Image Reconstruction 3.2 Image Captioning 3.3 Image/Brain Retrieval and 3.4 Brain Correlation 3.5 Ablations 4 Related Work … Read more

COCO Image Retrieval with MindEye2: Challenges and Insights with OpenCLIP bigG Embeddings

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 MindEye2 and 2.1 Shared-Subject Functional Alignment 2.2 Backbone, Diffusion Prior, & Submodules 2.3 Image Captioning and 2.4 Fine-tuning Stable Diffusion XL for unCLIP 2.5 Model Inference 3 Results and 3.1 fMRI-to-Image Reconstruction 3.2 Image Captioning 3.3 Image/Brain Retrieval and 3.4 Brain Correlation 3.5 Ablations 4 Related Work … Read more

OpenCLIP BigG to CLIP L Conversion: What You Need to Know

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 MindEye2 and 2.1 Shared-Subject Functional Alignment 2.2 Backbone, Diffusion Prior, & Submodules 2.3 Image Captioning and 2.4 Fine-tuning Stable Diffusion XL for unCLIP 2.5 Model Inference 3 Results and 3.1 fMRI-to-Image Reconstruction 3.2 Image Captioning 3.3 Image/Brain Retrieval and 3.4 Brain Correlation 3.5 Ablations 4 Related Work … Read more

MindEye2 unCLIP vs. Versatile Diffusion: Evaluating Image Generation from CLIP Latents

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 MindEye2 and 2.1 Shared-Subject Functional Alignment 2.2 Backbone, Diffusion Prior, & Submodules 2.3 Image Captioning and 2.4 Fine-tuning Stable Diffusion XL for unCLIP 2.5 Model Inference 3 Results and 3.1 fMRI-to-Image Reconstruction 3.2 Image Captioning 3.3 Image/Brain Retrieval and 3.4 Brain Correlation 3.5 Ablations 4 Related Work … Read more

MCP Is a Security – Here’s How the Agent Security Framework Fixes It

Right now, there’s a lot of buzz around Anthropic’s Multi Agent Context Protocols (MCP). Often described as the “USB-C of AI agents,” MCP promises to standardize how agents talk to each other. The idea is straightforward: connect different AI agents and tools through a common interface, let them share memory, and reuse functionality across tasks. … Read more

How to Use the Eisenhower Matrix in SEO Tasks

Doing search engine optimization (SEO) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can often feel like we have a never-ending list of tasks that need to be completed. In fact, it is just like that. SEO is a constant process of improving and adapting to the changing environment. From keyword research to content creation, link building … Read more

Direct Nash Optimization Beats Bigger Models with Better Data

:::info Authors: (1) Corby Rosset, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to corbyrosset@microsoft.com; (2) Ching-An Cheng, Microsoft Research; (3) Arindam Mitra, Microsoft Research; (4) Michael Santacroce, Microsoft Research; (5) Ahmed Awadallah, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to hassanam@microsoft.com; (6) Tengyang Xie, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to tengyangxie@microsoft.com. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 2.1 … Read more

The Art of Arguing With Yourself—And Why It’s Making AI Smarter

:::info Authors: (1) Corby Rosset, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to corbyrosset@microsoft.com; (2) Ching-An Cheng, Microsoft Research; (3) Arindam Mitra, Microsoft Research; (4) Michael Santacroce, Microsoft Research; (5) Ahmed Awadallah, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to hassanam@microsoft.com; (6) Tengyang Xie, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to tengyangxie@microsoft.com. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 2.1 … Read more

Cloudflare’s AI Labyrinth Bankrupts Data Scrapers

Let’s raise a glass to Cloudflare, the digital overlord that just turned the AI arms race on its head. Introducing AI Labyrinth — a gloriously devious, beautifully engineered trap that’s bankrupting data scrapers faster than you can say “machine learning.” 💥 One major scraping company lost $2.3 million in the first week. That’s not a … Read more

TermMax Announces Mainnet Launch –Revolutionizing DeFi Borrowing And Lending

HONG KONG, Hong Kong, April 15th, 2025/Chainwire/–TermMax is excited to announce the official mainnet launch on Ethereum and Arbitrum, going live on April 15, 2024. TermMax is set to redefine decentralized finance (DeFi) by offering the most efficient leverage solution – fixed-rates borrowing and lending with a single click. The extended features include one-click looping … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: From Styled Components to Tailwind CSS: A HackerNoon Migration Story (4/15/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 15, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, RMS Titanic sinks in 1912, Notre-Dame cathedral on fire in 2019, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Styled Components to Tailwind CSS: A HackerNoon … Read more

The Components of an Ideal Layer 2 Rollup Design

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Key Concepts 2.1 Append-Only Log and 2.2 Virtual Machine State 2.3 Transactions As Curried Functions 2.4 Natural Names of State 2.5 Ground Truth 2.6 Efficient Representations of State 2.7 Checkpoints 2.8 Execution Parameters: callData 2.9 Execution Ordering 2.10 Deciding on the Correct State Ideal Layer 2 Design 3.1 … Read more

Opening Financial Markets to Everyone: An Interview with Valentin Preobrazhenskiy, CEO of LATOKEN

Can you introduce yourself and tell us about LATOKEN? I’m Valentin Preobrazhenskiy, CEO and founder of LATOKEN, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges focused on altcoins. Previously, I managed a hedge fund where I developed a passion for discovering promising investments and now help traders find hidden crypto gems while empowering founders to successfully launch … Read more

Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms, Once and For All: PoW, PoS, and Rollups

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Key Concepts 2.1 Append-Only Log and 2.2 Virtual Machine State 2.3 Transactions As Curried Functions 2.4 Natural Names of State 2.5 Ground Truth 2.6 Efficient Representations of State 2.7 Checkpoints 2.8 Execution Parameters: callData 2.9 Execution Ordering 2.10 Deciding on the Correct State Ideal Layer 2 Design 3.1 … Read more

Why L2s on Public Chains Offer the Best of Both Worlds

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background 2.1 Layer-2 Blockchains 2.2 Project Mariana Related Work and Contribution System Architecture Model 5.1 Automated Market Makers 5.2 Price Impact Simulation 6.1 Data and Parameters 6.2 Results Discussion Conclusions, Acknowledgements, and References Graphs and Tables 7 Discussion The primary consideration when establishing cross-border CBDCs exchange is the … Read more

How Swap Volume and Gas Fees Impact CBDC Exchange Costs

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background 2.1 Layer-2 Blockchains 2.2 Project Mariana Related Work and Contribution System Architecture Model 5.1 Automated Market Makers 5.2 Price Impact Simulation 6.1 Data and Parameters 6.2 Results Discussion Conclusions, Acknowledgements, and References Graphs and Tables 6.2 Results The simulation outcomes are depicted in Figs. 4, 5 and … Read more

Understanding CallData in Blockchain Transaction Execution

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Key Concepts 2.1 Append-Only Log and 2.2 Virtual Machine State 2.3 Transactions As Curried Functions 2.4 Natural Names of State 2.5 Ground Truth 2.6 Efficient Representations of State 2.7 Checkpoints 2.8 Execution Parameters: callData 2.9 Execution Ordering 2.10 Deciding on the Correct State Ideal Layer 2 Design 3.1 … Read more

Fuse and Check Point Are Trying to Build the First Blockchain Firewall—Here’s What That Means

Can Real-Time Cybersecurity Work in Web3? The blockchain ecosystem has been defined by its ability to decentralize power. But in doing so, it’s also opened itself to a growing volume of exploits, smart contract bugs, and wallet-level attacks. This raises a central question: Can real-time cybersecurity protocols, like those used in Web2 infrastructure, be implemented … Read more

What Happens When You Swap 1 Million Euros in CBDCs?

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background 2.1 Layer-2 Blockchains 2.2 Project Mariana Related Work and Contribution System Architecture Model 5.1 Automated Market Makers 5.2 Price Impact Simulation 6.1 Data and Parameters 6.2 Results Discussion Conclusions, Acknowledgements, and References Graphs and Tables 6 Simulation To ensure comparability with L1-Mariana , we consider three CBDCs: … Read more

From Styled Components to Tailwind CSS: A HackerNoon Migration Story

Every so often, a tech stack decision that once felt right starts to show its limits—like realizing just how inefficient a screwdriver is after using a power drill. That’s been the case with HackerNoon’s use of Styled Components. For years, it served us well—offering scoped styles, dynamic theming, and full control within our React components. … Read more

What You Need to Know About Gas Fees and Slippage

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background 2.1 Layer-2 Blockchains 2.2 Project Mariana Related Work and Contribution System Architecture Model 5.1 Automated Market Makers 5.2 Price Impact Simulation 6.1 Data and Parameters 6.2 Results Discussion Conclusions, Acknowledgements, and References Graphs and Tables 5 Model The major metric to consider for evaluation of the cross-border … Read more

How to Setup a CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions

Let’s be real, tech moves fast. New frameworks, tools, and best practices seem to pop up every other week. It’s exciting, but also a bit overwhelming. If you’re trying to build and ship projects while keeping up with everything, it can feel like a lot. That’s where CI/CD, short for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment, … Read more

The TechBeat: Google Gemini Did Not Disappoint on These Blockchain x AI Use Cases (4/15/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## Claude Desktop + MCP Quietly Transformed my Product Thinking By @asitsahoo [ 3 Min read ] Discover how Claude Desktop with … Read more

MindEye2 (Not Pretrained) vs. MindEye1

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 MindEye2 and 2.1 Shared-Subject Functional Alignment 2.2 Backbone, Diffusion Prior, & Submodules 2.3 Image Captioning and 2.4 Fine-tuning Stable Diffusion XL for unCLIP 2.5 Model Inference 3 Results and 3.1 fMRI-to-Image Reconstruction 3.2 Image Captioning 3.3 Image/Brain Retrieval and 3.4 Brain Correlation 3.5 Ablations 4 Related Work … Read more

MindEye2: Shared-Subject Models Enable fMRI-To-Image With 1 Hour of Data: Single-Subject Evaluations

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 MindEye2 and 2.1 Shared-Subject Functional Alignment 2.2 Backbone, Diffusion Prior, & Submodules 2.3 Image Captioning and 2.4 Fine-tuning Stable Diffusion XL for unCLIP 2.5 Model Inference 3 Results and 3.1 fMRI-to-Image Reconstruction 3.2 Image Captioning 3.3 Image/Brain Retrieval and 3.4 Brain Correlation 3.5 Ablations 4 Related Work … Read more

How AI Agents Could Have Supercharged Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Reimagining Drug Discovery With Autonomous Intelligence In early 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech delivered what many thought was impossible: a viable COVID-19 vaccine developed and distributed in record time. It was a monumental achievement in modern medicine. But as someone working closely with AI agents in complex, high-stakes systems, I often wonder if that process could’ve … Read more

Reconstruction Evaluations Across Varying Amounts of Training Data: Mindeye2

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 MindEye2 and 2.1 Shared-Subject Functional Alignment 2.2 Backbone, Diffusion Prior, & Submodules 2.3 Image Captioning and 2.4 Fine-tuning Stable Diffusion XL for unCLIP 2.5 Model Inference 3 Results and 3.1 fMRI-to-Image Reconstruction 3.2 Image Captioning 3.3 Image/Brain Retrieval and 3.4 Brain Correlation 3.5 Ablations 4 Related Work … Read more