New AI Methods Help Machines Understand Legal Text Better

:::info Authors: (1) Santosh T.Y.S.S, School of Computation, Information, and Technology; Technical University of Munich, Germany (santosh.tokala@tum.de); (2) Hassan Sarwat, School of Computation, Information, and Technology; Technical University of Munich, Germany (hassan.sarwat@tum.de); (3) Ahmed Abdou, School of Computation, Information, and Technology; Technical University of Munich, Germany (ahmed.abdou@tum.de); (4) Matthias Grabmair, School of Computation, Information, and … Read more

How to Build on Blockchain Using Fireblocks’ New Developer APIs

Developers often juggle multiple tools, deal with fragmented data sources, and navigate intricate technical requirements. Fireblocks is simplifying this process with a powerful new suite of APIs that streamline blockchain interactions. Here’s what you can do with  this new set of APIs to enhance your blockchain applications. Step 1: Manage Asset Data with the Assets … Read more

New Neural Trick Helps Models Think in Longer Patterns

:::info Authors: (1) Hung Le, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (2) Dung Nguyen, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (3) Kien Do, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (4) Svetha Venkatesh, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (5) Truyen Tran, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. ::: Table of … Read more

A New Neural Memory Trick Helps AI Handle Much Longer Sequences

:::info Authors: (1) Hung Le, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (2) Dung Nguyen, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (3) Kien Do, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (4) Svetha Venkatesh, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (5) Truyen Tran, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. ::: Table of … Read more

Making Transformers Smarter: A Memory Boost for Symbolic Tasks

:::info Authors: (1) Hung Le, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (2) Dung Nguyen, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (3) Kien Do, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (4) Svetha Venkatesh, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; (5) Truyen Tran, Applied AI Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. ::: Table of … Read more

Go Concurrency: Goroutines, Mutexes, WaitGroups & Condition Variables

Table of Contents Goroutines Mutexes WaitGroups Condition Variables Goroutines Concurrency is at the heart of modern systems programming, and Go offers some of the most intuitive and powerful primitives to support it. This article offers a detailed exploration of Go‘s concurrency tools, ranging from goroutines and closures to the Go runtime scheduler accompanied by concise … Read more

Rules, Exceptions, and Exploration: The Secret to EXPLORER’s Success

:::info Authors: (1) Kinjal Basu, IBM Research; (2) Keerthiram Murugesan, IBM Research; (3) Subhajit Chaudhury, IBM Research; (4) Murray Campbell, IBM Research; (5) Kartik Talamadupula, Symbl.ai; (6) Tim Klinger, IBM Research. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Symbolic Policy Learner 3.1 Learning Symbolic Policy using ILP 3.2 Exception Learning 4 … Read more

Beyond Seen Worlds: EXPLORER’s Journey into Generalized Reasoning

:::info Authors: (1) Kinjal Basu, IBM Research; (2) Keerthiram Murugesan, IBM Research; (3) Subhajit Chaudhury, IBM Research; (4) Murray Campbell, IBM Research; (5) Kartik Talamadupula, Symbl.ai; (6) Tim Klinger, IBM Research. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Symbolic Policy Learner 3.1 Learning Symbolic Policy using ILP 3.2 Exception Learning 4 … Read more

AI That Learns and Unlearns: The Exceptionally Smart EXPLORER

:::info Authors: (1) Kinjal Basu, IBM Research; (2) Keerthiram Murugesan, IBM Research; (3) Subhajit Chaudhury, IBM Research; (4) Murray Campbell, IBM Research; (5) Kartik Talamadupula, Symbl.ai; (6) Tim Klinger, IBM Research. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Symbolic Policy Learner 3.1 Learning Symbolic Policy using ILP 3.2 Exception Learning 4 … Read more

Learning Logic in Games: How EXPLORER Combines NLP and RL for

:::info Authors: (1) Kinjal Basu, IBM Research; (2) Keerthiram Murugesan, IBM Research; (3) Subhajit Chaudhury, IBM Research; (4) Murray Campbell, IBM Research; (5) Kartik Talamadupula, Symbl.ai; (6) Tim Klinger, IBM Research. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Symbolic Policy Learner 3.1 Learning Symbolic Policy using ILP 3.2 Exception Learning 4 … Read more

Neuro-Symbolic Reasoning Meets RL: EXPLORER Outperforms in Text-World Games

:::info Authors: (1) Kinjal Basu, IBM Research; (2) Keerthiram Murugesan, IBM Research; (3) Subhajit Chaudhury, IBM Research; (4) Murray Campbell, IBM Research; (5) Kartik Talamadupula, Symbl.ai; (6) Tim Klinger, IBM Research. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Symbolic Policy Learner 3.1 Learning Symbolic Policy using ILP 3.2 Exception Learning 4 … Read more

Dangerous Diagnoses? GPT-4V’s Role in Medical Image Interpretation

:::info Authors: (1) Senthujan Senkaiahliyan M. Mgt, is with the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Public Health, University of Toronto and Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto ON, Canada; (2) Augustin Toma MD, is with the Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; … Read more

Running Docker Containers on Kubernetes Without a Container Runtime Using WasmEdge

KEY TAKEAWAYS WasmEdge functions as a stand-alone option. It replaces traditional OCI runtime systems with its own faster and lighter solution. These containers provide faster startups and reduced resource consumption. So, the performance is faster alongside minimal overhead expenses. The secure sandboxing of WasmEdge containers creates an improved security environment that cuts down system vulnerabilities … Read more

Can GPT-4V Diagnose? A Deep Dive into AI’s Medical Imaging Capabilities

:::info Authors: (1) Senthujan Senkaiahliyan M. Mgt, is with the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Public Health, University of Toronto and Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto ON, Canada; (2) Augustin Toma MD, is with the Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; … Read more

Next.js Locks the Back Door, OpenAI Unlocks Image Generation, and Vue Steals the Spotlight

Hello JavaScript Enthusiasts! Welcome to a new edition of “This Week in JavaScript“! Today, we’re covering a critical Next.js security patch you can’t afford to miss, OpenAI’s revolutionary 4o Image Generation, and Vue.js’s impressive growth stats—plus exciting new tools that’ll supercharge your development workflow! Next.js Middleware Security Vulnerability Next.js just patched a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-29927) … Read more

ChatGPT Goes Ghibli, Google Gets Smarter, and Microsoft Embeds Knowledge at Scale

Hello AI Enthusiasts! Welcome to the twelfth edition of “This Week in AI Engineering”! ChatGPT’s 4o brings powerful native image generation that sparked the viral “Ghibli effect,” and Tencent unveils the world’s first ultra-large Hybrid-Transformer-Mamba MoE model, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro achieves state-of-the-art performance with remarkable reasoning capabilities, Microsoft’s KBLaM integrates knowledge bases with linear … Read more

Why Is Orbs Partnering with IVX to Change Futures Trading on Berachain?

What happens when a blockchain infrastructure provider teams up with a decentralized options platform to reshape how traders operate? Orbs has announced the integration of its Perpetual Hub with IVX, a liquid options automated market maker (AMM) on the Berachain network. This move aims to bring leveraged futures trading to a new level for users … Read more

How Nyholt’s Method Makes Scientific Testing More Reliable

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 1.1 Related literature Types of Metrics and Their Hypothesis and 2.1 Types of metrics 2.2 Hypotheses for different types of metrics Type I and Type II Error Rates for Decision Rules including Superiority and Non-Inferiority Tests 3.1 The composite hypotheses of superiority and non-inferiority tests 3.2 Bounding the … Read more

Evaluating False Positives and Sequential Testing in Experimentation

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 1.1 Related literature Types of Metrics and Their Hypothesis and 2.1 Types of metrics 2.2 Hypotheses for different types of metrics Type I and Type II Error Rates for Decision Rules including Superiority and Non-Inferiority Tests 3.1 The composite hypotheses of superiority and non-inferiority tests 3.2 Bounding the … Read more

Announcing the COBOL Streamhouse

Introduction COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) still plays a significant role in the world’s codebase, particularly in critical business and financial systems. While exact figures vary, recent estimates suggest that the amount of COBOL code still in use is substantial: There are 775-850 billion lines of COBOL code in daily use worldwide. COBOL systems handle … Read more

The Paradox of Open Innovation – Chaos, Creation, and Collaboration

TL;DR – Tradeoffs of informational liberty invite chaotic consequences. n – Collaboration results in exponential advancements. n – Privatize Gains, Socializing Losses Philosophical at its core, open innovation is a socio-economic movement synonymous with globalization and decentralization that defines a model for sharing information (data, systems, architectures, and designs) without the commercial or legal restrictions … Read more

The TechBeat: Is Web3 Advertising Finally Solving Its Targeting Problem? Addressable & Sevio Expand Web3 Ads Reach (4/1/2025)

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. ## Win Your Share of $5000 in the Web3 Development Writing Contest by GetBlock and HackerNoon By @hackernooncontests [ 3 Min read … Read more

Spynn Publicity Helps AI Startups Win the PR Battle in the US Funding Surge

The U.S. AI sector constantly shifts, and startups attract significant investments. In 2025 alone, at least nine AI companies have raised over $100 million each. Anthropic secured an astounding $3.5 billion in Series E funding, while Together AI obtained $305 million in a Series B round. The influx of capital has prompted startups to manage … Read more

Extracting Social Support and Isolation Info From Clinical Psychiatry Notes: SS and SI Categories

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Data 2.1 Data Sources 2.2 SS and SI Categories 3 Methods 3.1 Lexicon Creation and Expansion 3.2 Annotations 3.3 System Description 4 Results 4.1 Demographics and 4.2 System Performance 5 Discussion 5.1 Limitations 6 Conclusion, Reproducibility, Funding, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, and References SUPPLEMENTARY Guidelines for Annotating Social … Read more

How We Used EHR Data to Develop the SS/SI NLP Pipeline

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Data 2.1 Data Sources 2.2 SS and SI Categories 3 Methods 3.1 Lexicon Creation and Expansion 3.2 Annotations 3.3 System Description 4 Results 4.1 Demographics and 4.2 System Performance 5 Discussion 5.1 Limitations 6 Conclusion, Reproducibility, Funding, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, and References SUPPLEMENTARY Guidelines for Annotating Social … Read more