SLMs Outperform Competitors Yet Suffer Rapid Adversarial Jailbreaks

Table of Links Part 1: Abstract & Introduction Part 2: Background Part 3: Attacks & Countermeasures Part 4: Experimental Setup Part 5: Datasets & Evaluation Part 6: Attack, Countermeasure Parameters, & Baseline: Random Perturbations Part 7: Results & Discussion Part 8: Transfer Attacks & Countermeasures Part 9: Conclusion, Limitations, & Ethics Statement Part 10: Appendix: … Read more

Applying Modern Technology to Business: Shoyu Ro’s Path to Success

In the past decades, technology use in businesses has become vital to company success. As technology becomes increasingly prominent in the business world, so does the need for people who can utilize and apply these developments to boost business productivity. Shoyu Ro is an accomplished leader in the technology field who has developed great technologies … Read more

Adversarial Settings and Random Noise Reveal Speech LLM Vulnerabilities

Table of Links Part 1: Abstract & Introduction Part 2: Background Part 3: Attacks & Countermeasures Part 4: Experimental Setup Part 5: Datasets & Evaluation Part 6: Attack, Countermeasure Parameters, & Baseline: Random Perturbations Part 7: Results & Discussion Part 8: Transfer Attacks & Countermeasures Part 9: Conclusion, Limitations, & Ethics Statement Part 10: Appendix: … Read more

Datasets and Evaluation Define the Robustness of Speech Language Models

Table of Links Part 1: Abstract & Introduction Part 2: Background Part 3: Attacks & Countermeasures Part 4: Experimental Setup Part 5: Datasets & Evaluation Part 6: Attack, Countermeasure Parameters, & Baseline: Random Perturbations Part 7: Results & Discussion Part 8: Transfer Attacks & Countermeasures Part 9: Conclusion, Limitations, & Ethics Statement Part 10: Appendix: … Read more

Adversarial Attacks Challenge the Integrity of Speech Language Models

Table of Links Part 1: Abstract & Introduction Part 2: Background Part 3: Attacks & Countermeasures Part 4: Experimental Setup Part 5: Datasets & Evaluation Part 6: Attack, Countermeasure Parameters, & Baseline: Random Perturbations Part 7: Results & Discussion Part 8: Transfer Attacks & Countermeasures Part 9: Conclusion, Limitations, & Ethics Statement Part 10: Appendix: … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Space Telescopes Might Be Seeing More Than They Bargained For (2/6/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 6, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From I Learned the Hard Way That Startup High Executives Profit While Employees Struggle to Space Telescopes Might Be Seeing … Read more

Why Gas Fees Drop as Transaction Volumes Increase on zkSync

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Questions and Contributions Related Work Background Inscriptions and ordinals 4.1 Operation Types 4.2 Comparison with NFTs and ERC-20s Data Collection Empirical Analysis and 6.1 Overall Transactions 6.2 Inscriptions Characterization 6.3 Inscription Trading 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees Discussion Conclusion and References 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees … Read more

Mitigating the Effects of Photobombing in Exoplanet Observations

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References 5. MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND DISCUSSION The unexpected presence of planets and moons in the PSF of a planet targeted in a search for an Exo-Earth complicates accurate … Read more

How Nearby Planets Impact the Spectra of Earth-like Exoplanets

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References 4. CONSEQUENCES FOR OBTAINED SPECTRA The possibility of Exo-Earth PSF contamination by other bodies necessitates understanding of the potential effect on obtained spectra. We extend our Earth … Read more

How Planets ‘Photobomb’ Earth’s View in Space Telescope Observations

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References 3. PHOTOBOMBING IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM Our calculations shown in figure 1 showed that the diffraction limit of a 6m telescope may result in large PSF sizes … Read more

How Other Planets and Their Moons Sabotage Our Search for Earth Twins

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References 2. DIFFRACTION LIMIT COMPARISONS FOR FUTURE TELESCOPES The theoretical minimum diffraction-limited angular resolution a telescope can resolve is related to the wavelength of observation and the diameter … Read more

Space Telescopes Might Be Seeing More Than They Bargained For

:::info Author: (1) Prabal Saxena, CRESST II/University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA (prabal.saxena@nasa.gov). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References ABSTRACT … Read more

Inscriptions Trading and Gas Fee Analysis of the zkSync Era

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Questions and Contributions Related Work Background Inscriptions and ordinals 4.1 Operation Types 4.2 Comparison with NFTs and ERC-20s Data Collection Empirical Analysis and 6.1 Overall Transactions 6.2 Inscriptions Characterization 6.3 Inscription Trading 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees Discussion Conclusion and References 6.3 Inscription Trading. In this … Read more

Empirical Analysis of Inscriptions on Ethereum and EVM-Compatible Rollups

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Questions and Contributions Related Work Background Inscriptions and ordinals 4.1 Operation Types 4.2 Comparison with NFTs and ERC-20s Data Collection Empirical Analysis and 6.1 Overall Transactions 6.2 Inscriptions Characterization 6.3 Inscription Trading 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees Discussion Conclusion and References 6 Empirical Analysis This section … Read more

Why Multiplayer Skill Games Need a Domain-Driven Design

Skill game development presents a unique set of challenges—the games are generally a mix of stateful systems and stateless systems. There are also aspects of the system that do not fit into either of the two major modern software architecture paradigms: service-oriented architectures (SOA) and command query responsibility segregation (CQRS). Neither of these architectures supports … Read more

Ditch the Phone Line and Try These 5 Free and Open-Source Platforms for Voice Calls Instead

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) software lets you make phone calls over the Internet instead of traditional phone lines, which can save money and improve flexibility. It enables features like video calls, messaging, and file sharing, making communication more versatile. As with many other applications, there are also open-source and free VoIP software alternatives, available … Read more

How DeepSeek Works – Simplified

Hello people! Welcome to the Programming and Doodles blog. Today, we’ll be talking about DeepSeek in-depth— including its architecture, and most importantly, how it’s any different from OpenAI’s ChatGPT. You don’t have to subscribe to read this but I highly recommend subscribing. In a Glance, DeepSeek is an open-source large language model (or as we … Read more

Media Slant: Alternative County Matching of Newspapers and Filtering of the Article Snippets

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Data 3. Measuring Media Slant and 3.1. Text pre-processing and featurization 3.2. Classifying transcripts by TV source 3.3. Text similarity between newspapers and TV stations and 3.4. Topic model 4. Econometric Framework 4.1. Instrumental variables specification 4.2. Instrument first stage and validity 5. Results 5.1. Main results … Read more

Researching Media Bias: How We Researched Newspaper Articles

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Data 3. Measuring Media Slant and 3.1. Text pre-processing and featurization 3.2. Classifying transcripts by TV source 3.3. Text similarity between newspapers and TV stations and 3.4. Topic model 4. Econometric Framework 4.1. Instrumental variables specification 4.2. Instrument first stage and validity 5. Results 5.1. Main results … Read more

A United States Court Denied Apple’s Emergency Motion for Stay: Here’s Why

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA :::tip UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GOOGLE LLC, Defendant. Case No. 20-cv-3010 (APM) ::: :::tip STATE OF COLORADO, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GOOGLE LLC, Defendant. Case No. 20-cv-3715 (APM) ::: ORDER Before the court is Apple Inc.’s Emergency Motion for Stay, or in … Read more

Immerso And Everdome Partner To Drive Innovation In The Metaverse Through AI-Powered Experiences

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 5th, 2025/Chainwire/–Immerso, an Eros Innovation company- home to Eros Media and Eros Now, and a global leader in AI innovation and intellectual property (IP), has joined forces with Everdome, pioneers in creating interactive metaverse experiences, to revolutionize digital entertainment. The partnership combines Immerso’s exceptional IP portfolio, featuring an extensive … Read more

QuickNode Partners With Fuse To Launch The First Layer For Businesses Powered By Polygon CDK

MIAMI, Florida, February 5th, 2025/Chainwire/–QuickNode, the leading Web3 infrastructure provider, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with Fuse Network to implement the industry’s first Layer 2 (L2) for businesses, powered by QuickNode Rollups and Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK) technology. This strategic collaboration marks a significant milestone in the rollups ecosystem, bringing together three powerhouse players … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Your Chatbot Isn’t Reading Words—It’s Counting Tokens (2/5/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 5, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Win Up to $2000 in the #blockchain Writing Contest by Aleph Cloud and HackerNoon to 🏆 Startups of The … Read more