Embedding Similarity Scoring for Smarter Image Retrieval Systems

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Materials and Methods 2.1 Vector Database and Indexing 2.2 Feature Extractors 2.3 Dataset and Pre-processing 2.4 Search and Retrieval 2.5 Re-ranking retrieval and evaluation Evaluation and 3.1 Search and Retrieval 3.2 Re-ranking Discussion 4.1 Dataset and 4.2 Re-ranking 4.3 Embeddings 4.4 Volume-based, Region-based and Localized Retrieval and 4.5 … Read more

The Prompt Patterns That Decide If an AI Is “Correct” or “Wrong”

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Definition of Critique Ability Construction of CriticBench 3.1 Data Generation 3.2 Data Selection Properties of Critique Ability 4.1 Scaling Law 4.2 Self-Critique Ability 4.3 Correlation to Certainty New Capacity with Critique: Self-Consistency with Self-Check Conclusion, References, and Acknowledgments A. Notations B. CriticBench: Sources of Queries C. CriticBench: Data … Read more

How AI Retrieves Anatomical Structures Using Vector Databases

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Materials and Methods 2.1 Vector Database and Indexing 2.2 Feature Extractors 2.3 Dataset and Pre-processing 2.4 Search and Retrieval 2.5 Re-ranking retrieval and evaluation Evaluation and 3.1 Search and Retrieval 3.2 Re-ranking Discussion 4.1 Dataset and 4.2 Re-ranking 4.3 Embeddings 4.4 Volume-based, Region-based and Localized Retrieval and 4.5 … Read more

Origin Summit Debuts in Seoul During KBW As Flagship Gathering On IP, AI, and Blockchain-enabled RWA

Palo Alto, United States, August 26th, 2025, Chainwire First edition of the flagship institutional event, hosted by Story in collaboration with Blockworks and Korea’s largest finance media, Korea Economic Daily, convenes global leaders in AI, IP, and crypto to explore IP as the foundation of the $80T opportunity powering the AI economy. The first lineup … Read more

Aembit Extends Secretless CI/CD With Credential Lifecycle Management For GitLab

Silver Spring, USA / Maryland, August 26th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–Aembit, the workload identity and access management (IAM) company, today announced new capabilities for GitLab designed to reduce the security risks of long-lived personal access tokens (PATs) and other secrets needed to automate software delivery, while making it easier to deploy and manage pipelines. With the introduction of … Read more

Why “Almost Right” Answers Are the Hardest Test for AI

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Definition of Critique Ability Construction of CriticBench 3.1 Data Generation 3.2 Data Selection Properties of Critique Ability 4.1 Scaling Law 4.2 Self-Critique Ability 4.3 Correlation to Certainty New Capacity with Critique: Self-Consistency with Self-Check Conclusion, References, and Acknowledgments A. Notations B. CriticBench: Sources of Queries C. CriticBench: Data … Read more

Comparing Six Deep Learning Feature Extractors for CBIR Tasks

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Materials and Methods 2.1 Vector Database and Indexing 2.2 Feature Extractors 2.3 Dataset and Pre-processing 2.4 Search and Retrieval 2.5 Re-ranking retrieval and evaluation Evaluation and 3.1 Search and Retrieval 3.2 Re-ranking Discussion 4.1 Dataset and 4.2 Re-ranking 4.3 Embeddings 4.4 Volume-based, Region-based and Localized Retrieval and 4.5 … Read more

Why CriticBench Refuses GPT & LLaMA for Data Generation

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Definition of Critique Ability Construction of CriticBench 3.1 Data Generation 3.2 Data Selection Properties of Critique Ability 4.1 Scaling Law 4.2 Self-Critique Ability 4.3 Correlation to Certainty New Capacity with Critique: Self-Consistency with Self-Check Conclusion, References, and Acknowledgments A. Notations B. CriticBench: Sources of Queries C. CriticBench: Data … Read more

Battle for Resources or the SSA Path to Kubernetes Diplomacy

Introduction In the world of Kubernetes, resource management is more than just creating, deleting, or updating objects. It’s an intricate dance involving numerous tools, operators, and users. As our infrastructure grows, it becomes increasingly challenging to maintain control, necessitating the adoption of more advanced and sophisticated resource management and control systems and approaches. In this … Read more

Forget Plug-and-Play AI—Here’s How to Roll Your Own

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept — it has become a practical cornerstone of modern business and technology. Across industries, leaders are rethinking workflows, productivity, and even strategy with the help of AI-driven tools. Yet while the market is filled with off-the-shelf solutions, there’s enormous value in understanding how to build and adapt … Read more

Turning the Compiler Into Your Co-Architect

✨ This article is part of a broader discussion in my book Safe by Design: Explorations in Software Architecture and Expressiveness. If you like it, you might enjoy the full read for free on GitHub. Introduction In many programming systems, there is a recurring need to instantiate objects from raw binary data. This is especially … Read more

The Humble Office Printer Could Take Down Your Network (Here’s How to Prevent It)

Multifunction printers (MFPs) are frequently overlooked in vulnerability management. During a network breach, attackers do not limit themselves to high-value assets like servers or databases. They seek any system that can provide valuable information or assist them in escalating their privileges. MFPs often fall into this category for several reasons: Insufficient Protection: MFPs are often … Read more

The Subplot of a Nation: What Today’s Chinese Literature Tells Us About Tomorrow

There has never been a better time to begin acquainting yourself with contemporary Chinese literature, and Megan Walsh’s The Subplot: What China is Reading and Why it Matters is an invaluable guide to that journey. It is a slim volume, but it is broad in its scope. It is focused on Chinese works published and read within the last … Read more

Building a CBIR Benchmark with TotalSegmentator and FAISS

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Materials and Methods 2.1 Vector Database and Indexing 2.2 Feature Extractors 2.3 Dataset and Pre-processing 2.4 Search and Retrieval 2.5 Re-ranking retrieval and evaluation Evaluation and 3.1 Search and Retrieval 3.2 Re-ranking Discussion 4.1 Dataset and 4.2 Re-ranking 4.3 Embeddings 4.4 Volume-based, Region-based and Localized Retrieval and 4.5 … Read more

Medical Image Retrieval Needs a New Benchmark

:::info Authors: (1) Farnaz Khun Jush, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany (farnaz.khunjush@bayer.com); (2) Steffen Vogler, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany (steffen.vogler@bayer.com); (3) Tuan Truong, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany (tuan.truong@bayer.com); (4) Matthias Lenga, Bayer AG, Berlin, Germany (matthias.lenga@bayer.com). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Materials and Methods 2.1 Vector Database and Indexing 2.2 Feature Extractors 2.3 … Read more

Why Bitcoin Won’t Save You From Tyranny, Inflation, or Market Collapse

Table of Links Introduction/Abstract The Blockchain Vulnerability of Revenue-Free Bubbles Success in Wrong Places Principles for a Currency The Difficult with Inflation Hedges Some Additional Fallacies Conclusion and References SOME ADDITIONAL FALLACIES 1) Fallacy of libertarianism: The belief that bitcoin is an offshoot of libertarian and Austrian economics has no solid backing — it has … Read more

The Limits of Inflation Hedges: Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, and Beyond

Table of Links Introduction/Abstract The Blockchain Vulnerability of Revenue-Free Bubbles Success in Wrong Places Principles for a Currency The Difficult with Inflation Hedges Some Additional Fallacies Conclusion and References PRINCIPLES FOR A CURRENCY First, let’s discuss the demonetization of gold. In 1971, the U.S. government terminated the Bretton Woods Agreement, ending the convertibility of the … Read more

Why Bitcoin Lacks the Staying Power of Gold

Table of Links Introduction/Abstract The Blockchain Vulnerability of Revenue-Free Bubbles Success in Wrong Places Principles for a Currency The Difficult with Inflation Hedges Some Additional Fallacies Conclusion and References VULNERABILITY OF REVENUE-FREE BUBBLES A central result (even principle) in the rational expectations and securities pricing literature is that, thanks to the law of iterated expectations, … Read more

Why Blockchain’s Math Doesn’t Translate Into Financial Stability

:::info Author: (1) Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Universa Investments, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University Forthcoming, Quantitative Finance. ::: Table of Links Introduction/Abstract The Blockchain Vulnerability of Revenue-Free Bubbles Success in Wrong Places Principles for a Currency The Difficult with Inflation Hedges Some Additional Fallacies Conclusion and References INTRODUCTION/ABSTRACT This discussion applies quantitative finance methods … Read more

Improving 4D Radar-IMU Odometry with SC-IEKF DeRO

Table of Links Abstract and I. Introduction II. Related Works III. Dead Reckoning using Radar Odometry IV. Stochastic Cloning Indirect Extended Kalman Filter V. Experiments VI. Conclusion and References V. EXPERIMENTS A. Open-source datasets ts To verify the proposed DeRO algorithm, five open source datasets provided by [23] was used, namely Carried 1 to 5. … Read more

NASA and Autonomous Cars Love This Algorithm

Table of Links Abstract and I. Introduction II. Related Works III. Dead Reckoning using Radar Odometry IV. Stochastic Cloning Indirect Extended Kalman Filter V. Experiments VI. Conclusion and References IV. STOCHASTIC CLONING INDIRECT EXTENDED KALMAN FILTER A. State Augmentation B. System Model We now define the mathematical model of the gyroscope and radar sensors a … Read more

Dead Reckoning Meets Radar Odometry

Table of Links Abstract and I. Introduction II. Related Works III. Dead Reckoning using Radar Odometry IV. Stochastic Cloning Indirect Extended Kalman Filter V. Experiments VI. Conclusion and References II. RELATED WORKS A. Dead Reckoning The DR method has been extensively researched and popularly adopted as a straightforward and computationally effecient solution for odometer/INS/GNSS integrated … Read more