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Year: 2024

A new look at nonlinearity in deep learning

The traditional reasoning behind the need for nonlinear activation functions is only one aspect of this story. What do the softmax, ReLU, sigmoid and tanh functions have in common? They are all activation functions— and they are all non-linear. But…

Russian AI tactics to meddle in US elections are failing, says Meta | Technology

Russia is using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in online deception campaigns, but the efforts have so far been unsuccessful, according to a security report published Thursday by Meta. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram found that AI-powered tactics have…

Chainlink Integrates Data Streams and VRF on Basic Blockchain

Chainlink has expanded its offerings on the Base blockchain by launching its Data Streams and Verifiable Random Function (VRF) services. The development makes the full suite of Chainlink products accessible to developers using Base, a layer-two (L2) blockchain built on…

Dozens of Google products targeted by scammers via malicious search ads

In a previous blog, we saw criminals distribute malware via malicious ads for Google Authenticator. This time, brazen malvertisers went so far as to mimic Google’s entire product line and redirect victims to a fake Google homepage. Clearly not afraid…

Improving code quality during data transformation with Polars

Image created with AI by Dall-E In our daily lives as Data/Analytic Engineers, writing ETL/ELT workflows and pipelines (or maybe your company uses a different term) is a routine and integral part of our work. However, in this article I…

Anchored Coins Warns of Potential Trouble for AEUR Amid FlowBank Collapse

The stablecoin issuer said there was a risk of a “respective loss to AEUR token holders” due to the bankruptcy of FlowBank in June.

SolarWinds: Critical RCE Bug Requires Urgent Patch

The vulnerability was given a high-severity CVSS score, indicating that customers should act swiftly to mitigate the flaw.

Het aankondigen van de oude en buitenaardse charme van de grafische vormgeving van de toekomstige middeleeuwen

Dan zijn er nog al die “rare kleine jongens” — gestoorde wezens als waterspuwers, griffioenen of gewoon slecht getekende katten die de zijkanten van hedendaagse posters en Instagram-berichten flankeren als marginalia (een groot verschil met de vrolijke mid-century merkmascottes die…

ELFi Protocol DEX Derivatives Platform Launches with $100,000 Airdrop

Singapore, Singapore, August 14th, 2024, Chainwire The decentralized derivatives trading platform, ELFi Protocol, officially launched today on the Arbitrum network. ELFi is a decentralized derivatives trading platform dedicated to creating a unique and forward-looking trading experience that rivals centralized exchanges…

AIxCC Semifinalists Announced at DEF CON 32 • The Register

One year after its launch, the DARPA AI Cyber ​​​​Challenge (AIxCC) has narrowed its field to seven semifinalists. The competition, unexpectedly announced at Black Hat 2023, pitted teams against each other to build AI models that could better secure the…