Largest RNA language model to date offers new way to predict behavior and boost drug discovery

RNA plays a vital role in how our genes are expressed and how diseases develop. Yet, because RNA molecules constantly change ...
AZoM

New Modeling Shows How Graphene's Layers Deform and Stabilize

This study presents a phase-field crystal model that simulates AB-BA transitions in bilayer graphene, highlighting defect ...
Wired

Distillation Can Make AI Models Smaller and Cheaper

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a chatbot earlier this year called R1, which drew a huge amount of attention. Most of it ...
New York Post

Is ‘fatphobia’ a crime? This plus-size model thinks so — and is pushing to make it happen

She wants fat shamers to experience the full weight of the law. A plus-size model in France has launched a petition to outlaw fatphobia after getting ripped for her weight at a bakery. Plus-size model ...
AutoGuide

Is Volkswagen About To Make The Golf R Go Way Harder?

Volkswagen looks set to give the Golf R Audi’s iconic five-cylinder engine under the hood. After nearly 50 years of service in everything from Audi Quattros to the TT RS, Audi's inline-five engine may ...
The Gazette

University of Iowa engineers model Dubuque pumping station to ‘make sure that it’s going to work’

City of Dubuque Assistant Engineer Bob Schiesl tells City of Dubuque Field Operations Supervisor Brian Wulfekuhle about the flood pump model during a demonstration for a pump station model in ...
The Verge

How can Tesla make a cheaper Model Y?

Elon Musk finally admitted that Tesla’s long-promised, more affordable EV is just a stripped-down Model Y. Unsurprisingly, Verge readers had some thoughts. Elon Musk finally admitted that Tesla’s long ...
InfoWorld

How to create your own RAG applications in R

See how to query documents using natural language, LLMs, and R—including dplyr-like filtering on metadata. Plus, learn how to use an LLM to extract structured data for text filtering. One of the ...
eWeek

OpenAI Warns Its Next AI Models May Help Bad Actors Create Bioweapons

eSpeaks host Corey Noles sits down with Qualcomm's Craig Tellalian to explore a workplace computing transformation: the rise of AI-ready PCs. Matt Hillary, VP of Security and CISO at Drata, details ...
The New York Times

A Model Walked Away, but Never Stopped Fighting

Sara Ziff, once a fixture at Fashion Week, is a force behind a new labor law in New York that aims to protect models and perhaps redefine what counts as work. By Yola Mzizi There was a time when those ...
Forbes

How Better Data Annotation Improves AI Model Performance

When AI models fail to meet expectations, the first instinct may be to blame the algorithm. But the real culprit is often the data—specifically, how it’s labeled. Better data annotation—more accurate, ...