The DaB - Daily Briefing

October 14, 2025, 12:34 PM


πŸ“Š 39 articles collected from multiple sources
πŸ”„ Generated at 2025-10-14 12:34:38

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⏱️ Execution Details:

Duration: 130.4 seconds
Start Time: 2025-10-14 12:34:38
End Time: 2025-10-14 12:36:49

πŸ“‘ Data Collection:

Articles Collected: 39
Sources Configured: 4
Source Breakdown: RSS: 24, Hacker News: 6, arXiv: 4, Reddit: 5

πŸ€– AI Processing:

AI Summaries: 39
Tweet Sets: 39

πŸ“Š Analytics:

Engagement Scores: 39
Distribution: Notable: 6, Standard: 16, Low: 17
Topics Detected: 4
Cross-platform Stories: 1

[01]
πŸ’» German government comes out against Chat Control
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-07 17:31 | ID: 3a75dc16af39 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, πŸ”’ Security
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1147 points and 540 comments. Posted 2025-10-07 17:31.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: German government comes out against Chat Control... https://xcancel.com/paddi_hansen/status/1975595307800142205
[02]
πŸ’» Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-08 08:19 | ID: 7fd740cfeddc | | Topics: πŸ”’ Security
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1036 points and 666 comments. Posted 2025-10-08 08:19.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs... https://www.guru3d.com/story/synology-reverses-policy-banning-thirdparty-hdds-after-nas-sales-plummet/
[03]
πŸ’» Qualcomm to acquire Arduino
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-07 13:00 | ID: d15b43e533a9 | | Topics: πŸ”’ Security
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1337 points and 534 comments. Posted 2025-10-07 13:00.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Qualcomm to acquire Arduino... https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2025/10/qualcomm-to-acquire-arduino-accelerating-developers--access-to-i
[04]
πŸ’» A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-08 23:48 | ID: 821c93844e81 | | Topics: πŸ”’ Security
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1293 points and 925 comments. Posted 2025-10-08 23:48.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator... https://larslofgren.com/codesmith-reddit-reputation-attack/
[05]
πŸ’» NanoChat – The best ChatGPT that $100 can buy
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-13 15:22 | ID: 075e08e52175 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, πŸ”’ Security
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1272 points and 254 comments. Posted 2025-10-13 15:22.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: NanoChat – The best ChatGPT that $100 can buy... https://github.com/karpathy/nanochat
[06]
πŸ’» A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-09 16:04 | ID: 726d85f37aa7 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, πŸ”’ Security
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1180 points and 434 comments. Posted 2025-10-09 16:04.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size... https://www.anthropic.com/research/small-samples-poison
[07]
πŸ“° Google to invest $15B in Indian AI infrastructure hub
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:51:14 +0000 | ID: 43207dd5db02 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, 🏒 Big Tech
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Google's investment in India will roll out over the next five years, through 2030.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Google to invest $15B in Indian AI infrastructure hub... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/google-to-invest-15b-in-indian-ai-infrastructure-hub/
[08]
πŸ“° Smart ring maker Oura raises $900M from Fidelity
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:11:00 +0000 | ID: 99a3f9f90a72 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, πŸš€ Startup
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Oura is raising new funding of $900 million as its valuation reaches nearly $11 billion
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Smart ring maker Oura raises $900M from Fidelity... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/smart-ring-maker-oura-raises-900m-from-fidelity/
[09]
πŸ“° Instagram to show PG-13 content by default to teens, adds more parental controls
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 | ID: f3beb23e8650 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Instagram users under 18 will now by default only see content that adheres to PG-13 ratings applied to movies, avoiding themes like extreme violence, sexual nudity, and graphic drug use.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Instagram to show PG-13 content by default to teens, adds more parental controls... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/instagram-defaults-to-pg-13-content-for-teens-adds-more-parental-controls/
[10]
πŸ“° India’s Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:20:00 +0000 | ID: b33852eb6f9d | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Lachy Groom backs Airbound in $8.65M seed round as it launches pilot in Bengaluru.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: India’s Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/indias-airbound-led-by-20-year-old-bags-8-65m-to-work-toward-one-cent-drone-deliveries-at-scale/
[11]
πŸ“° SpaceX wraps action-packed Starship V2 era as program moves to V3
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:37:01 +0000 | ID: eade8763426e |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Farewell, V2: SpaceX on Monday night sent Starship’s current configuration on one last test flight, in a mission that the company says hit all its key goals, moving the program into its next phase.
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Check out this tech news: SpaceX wraps action-packed Starship V2 era as program moves to V3... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/spacex-wraps-action-packed-starship-v2-era-as-program-moves-to-v3/
[12]
πŸ“° Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 21:36:35 +0000 | ID: d36445e1abc2 | | Topics: πŸ”’ Security, πŸ“± Mobile
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Malicious app required to make "Pixnapping" attack work requires no permissions.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones... https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/no-fix-yet-for-attack-that-lets-hackers-pluck-2fa-codes-from-android-phones/
[13]
πŸ“° Apple’s streaming service gets harder to tell apart from its streaming app, box
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:16:56 +0000 | ID: 2b2a944a3a39 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, 🏒 Big Tech
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Apple unifies its remaining streaming offerings by dropping the "+".
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Apple’s streaming service gets harder to tell apart from its streaming app, box... https://arstechnica.com/apple/2025/10/apple-tv-streaming-service-is-renamed-to-just-apple-tv/
[14]
πŸ“š CodePlot-CoT: Mathematical Visual Reasoning by Thinking with Code-Driven Images
Source: arXiv | Published: 2025-10-13 | ID: fc72b3b15dfd | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Programming
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Research paper by Chengqi Duan, Kaiyue Sun, Rongyao Fang et al.. Recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vision Language Models (VLMs) have shown significant progress in mathematical reaso...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: CodePlot-CoT: Mathematical Visual Reasoning by Thinking with Code-Driven Images... http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11718v1
[15]
πŸ“° Goldman Sachs is acquiring Industry Ventures for up to $965M as alternative VC exits surge
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:28:12 +0000 | ID: c8a054f9784c | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, πŸš€ Startup
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Industry Ventures, a 25-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm with $7 billion in assets under management, CNBC was first to report on Monday. The deal under...
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Check out this tech news: Goldman Sachs is acquiring Industry Ventures for up to $965M as alternative VC exits surge... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/13/goldman-sachs-is-acquiring-industry-ventures-for-up-to-965m-as-alternative-vc-exits-surge/
[16]
πŸ“° Grindr’s owners may take it private after a financial squeeze
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 21:24:13 +0000 | ID: 322a2d16db54 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Grindr's majority owners are scrambling to take the LGBTQ+ dating app private after a stock decline triggered a personal financial crisis, according to a report from Semafor.
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Check out this tech news: Grindr’s owners may take it private after a financial squeeze... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/13/grindrs-owners-may-take-it-private-after-a-financial-squeeze/
[17]
πŸ“š Ev4DGS: Novel-view Rendering of Non-Rigid Objects from Monocular Event Streams
Source: arXiv | Published: 2025-10-13 | ID: 35db98af13b5 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Research paper by Takuya Nakabayashi, Navami Kairanda, Hideo Saito et al.. Event cameras offer various advantages for novel view rendering compared to synchronously operating RGB cameras, and efficien...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Ev4DGS: Novel-view Rendering of Non-Rigid Objects from Monocular Event Streams... http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11717v1
[18]
πŸ“° Google’s Photoshop-killer AI model is coming to search, Photos, and NotebookLM
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:52:23 +0000 | ID: d04decf66407 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, 🏒 Big Tech
πŸ€– AI Summary:
After more than 5 billion AI image edits, Nano Banana is expanding.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Google’s Photoshop-killer AI model is coming to search, Photos, and NotebookLM... https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/10/googles-nano-banana-ai-image-editor-is-coming-to-search-photos-and-notebooklm/
[19]
πŸ“° Oura is winning young women and losing gym rats, and it’s fine with that
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 21:01:01 +0000 | ID: 4450ff6b89d0 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Oura's chief commercial officer doesn't seem particularly worried about capturing every demographic. Instead, she's focused on keeping Oura’s core users happy while organically attracting new segments...
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Check out this tech news: Oura is winning young women and losing gym rats, and it’s fine with that... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/13/oura-is-winning-young-women-and-losing-gym-rats-and-its-fine-with-that/
[20]
πŸ“š Point Prompting: Counterfactual Tracking with Video Diffusion Models
Source: arXiv | Published: 2025-10-13 | ID: ec988116927c | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Research paper by Ayush Shrivastava, Sanyam Mehta, Daniel Geng et al.. Trackers and video generators solve closely related problems: the former analyze motion, while the latter synthesize it. We show ...
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Check out this tech news: Point Prompting: Counterfactual Tracking with Video Diffusion Models... http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11715v1
[21]
πŸ“° SpaceX finally got exactly what it needed from Starship V2
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:05:16 +0000 | ID: 67029d5e0920 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
This was the last flight of SpaceX's second-gen Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: SpaceX finally got exactly what it needed from Starship V2... https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/after-year-of-hardships-spacexs-starship-finally-flirts-with-perfection/
[22]
πŸ“° To shield kids, California hikes fake nude fines to $250K max
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:52:06 +0000 | ID: b4b849123eda | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml
πŸ€– AI Summary:
California cracks down on AI as child safety concerns grow.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: To shield kids, California hikes fake nude fines to $250K max... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/to-shield-kids-california-hikes-fake-nude-fines-to-250k-max/
[23]
πŸ“° Instagram is making all teen accounts β€˜PG-13’
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T08:00:00-04:00 | ID: 812497b9d366 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Instagram is making a major update to teen accounts that will only allow them to view content similar to what you would see in a PG-13 movie. Under the new system, Instagram will continue to hide...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Instagram is making all teen accounts β€˜PG-13’... https://www.theverge.com/news/798308/instagram-teen-accounts-pg-13-overhaul-safety
[24]
πŸ“° Nvidia’s β€˜personal AI supercomputer’ goes on sale October 15th
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-13T20:04:01-04:00 | ID: 109936fdd04d | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, πŸ”§ Hardware
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Nvidia will start selling its DGX Spark β€œpersonal AI supercomputer” this week. The machine is powerful enough to let users work on sophisticated AI models but small enough to fit on a desktop. N...
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Check out this tech news: Nvidia’s β€˜personal AI supercomputer’ goes on sale October 15th... https://www.theverge.com/news/798775/nvidia-spark-personal-ai-supercomputer
[25]
πŸ“° Facebook is adding job listings, again
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-13T17:50:21-04:00 | ID: 981e2efa8747 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, 🏒 Big Tech
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Meta, a company that is not shy about bolting new features onto its platforms, is bolting another new feature onto Facebook: jobs. This one is actually a throwback β€” Facebook initially introduced job ...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Facebook is adding job listings, again... https://www.theverge.com/tech/798921/facebook-local-jobs-us
[26]
πŸ“° Microsoft AI announces first image generator created in-house
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-13T17:24:05-04:00 | ID: 12ac677ebfd3 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, 🏒 Big Tech
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Microsoft AI just announced its first text-to-image generator, MAI-Image-1, designed and developed in-house. The tech giant, which recently announced its first in-house Microsoft AI models, called the...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Microsoft AI announces first image generator created in-house... https://www.theverge.com/news/798923/microsoft-ai-image-generator-in-house
[27]
πŸ“° Google will let you hide sponsored results in search β€” after you’ve seen them
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-13T15:21:38-04:00 | ID: 701323ab24bb | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml, 🏒 Big Tech
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Ads in Google search results are getting a more prominent label, and a way to hide them if you’re not interested. Handy! The thing is, you still have to look at them first. Currently, Google labels pa...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Google will let you hide sponsored results in search β€” after you’ve seen them... https://www.theverge.com/tech/798901/google-will-let-you-hide-sponsored-results-in-search-after-youve-seen-them
[28]
πŸ“° Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:15:53 +0000 | ID: dfeefac647f1 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement... https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/why-signals-post-quantum-makeover-is-an-amazing-engineering-achievement/
[29]
πŸ“° How trans visibility became a trap
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T08:00:12-04:00 | ID: 65dc30c86957 | | Topics: πŸ€– Ai Ml
πŸ€– AI Summary:
I renewed my passport the day after Trump won again. It wouldn’t expire for years, but I did it anyway, along with many trans people I knew who could scrape together the fee. We all had the same thoug...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: How trans visibility became a trap... https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/798490/trans-visibility-trap
[30]
πŸ“° TiVo has sold its last DVR
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T05:45:49-04:00 | ID: 606c592090b7 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
It’s the end of an era for TiVo. Cord Cutters flagged that the company has removed every digital video recorder product from its website, with TiVo confirming to the publication last week that i...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: TiVo has sold its last DVR... https://www.theverge.com/news/798997/tivo-stops-dvr-hardware-production-sales
[31]
πŸ“° Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:48:21 +0000 | ID: a38030f6c383 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
The outbreak includes at least seven confirmed cases, but some are clearly being missed.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine... https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/10/over-150-unvaccinated-kids-quarantined-for-21-days-in-sc-measles-outbreak/
[32]
πŸ“° Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:27:10 +0000 | ID: 347b18018373 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
"The final phase of Starship’s trajectory on Flight 11 includes a dynamic banking maneuver."
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Check out this tech news: Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight... https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/starships-elementary-era-ends-today-with-mega-rockets-11th-test-flight/
[33]
πŸ“š Are Large Reasoning Models Interruptible?
Source: arXiv | Published: 2025-10-13 | ID: 631bc9aad35d |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Research paper by Tsung-Han Wu, Mihran Miroyan, David M. Chan et al.. Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) excel at complex reasoning but are traditionally evaluated in static, "frozen world" settings: model...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Are Large Reasoning Models Interruptible?... http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11713v1
[34]
πŸ—¨οΈ Tests Don’t Prove Code Is Correct… They Just Agree With It
Source: Reddit (r/programming) | Published: 2025-10-13 18:12 | ID: c605ac818d21 | | Topics: πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Programming
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Reddit discussion in r/programming with 1068 upvotes and 329 comments.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Tests Don’t Prove Code Is Correct… They Just Agree With It... https://medium.com/@arnonaxelrod/proof-driven-development-or-the-business-value-of-clean-code-b84380ff312e
[35]
πŸ—¨οΈ The Story of Codesmith: How a Competitor Crippled a $23.5M Bootcamp By Becoming a Reddit Moderator
Source: Reddit (r/programming) | Published: 2025-10-14 05:55 | ID: 2f28a72a9a90 | | Topics: πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Programming
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Reddit discussion in r/programming with 151 upvotes and 45 comments.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: The Story of Codesmith: How a Competitor Crippled a $23.5M Bootcamp By Becoming a Reddit Moderator... https://larslofgren.com/codesmith-reddit-reputation-attack/
[36]
πŸ“° Spotify rolls out controls to keep kids music out of your algorithm
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T08:22:09-04:00 | ID: 028efdd735a7 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Spotify is expanding shared account features that make it easier for parents to control what their kids listen to. Managed accounts are now launching for Premium Family subscribers in the US, UK, Cana...
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: Spotify rolls out controls to keep kids music out of your algorithm... https://www.theverge.com/news/799047/spotify-managed-account-parental-controls-expansion
[37]
πŸ—¨οΈ California Will Stop Using Coal as a Power Source Next Month
Source: Reddit (r/technology) | Published: 2025-10-13 12:15 | ID: 0802eb301bb1 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Reddit discussion in r/technology with 22538 upvotes and 559 comments.
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Check out this tech news: California Will Stop Using Coal as a Power Source Next Month... https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/10/13/032224/california-will-stop-using-coal-as-a-power-source-next-month?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
[38]
πŸ—¨οΈ NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
Source: Reddit (r/technology) | Published: 2025-10-13 22:24 | ID: 54f3c742d451 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
Reddit discussion in r/technology with 5772 upvotes and 265 comments.
πŸ“± Show Tweet Suggestions (1)
Check out this tech news: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers... https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/nasas-jet-propulsion-unit-lay-off-about-550-workers-2025-10-13/
[39]
πŸ—¨οΈ [D] Why are Monte Carlo methods more popular than Polynomial Chaos Expansion for solving stochastic problems?
Source: Reddit (r/MachineLearning) | Published: 2025-10-14 01:57 | ID: 0060bf38a5f6 |
πŸ€– AI Summary:
I feel like MC methods are king for reinforcement learning and the like, but PCE’s are often cited as being more accurate and efficient. Recently while working on some heavy physics focused problems I...
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Check out this tech news: [D] Why are Monte Carlo methods more popular than Polynomial Chaos Expansion for solving stochastic problems?... https://reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1o62zfe/d_why_are_monte_carlo_methods_more_popular_than/