The DaB - Daily Briefing

October 14, 2025, 06:24 PM


📊 39 articles collected from multiple sources
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Start Time: 2025-10-14 18:24:33
End Time: 2025-10-14 18:26:46

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

🤖 AI Processing:

AI Summaries: 39
Tweet Sets: 39

📊 Analytics:

Engagement Scores: 39
Distribution: Notable: 6, Standard: 18, Low: 15
Topics Detected: 6
Cross-platform Stories: 2

[01]
💻 Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a year
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-11 18:36 | ID: 1abba652f26b | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🔒 Security
🤖 AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 831 points and 331 comments. Posted 2025-10-11 18:36.
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Check out this tech news: Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a year... https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/10/11/0238213/microsofts-onedrive-begins-testing-face-recognizing-ai-for-photos-for-some-preview-users
[02]
💻 Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-08 08:19 | ID: 7fd740cfeddc | | Topics: 🔒 Security
🤖 AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1036 points and 666 comments. Posted 2025-10-08 08:19.
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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]
💻 NanoChat – The best ChatGPT that $100 can buy
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-13 15:22 | ID: 075e08e52175 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🔒 Security
🤖 AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1426 points and 293 comments. Posted 2025-10-13 15:22.
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Check out this tech news: NanoChat – The best ChatGPT that $100 can buy... https://github.com/karpathy/nanochat
[04]
💻 A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-08 23:48 | ID: 821c93844e81 | | Topics: 🔒 Security
🤖 AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1296 points and 927 comments. Posted 2025-10-08 23:48.
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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]
💻 A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-09 16:04 | ID: 726d85f37aa7 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🔒 Security
🤖 AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 1183 points and 434 comments. Posted 2025-10-09 16:04.
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Check out this tech news: A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size... https://www.anthropic.com/research/small-samples-poison
[06]
💻 The Tag
Source: Hacker News | Published: 2025-10-11 08:27 | ID: fe0b9e7ef074 | | Topics: 🔒 Security
🤖 AI Summary:
Hacker News discussion with 836 points and 182 comments. Posted 2025-10-11 08:27.
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Check out this tech news: The Tag... https://denodell.com/blog/html-best-kept-secret-output-tag
[07]
📰 Mozilla’s Firefox adds Perplexity’s AI answer engine as a new search option
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:49:21 +0000 | ID: c7ba74993c32 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 📱 Mobile
🤖 AI Summary:
The integration offers conversational, cited answers instead of traditional links and follows positive feedback from earlier tests in select markets. Perplexity will expand to mobile soon.
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Check out this tech news: Mozilla’s Firefox adds Perplexity’s AI answer engine as a new search option... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/mozillas-firefox-adds-perplexitys-ai-answer-engine-as-a-new-search-option/
[08]
📰 Google Meet launches an AI-powered makeup feature
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:12 +0000 | ID: 594a92bed73b | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🏢 Big Tech
🤖 AI Summary:
Google Meet finally has a makeup filter for those days when you don't feel like applying lipstick.
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Check out this tech news: Google Meet launches an AI-powered makeup feature... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/google-meet-launches-an-ai-powered-makeup-feature/
[09]
📰 Coco Robotics taps UCLA professor to lead new physical AI research lab
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:51:10 +0000 | ID: 943f1f7fc663 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml
🤖 AI Summary:
Coco Robotics is working toward automating its fleet of delivery robots using its millions of miles of collected data.
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Check out this tech news: Coco Robotics taps UCLA professor to lead new physical AI research lab... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/coco-robotics-taps-ucla-professor-to-lead-new-physical-ai-research-lab/
[10]
📰 Spotify partners with Netflix for video podcast distribution deal
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000 | ID: d11c8777d213 | | Topics: 📱 Mobile
🤖 AI Summary:
Spotify is partnering with Netflix to bring select video podcasts to the streaming platform starting in early 2026. The deal will feature curated shows from Spotify Studios and The Ringer, expanding l...
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Check out this tech news: Spotify partners with Netflix for video podcast distribution deal... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/spotifys-video-podcasts-are-coming-to-netflix-next-year/
[11]
📰 Impulse Space details plan to deliver up to 6 tons a year to the Moon
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:53:47 +0000 | ID: 6187ac2a8749 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml
🤖 AI Summary:
Impulse Space sees a growing demand for mid-sized deliveries to the moon.
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Check out this tech news: Impulse Space details plan to deliver up to 6 tons a year to the Moon... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/impulse-space-details-plan-to-deliver-up-to-6-tons-a-year-to-the-moon/
[12]
📰 Google’s Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:10:46 +0000 | ID: 3c422dd51d05 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🏢 Big Tech
🤖 AI Summary:
Designed for one-on-one meetings, the tool lets you insert available time slots directly into an email, automatically creating a calendar invite once a recipient selects a time.
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Check out this tech news: Google’s Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/googles-gemini-can-now-help-you-schedule-google-calendar-meetings/
[13]
📰 You’ll soon be able to shop Walmart from ChatGPT
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:32:23 +0000 | ID: 856bf9fde5f7 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🏢 Big Tech
🤖 AI Summary:
Walmart is partnering with OpenAI to let shoppers buy products directly through ChatGPT. The new integration will allow users to link their Walmart accounts, browse items ,and instantly check out — al...
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Check out this tech news: You’ll soon be able to shop Walmart from ChatGPT... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/youll-soon-be-able-to-shop-walmart-from-chatgpt/
[14]
📰 OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:00:40 +0000 | ID: 39dd80a366a9 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🏢 Big Tech
🤖 AI Summary:
OpenAI reveals which experts are steering ChatGPT mental health upgrades.
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Check out this tech news: OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/openai-unveils-wellness-council-suicide-prevention-expert-not-included/
[15]
📰 Nvidia sells tiny new computer that puts big AI on your desktop
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:58:21 +0000 | ID: 4df553e4c2f3 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🔧 Hardware
🤖 AI Summary:
The 1 petaflop DGX Spark system runs AI models with 200 billion parameters locally for $4K.
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Check out this tech news: Nvidia sells tiny new computer that puts big AI on your desktop... https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/nvidia-sells-tiny-new-computer-that-puts-big-ai-on-your-desktop/
[16]
📰 OpenAI wants to stop ChatGPT from validating users’ political views
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:51:00 +0000 | ID: f45a7483999a | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🏢 Big Tech
🤖 AI Summary:
New paper reveals reducing "bias" means making ChatGPT stop mirroring users' political language.
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Check out this tech news: OpenAI wants to stop ChatGPT from validating users’ political views... https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/openai-wants-to-stop-chatgpt-from-validating-users-political-views/
[17]
📰 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: 🔒 Security, 📱 Mobile
🤖 AI Summary:
Malicious app required to make "Pixnapping" attack work requires no permissions.
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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/
[18]
📰 Discord blamed a vendor for its data breach — now the vendor says it was ‘not hacked’
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T12:09:22-04:00 | ID: 44ff9f7e36b8 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🔒 Security
🤖 AI Summary:
5CA is a customer service support company that works with Discord. Recently, the chat platform said the vendor had been breached as part of a “security incident” where 70,000 government ID photos may ...
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Check out this tech news: Discord blamed a vendor for its data breach — now the vendor says it was ‘not hacked’... https://www.theverge.com/news/799274/discord-security-breach-5ca-vendor-blamed-not-hacked
[19]
📚 CodePlot-CoT: Mathematical Visual Reasoning by Thinking with Code-Driven Images
Source: arXiv | Published: 2025-10-13 | ID: fc72b3b15dfd | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 👩‍💻 Programming
🤖 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...
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Check out this tech news: CodePlot-CoT: Mathematical Visual Reasoning by Thinking with Code-Driven Images... http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11718v1
[20]
📰 Facebook brings back job listings in the US
Source: TechCrunch | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:31:03 +0000 | ID: 5bc9f64b05fb |
🤖 AI Summary:
Facebook is reintroducing job listings to users in the U.S., focusing on entry-level, trade, and service jobs.
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Check out this tech news: Facebook brings back job listings in the US... https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/facebook-brings-back-job-listings-in-the-us/
[21]
📚 Ev4DGS: Novel-view Rendering of Non-Rigid Objects from Monocular Event Streams
Source: arXiv | Published: 2025-10-13 | ID: 35db98af13b5 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml
🤖 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...
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Check out this tech news: Ev4DGS: Novel-view Rendering of Non-Rigid Objects from Monocular Event Streams... http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11717v1
[22]
📚 Point Prompting: Counterfactual Tracking with Video Diffusion Models
Source: arXiv | Published: 2025-10-13 | ID: ec988116927c | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml
🤖 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
[23]
📰 GM’s EV push will cost it $1.6 billion in Q3 with end of the tax credit
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:16:15 +0000 | ID: 5c59f97a4410 |
🤖 AI Summary:
With EV demand predicted to plummet, GM has rejiggered its production plans.
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Check out this tech news: GM’s EV push will cost it $1.6 billion in Q3 with end of the tax credit... https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/gms-ev-push-will-cost-it-1-6-billion-in-q3-with-end-of-the-tax-credit/
[24]
📰 Windows 10 support “ends” today, but it’s just the first of many deaths
Source: Ars Technica - All content | Published: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:58:23 +0000 | ID: f4114939bafd | | Topics: 🔒 Security
🤖 AI Summary:
End users can get an extra year of security updates relatively easily.
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Check out this tech news: Windows 10 support “ends” today, but it’s just the first of many deaths... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/windows-10-support-ends-today-but-its-just-the-first-of-many-deaths/
[25]
📰 Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T13:45:34-04:00 | ID: 6d9b3a284523 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🏢 Big Tech
🤖 AI Summary:
OpenAI will soon allow “erotica” for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform. In an X post on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will add support for mature conversations when ...
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Check out this tech news: Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults... https://www.theverge.com/news/799312/openai-chatgpt-erotica-sam-altman-verified-adults
[26]
📰 Gmail now uses AI to help you find meeting times
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T12:00:00-04:00 | ID: e5dd158564ae | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 🏢 Big Tech
🤖 AI Summary:
Google is trying to make it easier to find time to meet with coworkers and clients. It’s launching a new Gemini AI-powered “Help me schedule” feature that suggests meeting time slots based on your Goo...
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Check out this tech news: Gmail now uses AI to help you find meeting times... https://www.theverge.com/news/799160/google-gmail-gemini-ai-help-me-schedule
[27]
📰 The best ereader to buy right now
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T13:38:35-04:00 | ID: 5634e2aaaec4 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml
🤖 AI Summary:
Any ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast-sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer ...
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Check out this tech news: The best ereader to buy right now... https://www.theverge.com/23769068/best-ebook-readers
[28]
📰 California cracks down on ‘predatory’ early cancellation fees
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T12:29:06-04:00 | ID: 5dd2e22bd994 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml
🤖 AI Summary:
California has enacted new legislation that aims to limit companies from charging consumers “exorbitant” fees to cancel fixed-term contracts. Assembly Bill 483 was signed into law by California Gov. G...
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Check out this tech news: California cracks down on ‘predatory’ early cancellation fees... https://www.theverge.com/news/799237/california-ab483-law-early-termination-fees
[29]
📰 Motorola has a super-thin Air phone too
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T11:20:15-04:00 | ID: a685c3c37a30 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml
🤖 AI Summary:
Thin phones are in, and Motorola doesn’t want to miss out. It’s teasing the imminent launch of the X70 Air in China, a slim phone with an unexpectedly big battery, which we’re expecting to see launch ...
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Check out this tech news: Motorola has a super-thin Air phone too... https://www.theverge.com/news/799159/motorola-has-a-super-thin-air-phone-too
[30]
📰 The latest Moto Razr Ultra foldable is an even better value at $999
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T10:50:00-04:00 | ID: 35d8b0d2c160 | | Topics: 🤖 Ai Ml, 📱 Mobile
🤖 AI Summary:
If you’re on the fence about trying a foldable smartphone, Motorola’s Razr Ultra (2025) may be the one you’ve been waiting for, and you can pick it up for $999.99 ($300 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. Ou...
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Check out this tech news: The latest Moto Razr Ultra foldable is an even better value at $999... https://www.theverge.com/tech/799096/motorola-razr-ultra-2025-anker-nano-charging-station-deal-sale
[31]
🗨️ We saved 76% on our cloud bills while tripling our capacity by migrating to Hetzner from AWS and DigitalOcean
Source: Reddit (r/programming) | Published: 2025-10-14 09:30 | ID: 97ce291bb3a5 | | Topics: ☁️ Cloud, 👩‍💻 Programming
🤖 AI Summary:
Reddit discussion in r/programming with 236 upvotes and 106 comments.
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Check out this tech news: We saved 76% on our cloud bills while tripling our capacity by migrating to Hetzner from AWS and DigitalOcean... https://digitalsociety.coop/posts/migrating-to-hetzner-cloud/
[32]
📰 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 |
🤖 AI Summary:
This was the last flight of SpaceX's second-gen Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year.
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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/
[33]
📰 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 |
🤖 AI Summary:
The outbreak includes at least seven confirmed cases, but some are clearly being missed.
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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/
[34]
📚 Are Large Reasoning Models Interruptible?
Source: arXiv | Published: 2025-10-13 | ID: 631bc9aad35d |
🤖 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...
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Check out this tech news: Are Large Reasoning Models Interruptible?... http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11713v1
[35]
🗨️ SpaceX has already taken delivery of hundreds of unsold Tesla Cybertrucks and is expected to receive thousands more
Source: Reddit (r/technology) | Published: 2025-10-14 15:21 | ID: 18f50eef304e | | Topics: 🔒 Security, 🏢 Big Tech
🤖 AI Summary:
Reddit discussion in r/technology with 2145 upvotes and 286 comments.
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Check out this tech news: SpaceX has already taken delivery of hundreds of unsold Tesla Cybertrucks and is expected to receive thousands more... https://supercarblondie.com/spacex-buying-unsold-cybertrucks-tesla/
[36]
🗨️ 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: 👩‍💻 Programming
🤖 AI Summary:
Reddit discussion in r/programming with 440 upvotes and 113 comments.
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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/
[37]
📰 Pokémon Legends: Z-A is a fantastic return to (mega) form
Source: The Verge | Published: 2025-10-14T12:00:00-04:00 | ID: a25525adeacf |
🤖 AI Summary:
After shaking up the Pokémon formula with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, its successor, Legends: Z-A, pushes things even further - and it's a very welcome change of pace. With Arceus, Nintendo and...
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Check out this tech news: Pokémon Legends: Z-A is a fantastic return to (mega) form... https://www.theverge.com/games/798848/pokemon-legends-za-review-nintendo-switch-2
[38]
🗨️ ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat | Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
Source: Reddit (r/technology) | Published: 2025-10-14 17:55 | ID: 616dd5090331 |
🤖 AI Summary:
Reddit discussion in r/technology with 2677 upvotes and 237 comments.
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Check out this tech news: ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat | Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.... https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146
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🗨️ [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 |
🤖 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/