Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...
TechCrunch

Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents

Google on Sunday announced a new open standard called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference. The standard, developed ...
Tom's Guide

I’ve been using this gold standard sleep method for years and according to my sleep tracker, it works — here’s how to do it

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News Medical

Addition of tucatinib to the standard of care delays disease progression in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

Adding tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (Perjeta) delayed disease progression in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, ...
Frontiers

A combined approach to lithology identification using reinforcement learning and transformer algorithms

Lithology identification plays a pivotal role in logging interpretation during drilling operations, directly influencing drilling decisions and efficiency. Conventional lithology identification ...
Reuters

IBM says conventional AMD chips can run quantum computing error correction algorithm

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - IBM (IBM.N), opens new tab said on Friday it can run a key quantum computing error correction algorithm on commonly available chips ...
Seeking Alpha

IBM's key quantum computing algorithm can work with standard AMD chips: report

IBM (NYSE:IBM) said it can run a vital quantum computing algorithm on commonly available chips from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Reuters reported. Jay Gambetta, the IBM vice president running ...
Gothamist

Hochul signs bill banning NY landlords from using algorithm software to set rents

Building owners and property managers will no longer be able to use algorithm-based software to artificially inflate New Yorkers’ rents as a result of a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on ...
Business Wire

Ripjar’s Screening Assistant™ Sets New Standard for Compliance AI Agents, Driving Compliance in Addition to Major Productivity Gains

LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ripjar today introduced Screening Assistant™, a major agentic AI addition to its award-winning suite of screening products. The product builds on Ripjar’s long ...
Morningstar

Ripjar’s Screening Assistant™ Sets New Standard for Compliance AI Agents, Driving Compliance in Addition to Major Productivity Gains

Ripjar today introduced Screening Assistant™, a major agentic AI addition to its award-winning suite of screening products. The product builds on Ripjar’s long history of producing market-leading ...
Frontiers

Precision citrus segmentation and stem picking point localization using improved YOLOv8n-seg algorithm

Introduction: Due to the small size of citrus stems, their color similarity to the background, and their variable position relative to the fruit, accurately locating picking points using robots in ...