'A humbling and unfortunate reminder' that monsters lurk under bridges Blockchain venture Harmony offers bridge services for transferring crypto coins across different blockchains, but something has gone badly wrong.…

In grayscale, though. Optimistic plans for daylight-readable display and long-life laptop E-paper display startup Modos wants to make laptops, but is starting out with a standalone high-refresh-rate monitor first.…

The Swedish freight technology startup will conduct a public road pilot in Tennessee in Q3 2022 with its self-driving electric truck.

Trevor Clawson, Contributor / Forbes: EntrepreneursBuilding On It: Why A Berlin-Based VC Is Focused On Construction Tech - In the world of startups, construction tech seldom features very high on lists of sectors that are attracting the largest amounts of VC cash. Adam Zobler of berlin-Based investor Foundamental tells Trevor Clawson why the construction industry needs innovationIn the world of startups, construction tech seldom features very high on ...

Hackers have stolen $100 million in cryptocurrency from Horizon, a so-called blockchain bridge developed by crypto start-up Harmony.

Jayde Cheung, Forbes Staff / Forbes: MoneyGogoX, Hong Kong’s First Tech Unicorn Startup, Slumps In Trading Debut - Shares of GogoX, formerly known as GogoVan, fell 22% from their initial public offering price in their first day of trading Friday, giving it a market capitalization of $1.3 billion.Shares of GogoX, formerly known as GogoVan, fell 22% from their initial public offering price in their first day of trading ...

Hackers have stolen $100 million in cryptocurrency from Horizon, a so-called blockchain bridge developed by crypto start-up Harmony.

In 2011, Sean Duffy and Adrian James were sitting in San Francisco's Dolores Park debating what to call some workers at the company they founded, Omada Health.

Fair queuing is becoming increasingly prevalent in the internet and has been shown to improve performance in many circumstances. Performance could be improved even more if endpoints could detect the presence of fair queuing on a certain path and adjust their congestion control accordingly. If fair queuing is detected, the congestion control would not have to take cross traffic into account, which allows for more flexibility. In this paper, we develop the first algorithm that continuously checks if fair queuing is present on a path, with very high accuracy. When fair queuing is detected, a different congestion control can be chosen, which can result in reduced latency. Unlike an algorithm proposed in a previous paper of us, the approach presented here does not only detect the presence of fair queuing once at flow startup but it does so continuously.

Bang Staff And Correspondents / SiliconValley.comBoutique townhome community in the heart of Silicon Valley - These new Mountain View homes showcase a park-style setting, pristine interiors, flexible floor plans, three to five bedrooms, access to tech jobs, a neutral color palette and energy-efficient construction. The boutique community of Montecito Condominium Townhomes offers newly constructed, tastefully designed homes that are conveniently close to Mountain Views award-winning ...

amartin@insider.com (Asia Martin,Kylie Robison,Bianca Chan,Carter Johnson,Alex Nicoll,Fortesa Latifi,Dakin Campbell,Rob Price) / Insider: TechThe financial startups bubble is bursting and pink slips are being handed out. Here are the fintechs - Coinbase laid off 18% of its staff, or roughly 1,100 people, in June. Other financial tech companies to slash headcount include Robinhood and Better. ...

Epic Cleantec removes solids from wastewater and turns them into soil, then treats the water to be clean enough for uses like toilet flushing and irrigation.

tclark@insider.com (Travis Clark,Erin Brodwin) / Insider: TechThe rise and fall of e-cig startup Juul in the US, from Silicon Valley darling to a ban by the FDA - Juul rebranded three times, sold assets to Japan Tobacco, and attracted nontraditional investors. Now, its products have been banned in the US. ...

Alan Boyle / GeekWireMicrosoft and Xplore team up with NOAA to demonstrate cloud-based satellite operations - What do you do with an aging weather satellite? If youre the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, you turn to Microsoft Azure and a Seattle-area startup called Xplore to find out if theres a cheaper way to keep it going. After a yearlong demonstration project, the three partners determined that ...

FT.com - ITBritain’s tech sector still believes in opportunity in adversity - The disastrous effects of Brexit are being met with an upbeat desire to capitalise on science and venture capital strengths ...

A test car made by Chinese electric vehicle start-up Nio fell out of a third-floor parking lot of a building in Shanghai, killing two people.

A test car made by Chinese electric vehicle start-up Nio fell out of a third-floor parking lot of a building in Shanghai, killing two people.

Utah, Washington and Michigan are well represented on Verizon Small Business' fifth annual rankings of the best small U.S. cities to start a small business.

The startup is revolutionizing mobility in Africa, and seeks to expand its footprint.

They're putting a crew together, and Beijing's tossed in $750m to get things started A Chinese state-backed startup has hired legendary Japanese chip exec Yukio Sakamoto as part of a strategy to launch a local DRAM industry.…

Ooredoo invites proposals from Startups, SMEs, and Corporates for technologies that provide Smart Tools for Audio Analytics in

Hundreds of workers from start-ups in Southeast Asia have been fired in the last few months, proving that the industry is not immune to the economic slowdown.

Bang Staff And Correspondents / SiliconValley.comBoutique townhome community in the heart of Silicon Valley - These new Mountain View homes showcase a park-style setting, pristine interiors, flexible floor plans, three to five bedrooms, access to tech jobs, a neutral color palette and energy-efficient construction. In the heart of Silicon Valley, the boutique community of Montecito Condominium Townhomes serves up high-end, new-home construction just steps from ...

Tammer Bagdasarian / SiliconValley.comSilicon Valley Pain Index: Income gap widens among racial lines - For three years now, the San Jose State professor Scott Myers-Lipton has held a mirror to Silicon Valleys staggering wealth divide, and reflected the disparities: Less than 1% of the Valleys households account for 25% of the regions bountiful wealth, while more than 45% of the Valleys children live in ...

Lisa Stiffler / GeekWireMore funding for fusion: Seattle startup lands $160M and reveals technology breakthrough - The news: Seattle-area startup Zap Energy is edging closer to the promise of fusion power. The company Wednesday announced two milestones: its newest prototype device has created plasma, a superheated gas needed to generate fusion, and it raised $160 million in new funding with support from Bill Gates Breakthrough Energy ...

Crypto custody and infrastructure startup Prime Trust raises more than $100 million in Series B funding to expand its suite of financial products and services.

Crypto custody and infrastructure startup Prime Trust raises more than $100 million in Series B funding to expand its suite of financial products and services.

sbalogh@insider.com (Shannen Balogh,Anita Ramaswamy,Dan DeFrancesco,Carter Johnson,Bianca Chan,Asia Martin,Ann Gehan) / Insider: TechThese 44 pitch decks helped fintechs disrupting trading, investing, and banking raise millions in fu - Looking for examples of real fintech pitch decks? Check out pitch decks that Qolo, Lance, and other startups used to raise money from VCs.dollar bills moneyCheck out these pitch decks for examples of fintech founders sold their vision. Yulia Reznikov/Getty Images Fintech funding has been on a tear. In 2021, ...

ZDNet Latest NewsYou.com is taking on Google with AI, apps, privacy, and personalization - Award-winning AI research? Check. Startup and enterprise experience? Check. Venture capital and Mark Benioff backing? Check. Is that enough for Richard Sochers you.com to take on Google? ...

aweinman@businessinsider.com (Aaron Weinman) / Insider: TechBanks, private-equity firms, and investing giants are enamored with Big Tech execs who have cloud ex - Heres 14 Silicon Valley execs that banks need to know when it comes to adapting to the public cloud. Hi, Aaron Weinman here. Its already been a busy week of deals with JetBlues aerial pursuit of Spirit, Kelloggs breakup, Mondelezs Clif Bar buy, and Elon Musks ever-evolving quest for Twitter. ...

Or some approximation of that Multi-cloud networking startup Alkira has decided it wants to be a network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider with the launch of its cloud area networking platform this week.…

Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.

Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.

DIGITIMES / DigiTimes: IT news from AsiaGoogle, Mizuho Bank and TMYTEK shed light on corporate startup management and synergies - With global digital transformation accelerating and breakthroughs in a wide range of tech developments - such as those for 5G, AI, cloud/edge computing, metaverse/virtual-physical integration, self-driving cars/electric vehicles (EV) - companies around the world are paying much closer attention to and investing more resources in collaborations with startups that promise ...

Coining the term hardware-based 'AI hypervisor' has to be worth several million, dontcha think? The venture capital arm of Samsung has cut a check to help Israeli inference chip designer NeuReality bring its silicon dreams a step closer to reality.…

Closing arguments in the criminal fraud trial of former Theranos COO Ramesh 'Sunny' Balwani kicked off Tuesday.

Closing arguments in the criminal fraud trial of former Theranos COO Ramesh 'Sunny' Balwani kicked off Tuesday.

Bloomberg News / Windows IT ProSilicon Valley Leaves Black Women Behind as It Closes Wage Gaps - Although the situation has improved for some groups, female tech workers of all races still make less than their male counterparts, with Black and Hispanic women receiving the lowest wages. ...

The fraud trial of Ramesh Balwani, the chief operating officer of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, is heading to a verdict soon.

The fraud trial of Ramesh Balwani, the chief operating officer of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, is heading to a verdict soon.

The fraud trial of Ramesh Balwani, the chief operating officer of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, is heading to a verdict soon.

The fraud trial of Ramesh Balwani, the chief operating officer of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, is heading to a verdict soon.

Taylor Soper / GeekWireCheck your empathy: This startup raised $4M for software that analyzes workplace communication - The news: mpathic, a Seattle-area startup aiming to bring more empathy to the corporate communication landscape, landed a $4 million seed round. The details: Founded in 2020 by a trained psychologist, the companys enterprise software analyzes conversations happening in texts, emails, audio calls, and more. The idea is to help ...

Nate Bek / GeekWireAfter selling last startup to Forrester, tech vets land $6.7M to take aim at customer churn - The news: Tingono, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to reduce customer churn for tech companies, emerged from stealth mode and announced a $6.7 million seed round led by Palo Alto, Calif.-based Foundation Capital. The founders: The company was started by Parry Bedi and Sami Kaipa in late 2021. They ...

Light ReadingVerizon Business helps unveil Truist Innovation Technology Center - The Innovators in Residence program brings together visionaries from tech giants and startups to explore new and emerging technologies to address financial and community challenges. #pressrelease ...

Lionel Laurent / Bloomberg ViewTech’s $1 Billion Unicorns Eclipsed by Centaurs - Dreams of instant fortunes are giving way to the slog of actually operating profitably. ...

Comets that venture close to the Sun can transform into something beautiful, but sometimes they encounter incineration if they get too close. Of the various types of comets that orbit close to the Sun, astronomers had never seen the destruction of the type classified as “near-Sun” comets. But thanks to a variety of telescopes on … Continue reading "Astronomers Watched a “Near-Sun” Comet Disintegrate as it Flew too Close to the Sun" The post Astronomers Watched a “Near-Sun” Comet Disintegrate as it Flew too Close to the Sun appeared first on Universe Today.

Yahoo! Finance: Company NewsThe Tech Sector Is Taking a Beating. Here’s Why. - As markets react to inflation and high interest rates, technology stocks are having their worst start to a year on record. WSJs Hardika Singh explains why the sector from tech giants to small startups is getting hit so hard. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds ...

Joseph Tsai / DigiTimes: IT news from AsiaTF AMD to expand capacity in Malaysia - TF AMD Microelectronics (Penang), a joint venture between AMD and China-based TFME, will expand its capacity in Penang, Malaysia with the construction set to be completed in the first quarter of 2023 with an investment of MYR2 billion (US$480 million), according to a media report. ...

MoonPay is partnering with Universal Pictures, Fox and Snoop Dogg's Death Row Records, among other brands, to launch a new NFT platform called HyperMint.

The connection start-up entrepreneurs and potential mentors build during their very first "date" plays an important role in determining whether a mentoring relationship develops.

Sy Mukherjee / Fast CompanyHow a tech startup is using AI to find better treatments for autism - SpectrumAi, founded by a mother of four children with autism, aims to use technology to improve therapies for children with the neurological disorder. Ling Shaos 3-year-old autistic son struggles to communicate. My youngest son, he has almost a calcified part of his forehead because he bangs it on the floor ...

Yusin Hu / DigiTimes: IT news from AsiaHonda, Sony partner up to provide e-mobility services - Sony and Honda have announced that they are forming a joint venture this year to provide e-mobility services. Each company will hold 50% stakes in the new JV, according to the official statement. ...

Stephanie Hirschmiller, Contributor / Forbes Business NewsLVMH Delivered On Retail Innovation At Viva Tech With Toshi, Bored Apes, Bulgari Utility NFTs More - LVMH showcased the award winners, finalists, start-ups from previous editions plus innovative solutions, activations and world premiers from its own Maisons at an onsite pavilion space within the show ground.LVMH showcased the award winners, finalists, start-ups from previous editions plus innovative solutions, activations and world premiers from its own Maisons ...

Star Trek's glowing circuit boards may not be so crazy Science fiction is littered with fantastic visions of computing. One of the more pervasive is the idea that one day computers will run on light. After all, what’s faster than the speed of light?…

Karrie Gordon / ETF TrendsHonda and Sony Enter Electric Vehicle Joint Venture - The siren call of the electric vehicle market continues to grow stronger as Sony and Honda announce an equally owned joint venture to begin selling EVs by 2025, reported Reuters. Its one more feather in the cap of the EV transition as both newer EV-focused companies, and traditional internal combustion ...

Jeff Kauflin, Forbes Staff / Forbes: MoneyHigh-Flying Unicorn Socure Lays Off 13% Of Staff As Troubles In Fintech Spread - The identity verification startup raised $450 million last November and is now aiming to make its cash last. Even before the layoffs, there were signs of employee unhappiness. The identity verification startup raised $450 million last November and is now aiming to make its cash last. Even before the layoffs, ...

ETFdb.comHonda and Sony Join For Electric Vehicle Venture - The siren call of the electric vehicle market continues to grow stronger as Sony and Honda announce an equally owned joint venture to begin selling EVs by 2025, reported Reuters. ...

The move is the latest sign of a sea change occurring among start-ups as an abrupt shift in market conditions is forcing a new discipline on companies.

The move is the latest sign of a sea change occurring among start-ups as an abrupt shift in market conditions is forcing a new discipline on companies.

Todd Bishop / GeekWireSpreadsheets (2+2)ever = Tiller personal finance startup finds growth formula in Microsoft Excel - Eight years ago, Seattle-area entrepreneur Peter Polson decided to pursue what he perceived as a gap in the personal finance software market, inspired by his growing familys increasingly complex needs for tracking its finances, and disappointed by the available options at the time. Given the tech trends, he initially assumed ...

Adele Peters / Fast CompanyA space tech company stumbled on a new way to cut emissions on Earth - Steel factories emit around 3 billion tons of CO2 a year. A new way of producing it eliminates direct CO2 emissions and cuts energy use in half. When he cofounded the startup Helios four years ago, Jonathan Geifman was focused on space travel, not climate change. But as his team ...

Jayde Cheung, Forbes Staff / Forbes Business NewsGaming Hardware Giant Razer’s Venture Arm Leads $4 Million Investment In Singapore Crypto Payment St - Zventures, the venture arm of Singapore billionaire Min-Liang Tans gaming hardware giant Razer, has led a $4 million funding round for TripleA, a crypto payment startup based in Singapore.Zventures, the venture arm of Singapore billionaire Min-Liang Tans gaming hardware giant Razer, has led a $4 million funding round for TripleA, ...

DIGITIMES / DigiTimes: IT news from AsiaSix Taiwan startups in top-8 at London Tech Week, says MOST - Eighteen startups participated in London Tech Week on June 13-14, focusing on smart health, AI, IOT and EedTech, to showcase Taiwans innovations to the world, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). ...

webmaster@theregister.co.uk (Brandon Vigliarolo) / The RegisterI was fired for blowing the whistle on cults status in Google unit, says contractor - The internet giant, a doomsday religious sect, and a lawsuit in Silicon Valley A former Google video producer has sued the internet giant alleging he was unfairly fired for blowing the whistle on a religious sect that had all but taken over his business unit. ...

Taylor Soper / GeekWireTech Moves: Health tech startup Opala names CEO; Madrona adds a new investor - Palak Goel, a former product manager at Microsoft, has joined Madrona Venture Group as its newest investor. Goel previously spent nearly three years at Microsoft, most recently working on the companys Microsoft Turing team. He graduated from Brown University in 2019 with degrees in computer science and economics. Goel is ...

The internet giant, a doomsday religious sect, and a lawsuit in Silicon Valley A former Google video producer has sued the internet giant alleging he was unfairly fired for blowing the whistle on a religious sect that had all but taken over his business unit. …

Andrew Krok / CNET NewsHonda, Sony Finalize Joint-Venture Agreement - CNET - The two will form the cleverly named Sony Honda Mobility to make its future EVs. ...

Nate Bek / GeekWireA trio of founders offer lessons on ‘fundraising while Black’ in Techstars panel discussion - For many Black entrepreneurs, getting funding for their business is a daunting and disproportionately difficult task. Only about 1% of all venture dollars goes to Black founders, according to Crunchbase, despite Black and African Americans making up 13% of the U.S. population. Despite the odds, many Black entrepreneurs have navigated ...

The first EV born from this collaboration will debut in 2025 along with a mobility service.

The new platform, titled Engage Raise, is set to launch in July and will allow federal candidates to raise campaign cash solely through cryptocurrencies.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Running Tide is facing scientist departures and growing concerns over seaweed sinking for carbon removal Running Tide, an aquaculture company based in Portland, Maine, has said it expected to set tens of thousands…

The new platform, titled Engage Raise, is set to launch in July and will allow federal candidates to raise campaign cash solely through cryptocurrencies.

Acceleration Robotics S.L., a robotics semiconductor startup based in the Basque Country and focused on designing customized brains for robots to hasten their response time via FPGAs and GPUs released...

The company is set to debut a quirky three-wheeled electric scooter towards the end of 2022.

Investments in start-ups will be impacted in the short-term, due to the current market environment said Sequoia Southeast Asia.

Adam Hwang / DigiTimes: IT news from AsiaDJI develops autonomous driving technology for China-based automaker - China-based drone maker Da-Jiang Innovations Science and Technology (DJI) has developed Level 4 autonomous driving technology, which will be initially used in KiWi EV, an electric vehicle (EV) model already launched by joint-venture automaker SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile, according to industry sources. ...

Investors are "going to get hurt" if they're in long duration bonds right now, says venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary.

Linda Zavoral / SiliconValley.comEataly Silicon Valley: Here’s what you need to know for Thursday’s 5 p.m. opening - Valley Fair complex will feature 10,000 Italian culinary products, plus restaurants, a wine store and more It will be a ribbon-cutting like no other. On Thursday afternoon, the CEO of the worlds largest Italian food emporiums will cut the grand-opening ribbon made of pasta, of course and throw ...

Ken Wieland / Light ReadingMoney for Nothing, a new kid on the smartphone block - The startup company led by Carl Pei secured more than $200 million in funding and is set to unveil the design of debut Nothing smartphone tomorrow. ...

staff@slashgear.com (Dave McQuilling) / SlashGearInside The End Of Silicon Valleys Dynasty - Times are tough around Silicon Valley right now -- and if remote work has anything to do with it, those times could get even tougher.Times are tough around Silicon Valley right now -- and if remote work has anything to do with it, those times could get even tougher. ...

CNBC: TechnologyMetas Silicon Valley home, Menlo Park, plans to electrify 95% of its buildings - Menlo Park, a tech and venture capital hub, has a plan to go 100% carbon neutral and will work with BlocPower to electrify 95% of buildings for climate goals. ...

Menlo Park, a tech and venture capital hub, has a plan to go 100% carbon neutral and will work with BlocPower to electrify 95% of buildings for climate goals.

Menlo Park, a tech and venture capital hub, has a plan to go 100% carbon neutral and will work with BlocPower to electrify 95% of buildings for climate goals.

Elizabeth Segran / Fast CompanyWhy Tesla and Apple designers are joining this coffee startup - Fellow makes coffee kettles and grinders that look like works of art. The founders of Google, Yahoo, and Instagram famously began working on their companies while students at Stanford. But Jake Miller spent his Stanford years working on a decidedly more analog product: a kettle. Read Full Story ...

For what purpose, as 'energy efficient chips with advanced technology' really doesn't quite narrow it down? As Intel plans to start construction on a massive chip manufacturing site in Germany, chipmakers GlobalFoundries and STMicroelectronics are reportedly mulling a joint venture to build a fab in France.…

Yahoo! Finance: Company NewsSmartphone investors bet $200mn on making something out of Nothing - A consumer-electronics start-up called Nothing has secured financing of more than $200mn to launch its debut smartphone, in the first attempt for several years by a newcomer to crack a market dominated by Apple and Samsung. The device has a transparent back, revealing electronics components such as a wireless charging ...

Gains access to offshoring centers in Malaysia and Philippines Lenovo has struck an agreement with Hong Kong comms conglomerate PCCW to create a jointly owned services company, advancing its strategy of growth through services.…

Adam Hwang / DigiTimes: IT news from AsiaCompal Electronics to demonstrate standardized 5G smart poles via cooperation with InSynerger Techno - Compal Electronics will cooperate with InSynerger Technology, a startup developer of IoT-based smart solutions, to set up a network of 5G smart poles in Asia New Bay Area 5G AIoT Innovation Park in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, in a bid to boost standardization of 5G smart poles, according to deputy ...

CNN - BusinessSpinLaunch wants to radically redesign rocketry. Will its tech work? - New York (CNN Business)A California startup wants to put satellites into a circular chamber and whip them around to more than 5,000 miles per hour before letting them burst out, allowing a rocket to fire up its engine only after its escaped the smothering tug of Earths gravity. So far, ...

Matt Milano / Top News - WebProNewsMicrosoft Buying Cybersecurity Startup Miburo - WebProNews Microsoft Buying Cybersecurity Startup Miburo Microsoft is continuing its efforts to bolster cybersecurity, announcing a deal to purchase startup firm Miburo. Microsoft Buying Cybersecurity Startup Miburo Matt Milano Miburo is a cybersecurity startup that specializes in detecting and responding to foreign information operations. The company works to detect and ...

Taylor Soper / GeekWireMicrosoft to acquire cyber threat analysis startup Miburo - Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will acquire Miburo, a small company that helps customers detect and respond to foreign information operations. Microsoft said the acquisition will help the tech giant expand its threat detection and analysis capabilities to address new cyber-attacks and shed light on the ways in which foreign ...

Yahoo! Finance: Company NewsCoinbase, Intel, Tesla: All of the tech companies hitting the brakes on hiring - Over the last two months, a number of technology companies or venture capitalbacked firms have announced plans to either freeze hiring, rescind accepted offers, or lay off employees. ...

jxing@insider.com (Jessica Xing) / Insider: TechWhy CEO Haroon Meer of developer darling Thinkst Canary is not straying from the stupidest product - Canary, made by the 33-person team at the developer startup Thinkst, has become an industry standard, despite staying independent for over 10 years. ...

Yahoo! Finance: Company NewsHearing on data-privacy bill reveals contours of latest best hope for tech regulation - National data-privacy legislation quickly gaining support on Capitol Hill and in Silicon Valley had its day in a House hearing Tuesday, paving the way for a possible vote this summer and the first significant tech regulation in more than two decades. ...

Dylan Sloan, Contributor / Forbes: MoneyWith New Venture Funding In Doubt, A San Francisco Fintech Partners With Stripe To Offer Startups An - San Franciscos Arc is in the business of making founder friendly loans. With tech and crypto markets in crisis, its timing couldnt be better. San Franciscos Arc is in the business of making founder friendly loans. With tech and crypto markets in crisis, its timing couldnt be better. ...

Popular crypto lender BlockFi is cutting around 20% of its staff after the "dramatic shift in macroeconomic conditions."

Large Vision & Language models pretrained on web-scale data provide representations that are invaluable for numerous V&L problems. However, it is unclear how they can be used for reasoning about user-specific visual concepts in unstructured language. This problem arises in multiple domains, from personalized image retrieval to personalized interaction with smart devices. We introduce a new learning setup called Personalized Vision & Language (PerVL) with two new benchmark datasets for retrieving and segmenting user-specific "personalized" concepts "in the wild". In PerVL, one should learn personalized concepts (1) independently of the downstream task (2) allowing a pretrained model to reason about them with free language, and (3) does not require personalized negative examples. We propose an architecture for solving PerVL that operates by extending the input vocabulary of a pretrained model with new word embeddings for the new personalized concepts. The model can then reason about them

What are the fundamental differences between an Islamic economy and capitalism? The Islamic economy is characterized by the prohibition of Riba (interest) and the enforcement of Mudaraba (joint venture) and Waqf (donation). We propose new econophysics models of wealth exchange and redistribution to quantitatively compare these characteristics with the differences in capitalism, and evaluate wealth distribution and disparities by simulation. Specifically, we propose a loan interest model representing finance capitalism and Riba, a joint venture model representing shareholder capitalism and Mudaraba with respect to exchange, and a transfer model representing inheritance tax and Waqf with respect to redistribution. As exchanges are repeated from an initial uniform distribution of wealth, the distribution of wealth approaches a power-law distribution more quickly in the loan than in the joint, and the Gini index, which represents disparity, rapidly increases. The joint has a slower

Amrita Khalid / EngadgetFDA clears Rune Labs to use the Apple Watch to monitor Parkinsons - Turns out the Apple Watchs motion sensors can be a useful tool for Parkinsons patients and their physicians. The FDA has granted approval to Rune Labs to use their software paired with the Apple Watch to track symptoms of Parkinsons disease, Reutersreported today. The San Francisco-based digital health startup has ...