Researchers affiliated with Uber AI and OpenAI have proposed a new approach to neural architecture search (NAS), a technique that involves evaluating hundreds or thousands of AI models to identify the top performers. In a preprint paper, they claim their technique, called Synthetic Petri Dish, accelerates the most computationally intensive …
Read More »Photo by adriaticfoto / Shutterstock.com Wondering whether you were infected with the coronavirus earlier in the year? Two companies are now offering antibody testing directly to the public on their websites. And even if your health care provider doesn’t give you an order for the coronavirus antibody test, you still …
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With school closed and graduation canceled, the principal of a high school in suburban Dallas set out on April 17 with his wife, a bag of Snickers bars and a mission: visiting each of the 612 seniors at their homes. Virdie Montgomery, the principal of Wylie High School in Wylie, …
Read More »Photo by Flamingo Images / Shutterstock.com When will you have enough to retire? Answering this important question is tough because it depends on so many factors — your Social Security payments, how much you have in retirement savings and other assets, how your health holds up, when you hope to …
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(Reuters) — Apple is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers. The bug, which also exists on iPads, was discovered by ZecOps, a San Francisco-based mobile security forensics company, while it was investigating a sophisticated …
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Author’s Blurb: We’ve written a few MCO/COVID-19 articles by now about what various businesses from different industries have been doing to help out during the pandemic, whether it’s through serving the public or our frontliners. But we haven’t written about pharmacies yet, so I wondered, what can a pharmacy do …
Read More »Photo by stockfour / Shutterstock.com Even if you’re not a bookworm, you may find listening to an audiobook is the perfect way to pass the time — especially while cooped up due to the coronavirus pandemic. While you can buy them from sites like Audible and Kobo, getting something for …
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In 2012, I started working from home full time. Within just a few months, I threw my back out from sitting all day at a home office thrown together from what I had on hand. That event kicked off a quest to find office equipment that would be a bit …
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Americans are facing more than health concerns as a result of the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19, recently labeled a pandemic. As events and attractions postpone operations, many workers are being laid off until further notice. Those who can work may be faced with the choice between showing up sick …
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