Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases

Late in 2025, we covered the development of an AI system called Evo that was trained on massive numbers of bacterial genomes. So many that, when prompted with sequences from a cluster of related genes ...
InfoWorld

What I learned using Claude Sonnet to migrate Python to Rust

Using an AI coding assistant to migrate an application from one programming language to another wasn’t as easy as it looked. Here are three takeaways.
IEEE

Autoencoder-Based Analog Fountain Codes for Short Packet Communications

Abstract: Short packet transmission is crucial for ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLLC), yet designing efficient channel codes for such scenarios remains challenging due to the ...
The New York Times

A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco Last Wednesday, ...
SpaceNews

We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protection

Illustration of space debris in Earth orbit from NORAD's satcat catalog Credit: Yeus via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 You may not see it with the naked eye, but in Earth’s orbit, a silent crisis is ...
Phys.org

Scientists use string theory to crack the code of natural networks

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and other biological networks look the way they do. The prevailing theory held ...
Network World

Holes in Veeam Backup suite allow remote code execution, creation of malicious backup config files

The vendor has issued a patch to close four holes in its flagship Backup & Replication suite; version 13 users are advised to audit their backup config files and closely monitor backup jobs. Veeam ...
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Neural network Python from scratch with softmax

Implement Neural Network in Python from Scratch ! In this video, we will implement MultClass Classification with Softmax by making a Neural Network in Python from Scratch. We will not use any build in ...
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Build a deep neural network from scratch in Python

We will create a Deep Neural Network python from scratch. We are not going to use Tensorflow or any built-in model to write the code, but it's entirely from scratch in python. We will code Deep Neural ...
InfoWorld

PythoC: A new way to generate C code from Python

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...
IEEE

XAI Driven Software Defect Prediction Using Adaptive Feature Engineering Coupled With Autoencoder and Multi-Layer Perceptron: An Empirical Study

Abstract: Software defect prediction is essential for ensuring the reliability and robustness of software prototypes during development. The current study has proposed a novel strategy that integrates ...
TechCrunch

Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had ‘long-term’ access to its systems, stole code and customer data

Cybersecurity firm F5 Networks says government-backed hackers had “long-term, persistent access” to its network, which allowed them to steal the company’s source code and customer information. In a ...