Imagine you're running a book publishing company in Norway. It might seem like a world away from high-stakes crime, but even in this industry, shady deals can happen. A group of publishing houses in Norway found themselves in trouble for agreeing to boycott a distribution channel. This wasn't just a
Ever heard of crypto currencies? They're digital money that people use online. Lots of companies are starting to accept them, which is changing how we think about money. Right now, there are over 700 different kinds of crypto currencies that you can trade. In November 2016, they were worth more than
Imagine a new, even more powerful particle collider than the one that found the famous Higgs boson! That's what Mark Thomson, the next director-general of CERN, has in mind. He believes the Future Circular Collider (FCC) is the way to go for science. This isn't just any collider; it's a 91-kilometer
Imagine a world where medical supplies don't just end up in landfills. This is where biopolymers come into play. As the world focuses on making the economy more sustainable, special-purpose materials like medical supplies face a challenge. They're tough to remanufacture, making waste a big problem.
Imagine this: a 32-year-old woman walks into her doctor's office, puzzled by her sudden, widespread hair loss. It looked like alopecia areata, a common autoimmune condition. But there was more to this story. Hidden underneath was lichen planopilaris (LPP), a rare disease where the immune system atta
Big language models like ChatGPT are making big waves in software coding. This has sparked the creation of specialized models, called Code LLMs, tailored just for software engineering. Many of these Code LLMs are fine-tuned versions of general large language models, meaning they're updated often and
You know how AI apps, like chatbots or virtual assistants, often use language models to understand and respond to us? Well, these apps usually communicate with these models one step at a time, which can be inefficient. Think of it like trying to have a conversation by sending one text message at a t
Large Language Models, or LLMs, have been making waves lately. They're not just standalone tools; they can also be crucial parts of software systems. These LLM-integrated applications use LLMs to do tasks that would be tough or time-consuming without them. As this field grows, we need clear terms an
Ever noticed how Netflix can turn a movie's luck around? Take, for instance, "The Infiltrator, " a 2016 biopic that didn't make a big splash when it first came out. Starring Bryan Cranston, who you might know from "Breaking Bad, " the movie tells the true story of Robert Mazur, a special agent who w
Ever heard of a convenient crime? White-collar crimes, like those committed by big companies, often happen because it's just, well, convenient. Let's take a look at a mishap in Norway involving publishing houses. They ended up paying steep fines because they broke competition laws by agreeing to boy
