Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates

The way central bankers put their objectives into practice is influenced by the star variables. Specifying a target for ...
thorax.bmj

Development and validation of PRECISE-X model: predicting first severe exacerbation in COPD

Objectives In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe exacerbations (ECOPDs) impose significant morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines emphasise using ECOPD history to ...
Inc

OpenAI’s Latest Model Is Scarily Good at These Important Work Functions

If you thought 2025 had a lot of AI-related job displacement, just wait until next year. OpenAI’s latest AI model, GPT-5.2, achieved a new record in GDPval, an evaluation created by the company in ...
Fierce Healthcare

Function Health lands $300M, rolls out 'medical intelligence' AI model for health data

Function Health, a startup that offers lab testing and body scans for early disease detection, scored nearly $300 million in series B funding, boosting its valuation to $2.5 billion. Redpoint Ventures ...
MarketWatch

HICL Infrastructure, TRIG to Merge

HICL Infrastructure PLC and Renewables Infrastructure Group, known as TRIG, agreed to merge in a deal that creates a company with net assets of over 5.3 billion pounds ($6.98 billion). The companies ...
IEEE

Bayesian and Non-Bayesian Inference for the Trigonometric Extended Rayleigh-Weibull Model Under Progressively Censored Data

Abstract: In this paper, a new extension of the Rayleigh-Weibull (RW) model, called the sine Rayleigh-Weibull (SRW) model, is proposed. This model is constructed using the trigonometrically generated ...
Motor Trend

2026 Tesla Model S First Look: Subtle Updates Bring More Range, Slightly New Look

Even though it might seem like Tesla has a lot going on—robotaxis, literal humanoid robots, and that ever-elusive affordable model that just keeps getting pushed back—its aging core lineup has only ...
Forbes

Inside The AI-Powered Modeling Agency Boom — And What Comes Next

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the economics of AI. The AI boom has been defined by unprecedented innovation across nearly every sector. From ...
Backstage

So You Want to Be a Model—but Is It Your Runway to Success? Your Guide to Modeling as a Career

Whether they’re gracing the catwalks of Milan, the glossy pages of Vogue, or your everyday Instagram feed, models like Gigi Hadid, Winnie Harlow, and Ulisses Jr. have turned striking poses into ...
InfoQ

Fitness Functions for Your Architecture

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Implementing AI Activation Functions

Activation functions play a critical role in AI inference, helping to ferret out nonlinear behaviors in AI models. This makes them an integral part of any neural network, but nonlinear functions can ...