FFmpeg fixes PixelSmash flaw in widely used video decoder

A newly disclosed FFmpeg flaw dubbed 'PixelSmash' could be exploited for remote code execution on Jellyfin servers under ...
IEEE

Learning Feature Embedding Refiner for Solving Vehicle Routing Problems

Abstract: While the encoder–decoder structure is widely used in the recent neural construction methods for learning to solve vehicle routing problems (VRPs), they are less effective in searching ...
the-decoder

Google Deepmind's AlphaProof Nexus solves decades-old math problems for a few hundred dollars

AlphaProof Nexus combines LLM-driven proof generation with machine verification to crack open math research problems that have stumped mathematicians for decades. Google Deepmind's new framework ...
the-decoder

New math benchmark reveals AI models confidently solve problems that have no solution

A consortium of 64 mathematicians built a new benchmark for AI models that exposes two weaknesses: research-level math and the ability to recognize unsolvable tasks. With today's frontier models ...
NPR

Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79

J. Craig Venter, a scientist who played a critical role in the sequencing of the human genome, has died at the age of 79, according to his namesake research institute. Venter's company, Celera ...
Detroit Free Press

This code number tells your car’s life story and maybe its future.

Every VIN is unique. Your car’s VIN may help avoid breakdowns. VINs can be used to track and fix recalls. What does your vehicle identification number, or VIN, say about your car or truck? More than ...
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Dentsu Lab, D.A.V. Public School, and Classteacher launch ‘Bullying Decoder’ to combat verbal abuse in schools

New Delhi: CCTV systems capture classroom activity to support student safety. Yet one of the most pervasive forms of bullying, verbal bullying, often goes unaddressed, leaving lasting emotional ...
IEEE

Efficient Decoder Reduction for a Variety of Encoder-Decoder Problems

Abstract: Encoder-decoder networks have become the standard solution for a variety of segmentation tasks. Many of these approaches use a symmetrical design where both the encoder as well as the ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Karl F. Freed, pioneering theoretical chemist and decoder of molecular complexity, 1942–2026

University of Chicago Prof. Emeritus Karl Frederick Freed, whose mathematical rigor provided the scaffolding for modern molecular theory, died Jan. 11 at the age of 83. A cornerstone of the Department ...
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How to decode VIN in My Winter Car and how to use it

Project vehicles in My Winter Car not only differ in their condition from ready-to-drive cars, but they also have a unique VIN that you can decode and get extra information. The VIN appears to be only ...
The Verge

The DoorDash Problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Let’s talk about AI ...