The composer Tristan Foison was a plagiarizing fabulist. His brief success reveals the rot at the heart of the classical music industry.

Books in Progress is what we call a “public drafting tool”: Drafts will be made available for comment from the public, allowing for direct collaboration between author and reader.

Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and one of 11 cofounders of the artificial intelligence firm, is taking an extended leave of absence. Another cofounder and key leader, John Schulman, has decamped to Anthropic, a fierce rival founded by ex-OpenAI researchers.…

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Schulman said OpenAI executives remain committed to backing efforts to ensure that people can control highly capable artificial intelligence models.

Franklin’s strategy for analyzing images of DNA molecules forces us to reconsider our definition of “scientific discovery,” argues Michelle G. Gibbons.

In a note to staffers on Monday, X CEO Linda Yaccarino provided the first details of the move since Elon Musk said the company formerly known as Twitter was moving its headquarters to Texas.

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KCL is an open-source constraint-based record & functional programming language mainly used in configuration and policy scenarios.

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Palomar Observatory bids farewell to a tradition of napkin rings, cowbells and astronomical table conversation.

Take a look back at Chromecast’s history over the past 11 years — and learn about the future of streaming TV with Google.

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In 1949, the Chrysler Corporation introduced a new disc brake system, but it was nothing like the disc brakes we know today. Here’s how it worked.   Shown above is Chrysler enginer W.R. Rodger with a friction element from the … Continue reading →

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We build complex mathematical formulas bottom-up using pure lambda calculus. Includes instructions of how to translate Taylor series and other approximations to lambda terms.

HR apparently overwhelmed by attempt to sack 12.5K people in one day

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