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PyTorch Foundation adds Helion and Safetensors - and the open AI stack gets a little harder to ignore

Mark Collier briefed me on two updates under embargo at KubeCon Europe 2026 last month: Helion, which opens up GPU kernel ...
IEEE

Attention-Based Convolutional Neural Network Model for Skin Cancer Classification

Abstract: Early detection of skin cancer (SC) is paramount for effective treatment. Although convolutional neural networks (CNN) have facilitated automated learning of high-level features from ...
IEEE

Explaining Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Classification by Evolving Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanations

Abstract: Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have proven their effectiveness and are widely acknowledged as the dominant method for image classification. However, their lack of explainability ...
CBSSports.com

NCAA bracket predictions: Model shares surprising March Madness 2026 tournament picks to make

The SEC received 10 bids to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, the most of any conference. Last year, the SEC had a record 14 teams in the March Madness bracket, with half of those teams reaching the Sweet 16, ...
The New York Times

Meta Delays Rollout of New A.I. Model After Performance Concerns

The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence. By Eli Tan Reporting from San Francisco Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of ...
Wired

Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code

Sam Altman sits with his legs pretzeled in an office chair, staring deeply into the ceiling. To be fair, the new OpenAI headquarters—a temple of glass and blond wood in San Francisco’s Mission ...