How to run your 2026 March Madness pool: Play for prizes and make an NCAA Tournament game

The NCAA Tournament field for the men and women are set and millions of people are finalizing their 2026 March Madness brackets and agonizing over their picks. The first round of the men's tournament ...
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Quasi-Soft Variable Structure Control of Discrete-Time Systems With Input Saturation

Abstract: In the effort to improve the convergence rate of linear controllers, at the same time avoiding abrupt input transitions and implementation difficulties of time-optimal ones, soft variable ...
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Google Open-Sources the Common Expression Language for Python

Google has open sourced CEL-expr-python, a Python implementation of the Common Expression Language (CEL), a non-Turing complete embedded policy and expression language designed for simplicity, speed, ...
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Evaluating AI Agents in Practice: Benchmarks, Frameworks, and Lessons Learned

This article introduces practical methods for evaluating AI agents operating in real-world environments. It explains how to ...

A beginner’s guide to filling out your 2026 March Madness bracket with 5 simple tips

Never filled out a bracket before? Need a quick refresher that won't turn into a calculus class? We've got you.
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Vibration and Position Control of Overhead Crane With Three-Dimensional Variable Length Cable Subject to Input Amplitude and Rate Constraints

Abstract: In this paper, the modeling and control problem of an overhead crane equipped with a three-dimensional (3-D) variable length flexible cable is discussed. In order to achieve high control ...