The Next Web

Google’s new compression algorithm cut memory stocks within hours of publication

Google published a research blog post on Tuesday about a new compression algorithm for AI models. Within hours, memory stocks were falling. Micron dropped 3 per cent, Western Digital lost 4.7 per cent ...
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After fights over social studies standards, conservative activists come for math

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning. The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...
The Boston Globe

When high school grads can’t do math

Chad Aldeman is an adviser to the Collaborative for Student Success, a national nonprofit focused on K-12 practices and policies, and writes for EduProgress.org and WeAreAllSolvers.org. Massachusetts ...
The Daily Telegraph

Sir Tony Hoare, software designer who developed Quicksort, the industry standard for sorting lists

Sir Tony Hoare, software designer who developed Quicksort, the industry standard for sorting lists The concepts could be baffling; one manager said: ‘I don’t care if the program talks to itself, as ...