Text classification with Python 3.14's ZSTD module

Python 3.14 introduced the compression.zstd module. It is a standard library implementation of Facebook’s Zstandard (Zstd) compression algorithm. It was developed a decade ago by Yann Collet, who holds a blog devoted to compression algorithms. I am not a compression expert, but Zstd caught my eye because it supports incremental compression.

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Mathematicians launch First Proof, a first-of-its-kind math exam for AI

Frustrated by the AI industry’s claims of proving math results without offering transparency, a team of leading academics has proposed a better way

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AI Device Turns Your Mental Health Data Into a Living Garden

AI Device Turns Your Mental Health Data Into a Living GardenThere’s something deeply broken about the way we interact with technology. We scroll mindlessly, chase notifications, and bounce between tabs like caffeinated pinballs. Our devices...

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Microsoft might be getting U.S. Tariff exemptions on chips supplied by TSMC — potentially dramatically lowering costs

One of the biggest problems facing Microsoft's capex pertains to chip tariffs, and the U.S. might finally be waking up to the self-inflicted pain it's causing.

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China’s biotech boom: why the nation must collaborate to stay ahead

Increased geopolitical tensions are prompting some in China to argue that the country should go it alone in biotechnology. That would be a backwards step — for China and the rest of the world.

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From Ransomware to Residency: Inside the Rise of the Digital Parasite

Are ransomware and encryption still the defining signals of modern cyberattacks, or has the industry been too fixated on noise while missing a more dangerous shift happening quietly all around them?
According to Picus Labs’ new Red Report 2026, which analyzed…

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BeyondTrust Fixes Critical Pre-Auth RCE Vulnerability in Remote Support and PRA

BeyondTrust has released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) products that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution.
"BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and certain…

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This Year’s Sloan Student Prize-Winning Scripts Tackle Sam Altman, ChatGPT, and Modern Medicine

Exclusive: The Sloan Student Prizes aim to advance the professional paths of diverse, emerging filmmakers as they transition out of school and into the film industry.

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Scientists May Have Found One Shocking Explanation for the Rise In Colorectal Cancer

New research has found a link between colorectal cancer in young women and ultra-processed foods. Here's what's behind this, and how to minimize your intake.

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Elon Musk Has Changed His Mission Statement

Across his companies and his public statements, Musk is making a hard reset.

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Why I'm not worried about AI job loss

We're not in a February 2020 moment, and ordinary people will be fine

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First Proof is AI's toughest math test yet. The results are mixed

Experts gave AI 10 math problems to solve in a week. OpenAI, researchers and amateurs all gave it their best shot

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Microsoft's AI CEO shares another warning that AI could make "most, if not all" white-collar jobs extinct in the next 12-18 months

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman predicts most white-collar tasks will be automated within 18 months, potentially reshaping the future of work as we know it.

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AI to make call center agents 'superheroes,' not unemployed, says industry CEO

Gartner says using AI to fix customer gripes could cost more than using humans by 2030
ai-pocalypse AI will not replace the people in the call center, but it will rejigger the software stack to make agents more capable of solving customer issues without the n…

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AI agents are hiring human 'meatspace workers' — including some scientists

Biologists, physicists and computer scientists have joined a platform called RentAHuman.ai to advertise their skills.

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Joscha Bach: "I had the feeling that his heart was dark"

Joscha Bach is currently the best-known German researcher named in the Epstein files. Now he speaks out: why he took Epstein’s money—and what he was like.

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Panic! At The Discord

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straigh…

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Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations

Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have trained their sights on the defense industrial base (DIB) sector, according to findings from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).
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Zazie Beetz Says ‘We Need to Rally the Troops’ Against AI: ‘Get People Mad About It and Do Something’

Zazie Beetz spoke out against the proliferation of AI at the Berlin Film Festival press conference for Gore Verbinski’s new film “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” which tackles the hot topic with humor. The sci-fi adventure, which premieres on Friday night as…

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SAG-AFTRA & Studios End First Week Of Contract Talks In Silence. That’s Probably A Good Thing.

SAG-AFTRA has concluded its first week of contract talks with the major Hollywood studios, but both parties are keeping quiet about their progress at the bargaining table. Deadline understands that the actors union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Telev…

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