🤖 zkML Festival - Polyhedra Show
This article announces Siraj Raval's participation in the zkML Festival's Polyhedra Show, highlighting a discussion on zkPyTorch, trust, and AI infrastructure. The article also provides details on the speakers and time.
Key Points:
• Siraj Raval will be present at the Polyhedra Show.
• The discussion will focus on zkPyTorch, trust, and AI infrastructure.
• Tiancheng Xie and Jiaheng Zhang, creators of Polyhedra, will also participate.
🔗 Resources:
• Siraj Raval ↗ - AI researcher
• Tiancheng Xie ↗ - Polyhedra creator
• Jiaheng Zhang ↗ - Polyhedra creator
• zkML Festival ↗ - Machine learning conference
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💡 EU Research Funding - Attracting American Scientists
This article discusses a significant European Union initiative offering substantial funding and academic freedom to attract American scientists, contrasting it with recent US research funding cuts.
Key Points:
• The EU offers €500M and 7 years of guaranteed funding.
• The initiative aims to attract top American researchers.
• This contrasts with recent US research funding cuts.
🔗 Resources:
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💡 US Budget Cuts - Impact on Research
This article reports on significant proposed budget cuts to several key US research and public health agencies within Trump's 2026 budget.
Key Points:
• Significant budget cuts are proposed for NSF, NIH, EPA, CDC, and NASA.
• These cuts represent a substantial reduction in US research funding.
• The cuts directly impact US research, innovation, and public health.
💡 UK Higher Education - Funding Model
This article discusses the unsustainable economic model of UK universities, highlighting the reliance on international student tuition fees to subsidize domestic students.
Key Points:
• Low home student fees make UK universities financially unsustainable.
• International students heavily subsidize domestic students' education.
• Without international students, all English universities could face financial collapse.
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🚀 Quantum Economy - IEEE Quantum Week
This article promotes IEEE Quantum Week, highlighting its global perspective on the quantum economy and featuring a speaker from the Council on Superconductivity.
Key Points:
• IEEE Quantum Week offers a global perspective on the quantum industry.
• John Przybysz, Council on Superconductivity, was a speaker.
• The event focuses on the growing quantum economy.
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🤖 HKUNLP Seminar Series - Diffusion Large Language Models
This article announces a seminar at HKUNLP featuring Siyan Zhao's talk on scaling reasoning in diffusion large language models using reinforcement learning.
Key Points:
• Siyan Zhao will present on scaling reasoning in diffusion LLMs.
• The seminar will utilize reinforcement learning techniques.
• The presentation will be held at a specific date and time.
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🔗 Resources:
• Seminar Link ↗ - Zoom link to the seminar
• Siyan Zhao ↗ - Speaker
• HKUNLP ↗ - Host institution
✨ QIP 2025 - Social Media Post
This article is a short announcement about a social media post from a two-person team about their "coolest undertaking" at the QIP 2025 conference.
Key Points:
• Announcement of a social media post.
• Post is related to the QIP 2025 conference.
• Delayed posting due to other commitments.
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🤖 Alcatraz and Criminal Justice
This article shares a tweet expressing an opinion on handling repeat criminal offenders, suggesting rebuilding and reopening Alcatraz prison.
Key Points:
• The author expresses concern over repeat offenders.
• The author suggests reopening Alcatraz prison.
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💡 Twitter for Science Communication
This article discusses the author's decision to limit their use of Twitter for science and personal enjoyment due to negative experiences. It ends with a positive message of support for Ukraine.
Key Points:
• The author has limited their use of Twitter.
• The author expresses gratitude for Ukraine's role in their family's safety.
🚀 IBM Quantum Flex Plan
This article announces the launch of the IBM Quantum Flex Plan, a new system access model designed to better suit real research needs.
Key Points:
• New IBM Quantum Flex Plan launched.
• Allows flexible time purchase for quantum computing access.
• Better suits the varying needs of research projects.
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