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Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first — and only — time

Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their lives, decades after famed Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx introduced them in the ...
Quanta Magazine

The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...
Geeky Gadgets

The Future of Python : Here’s What’s Coming & Trends You Can’t Ignore

What if the programming language you rely on most is on the brink of a transformation? For millions of developers worldwide, Python is not just a tool, it’s a cornerstone of their craft, powering ...
CNN

TikTok’s algorithm will be overseen by Oracle in the US after the sale is completed

The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the ...
Ars Technica

Why Google Gemini’s Pokémon success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Earlier this year, we took a look at how and why Anthropic’s Claude large language model was struggling to beat Pokémon Red (a game, let’s remember, designed for young children). But while Claude 3.7 ...
ag.purdue

3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Trees compete for space as they grow. A tree with branches close to a wall will develop differently from one growing on open ground. Now everyone from urban planners and ...