Methods: We conducted in-depth qualitative research with 27 participants (ages 19-80 years) using a think-aloud protocol. Participants searched for health information across 3 platforms—Google, ...

Abstract: Ultra-low-bitrate speech coding is pivotal for bandwidth-constrained communication and deep compression, yet maintaining naturalness and speaker identity at such extreme bit budgets remains ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. -- The implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state on Tuesday killed one person and nine others are unaccounted for, authorities said. Emergency ...

AI writing tools are supercharging scientific productivity, with researchers posting up to 50% more papers after adopting them. The biggest beneficiaries are scientists who don’t speak English as a ...

The diffusion of LLMs from 2022 to 2025 tripled new book releases. While average book quality, measured by usage, declined, the surge in releases raised the number of modest-quality books. Direct ...

Python facade for creating Pi Coding Agent sessions, wiring resources, running the bundled TypeScript bridge, exposing MCP servers, and serving the agent through ACP. The package published to PyPI is ...

A new AI tool called Empirical Research Assistance (ERA) can automatically write high-performance scientific software. ERA could significantly accelerate scientific discovery across many domains. A ...

Schools across the U.S. have sharply restricted student use of phones during the school day. We evaluate one type of restriction—lockable phone pouches—using nationwide data combining large-scale ...

iDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan jInstitute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University South-Central Asia, East Africa, and UK, Karachi, ...

The Minimax Mavis Agent, as presented by Prompt Engineering, introduces a multi-agent system designed to address inefficiencies in traditional workflows. By assigning distinct roles to specialized ...