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Yupp, which rewards users in crypto for comparing answers from multiple AI models and giving feedback, emerges from stealth with a $33M seed led by a16z crypto (James Hunt/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/358094/a16zcrypto-3…

I spotted this '100 best movies of all time' (maybe most popular/influential, see how they chose them) list via Empire, some I agree with, some I'm disturbed by. Now I can't stop thinking about it. Check the list, agree/disagree? What would YOUR top ones be? I'm gonna throw mine together and see what I get. Can I even come up with 100 that are WORTHY? 😂

The 100 Best Movies Of All Time — And Where You Can Watch Them
Explore Empire's top 100 best movies, ranked by our critics. From blockbusters to cult classics, see what made the list and what you need to watch now!

Welcome to "rowhome"!
As usual, you can count on real estate marketers to signal status shifts.
"Townhome," invented because "rowhouse" felt low-class, now feels low-class itself.
I think they would have done better to just say "rowhouse" and invoke the prestige of historic preservation.

Check out some renderings for Woodley Park’s Wardman Park!! (the former Marriott Wardman) - PoPville
Renderings are courtesy Wardman Park From a press release: "Carmel Partners announced today the start of pre-leasing for Aerie, the first residential tower to open at Wardman Park, a reimagined, 9.5-acre landmark property now home to a resort-style residential oasis. Set atop one of the city’s highest elevations in Woodley Park, Wardman Park is defined

"Most people agree we shouldn’t judge people by their bank account or their earning power but we still do it. Hey we have flaws. We also judge people based on how attractive they are and how tall they are and other far from sensible things..."
https://management.curiousca…

Addressing Pitfalls in Auditing Practices of Automatic Speech Recognition Technologies: A Case Study of People with Aphasia
Katelyn Xiaoying Mei, Anna Seo Gyeong Choi, Hilke Schellmann, Mona Sloane, Allison Koenecke
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08846

Addressing Pitfalls in Auditing Practices of Automatic Speech Recognition Technologies: A Case Study of People with Aphasia
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) has transformed daily tasks from video transcription to workplace hiring. ASR systems' growing use warrants robust and standardized auditing approaches to ensure automated transcriptions of high and equitable quality. This is especially critical for people with speech and language disorders (such as aphasia) who may disproportionately depend on ASR systems to navigate everyday life. In this work, we identify three pitfalls in existing standard ASR auditing pro…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Antonín Dvořšk, François Leleux, Barbara Stegemann, Sharon Kam, Diemut Schneider, Stefan Schweigert, Dag Jensen, Marie Luise Neunecker, Sibylle Mahni, Ozan Çakar, Tanja Tetzlaff & Hiroaki Aoe:
🎵 Wind Serenade Op.44 (3rd mvt)

The RSNA Lumbar Degenerative Imaging Spine Classification (LumbarDISC) Dataset
Tyler J. Richards, Adam E. Flanders, Errol Colak, Luciano M. Prevedello, Robyn L. Ball, Felipe Kitamura, John Mongan, Maryam Vazirabad, Hui-Ming Lin, Anne Kendell, Thanat Kanthawang, Salita Angkurawaranon, Emre Altinmakas, Hakan Dogan, Paulo Eduardo de Aguiar Kuriki, Arjuna Somasundaram, Christopher Ruston, Deniz Bulja, Naida Spahovic, Jennifer Sommer, Sirui Jiang, Eduardo Moreno Judice de Mattos Farina, Edu…

The RSNA Lumbar Degenerative Imaging Spine Classification (LumbarDISC) Dataset
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Lumbar Degenerative Imaging Spine Classification (LumbarDISC) dataset is the largest publicly available dataset of adult MRI lumbar spine examinations annotated for degenerative changes. The dataset includes 2,697 patients with a total of 8,593 image series from 8 institutions across 6 countries and 5 continents. The dataset is available for free for non-commercial use via Kaggle and RSNA Medical Imaging Resource of AI (MIRA). The dataset was cre…

Wie ich höre, läßt #Trump keine künftigen #Nobelpreisträger mehr in die #USA.

Wie ich höre, läßt #Trump keine künftigen #Nobelpreisträger mehr in die #USA.

Vista Equity Partners agrees to acquire ERP software provider Acumatica from PE firm EQT, sources say in a deal that values Acumatica at ~$2B including debt (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-0…

Buyout Firm Vista to Acquire EQT’s Acumatica in $2 Billion Deal
Vista Equity Partners agreed to acquire Acumatica Inc., a software company that helps businesses streamline workflows.