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Canberra Comedy Festival 2026
Canberra Comedy Festival runs 11-22 March 2026, the biggest comedy event in Canberra with more than 70 shows

The China Computer Federation calls for a boycott of AI conference NeurIPS after organizers barred submissions from US-sanctioned companies like Huawei (Vincent Chow/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3348006/

AI rift widens as China urges boycott of top US conference over sanctions ban
Move to comply with US sanctions sparks backlash, with China’s top computing body threatening to blacklist the AI conference.

"Comparison Between Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC)"
https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/2026/01/comparison-between-dewey-decimal.html

from my link log —
Bitwise conversion of doubles using only floating-point multiplication and addition.
https://dougallj.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/bitwise-conversion-of-doubles-using-only-floating-point-multi…

Bitwise conversion of doubles using only floating-point multiplication and addition
In the words of Tom Lehrer, “this is completely pointless, but may prove useful to some of you some day, perhaps in a somewhat bizarre set of circumstances.” The problem is as follows: …

It looks like Wynn actually paid ShinyHunters the $1.5 million ransom, likely allowing them to escape the $100 million-level in costs MGM incurred when refusing to pay a ransom to the same people.
https://www.casino.org/news/wynn-resorts-co…

Wynn Resorts Data Breach Confirmed After Cyberattack
Wynn Resorts has confirmed a breach resulted in 800,000 employee records stolen by hackers, while a ransom payment remains unconfirmed.

🧲 Low-field MRI is safe, feasible and more comfortable for breast screening, finds study
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-field-mri-safe-feasible-comfortable.html

Low-field MRI is safe, feasible and more comfortable for breast screening, finds study
Researchers at Mass General Brigham have demonstrated the technical feasibility of using ultra-low field (ULF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for breast imaging. With further refinement and evaluation, the technology could offer an alternative to existing breast cancer screening methods and may reduce barriers to screening. Results are published in Scientific Reports.

Five biggest NFL draft takeaways from Daniel Jeremiah's combine press conference https://www.nfl.com/news/five-biggest-nfl-draft-takeaways-from-daniel-jeremiah-s-combine-press-conference

Google Research details TurboQuant, a quantization algorithm to enable massive compression of LLMs and vector search engines without sacrificing accuracy (Google Research)
https://research.google/blog/turboquant-redefining-ai-efficiency-with-extreme…

TurboQuant: Redefining AI efficiency with extreme compression

AlanLewis Raw Conversation
I'm your host, Alan Lewis, and in each episode, we dive deep into real, unfiltered conversations with people who've lived the experience...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/alan-lewis-r…

WhatsApp rolls out features and updates: an AI tool to suggest replies based on a user's conversations, the ability to touch up photos with Meta AI, and more (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/whatsapp-c…

WhatsApp can now draft AI-generated responses based on your conversations | TechCrunch
The Meta-owned messaging platform is also launching a way to free up space, the ability to touch up photos with Meta AI, and more.