New MiniMax M2.7 proprietary AI model is 'self-evolving' and can perform 30-50% of reinforcement learning research workflow

For direct API integration and via third-party provider OpenRouter, MiniMax M2.7 maintains a cost-leading price point of 0.30 dollars per 1 million input tokens and 1.20 dollars per 1 million output ...
MotorTrend

Hyundai, Nissan, BYD, and Geely Join Nvidia’s Level 4 Self-Driving Tech

Top automakers sign on to use the tech giant’s Drive Hyperion platform as its robotaxi plans expand worldwide.
InfoQ

Autonomous Big Data Optimization: Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning to Achieve Self-Tuning Apache Spark

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
The Conversation

Your sense of self is deeply tied to your memory – here’s how

Edith Cowan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. You might say you have a “bad memory” because you don’t remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot ...
Los Angeles Times

I tried the $430 tuning fork facial. Here’s how it went

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. I genuinely love a good facial — the ritual of it, the permission to lie still for 90 minutes, the way my skin ...
Forbes

Why Self-Respect Is The Answer To All Your Problems, By A Psychologist

Small commitments to yourself may feel trivial — but psychologists say they may form the foundation of genuine self-respect, resilience and long-term well-being. Self-respect is often described as a ...
The Atlantic

Mike Johnson: I Am Tuning Out the News Cycle to Focus on Self-Care

Speaker Johnson here. You may have noticed that I’ve been taking a step back from the news cycle lately. Not in the sense that I’m not in it, every day—appearing on television, praising Donald Trump, ...
EurekAlert!

New “self-tuning” film paves the way for next generation wireless and radar devices

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London engineer super-responsive ferroelectric thin films A research team from Queen Mary University of London has discovered a new way to engineer thin films ...
Sports Illustrated

Bill Self on Retirement: ‘I Won’t Consider Going Out on a Down Year'

Kansas head coach Bill Self's name has been mired in retirement talks for quite some time. The speculation first began in 2023 when he missed the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments due to a health scare.
Linux Journal

Self-Tuning Linux Kernels: How LLM-Driven Agents Are Reinventing Scheduler Policies

Modern computing systems rely heavily on operating-system schedulers to allocate CPU time fairly and efficiently. Yet many of these schedulers operate blindly with respect to the meaning of workloads: ...
Cal Alumni Association

Are We Getting Self-Care Wrong?

Before you think about your answer, let me clarify: I’m specifically asking what self-care is—not how do you take care of yourself? It’s amazing that an entire industry has built up around ...
Psychology Today

Self-Reward: The Power of Brief Utterances

The desire for external validation, along with external regulation of emotions, can make us feel like reactaholics—that is, controlled by the impressions and judgments of others. In contrast, ...