TechAnnouncer

Demystifying the REST API: A Practical Example for Developers

A REST API (short for Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface) is a way two separate pieces of ...
Scientific American

This mathematician proved a brilliant theorem to justify his social awkwardness

George Pólya’s random walk theorem absolved him of being a lurker and revealed how the laws of chance interact with physical ...

Python Nicknamed 'The Baroness' Breaks Record for World's Longest Snake with Over 23 Feet of Scales

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...
Hackaday

Random Number Generator Uses Camera Noise

Random numbers are very important to us in this computer age, being used for all sorts of security and cryptographic tasks. [Theory to Thing] recently built a device to generate random numbers ...
TMCnet

Data Normalization vs. Standardization: What's the Difference and When to Use Each

Data Normalization vs. Standardization is one of the most foundational yet often misunderstood topics in machine learning and ...
Sporting News

How do Super Bowl squares work? Explaining the rules, best numbers and tips to win your 2026 grid

The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots meet in Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday. Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold and New England quarterback Drake Maye are ...

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the ...
Investopedia

What Is a Reference Number, and How Does It Work?

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Investopedia / Matthew Collins A reference number is a unique combination of letters and/or ...
Times Union

Genoa Importing in Loudonville closes after more than 35 years

A burst water pipe forced an early closure at Genoa Importing last weekend, and it was closed again earlier this week, according to a sign on the door on Thursday. COLONIE — Genoa Importing, a market, ...

Komprise Accelerates Agentic AI With Serverless Compute for Unstructured Data

Komprise, the leader in analytics-driven unstructured data management, today announces Komprise AI Preparation & Process Automation (KAPPA) data services, a first-of-its-kind serverless compute ...
The White House

Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems

(d) natural resources and fertilizers that cannot be grown, mined, or otherwise produced in the United States or grown, mined, or otherwise produced in sufficient quantities to meet domestic demand; ...
PC Magazine

I Set Up a Burner Phone Number. Here's Why (and How) You Should Too

The main purpose of Google Voice is to provide call routing using a single phone number that rings on all your numbers—completely free of charge. That way, if an important call comes in, it will go to ...