techtimes

Open-Source Coding Model Ornith-1.0 Writes Its Own Training Scaffold in Reinforcement Learning

DeepReinforce today released Ornith-1.0, a family of open-source coding models built around a mechanism most RL-trained agents avoid: the model itself writes the training harness that guides its own ...

X-Ray Specs for the World’s Oldest, Sealed Letters

A team of historians, scientists and engineers has developed a portable X-ray scanner to study 4,000-year-old letters encased ...
techtimes

Claude Code Loop Engineering: Stop Prompting, Start Designing Autonomous Agent Workflows

Anthropic Product Manager and Anthropic engineer Boris Cherny in a video introducing Claude Code on Feb 24, 2025. Anthropic.com Anthropic's Boris Cherny has stopped writing prompts. The creator and ...
IEEE

A Low-Threshold Nonlinear-Amplifying-Loop-Mirror Mode-Locked Bismuth-Doped Fiber Laser Using A 3×3 Coupler

Abstract: Passive mode-locking plays a crucial role in generating ultrafast laser pulses and high-quality beams. However, traditional figure-of-eight laser cavities often require additional ...
Oak Ridge National Lab

Researchers ‘reprogram’ materials by quickly rearranging their atoms

Andy Lupini, distinguished R&D staff member of ORNL’s Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis Group, and Kevin Roccapriore — on entrepreneurial leave from ORNL’s Data NanoAnalytics Group to launch the ...
IEEE

Agents4PLC: Automating Closed-Loop PLC Code Generation and Verification in Industrial Control Systems Using LLM-Based Agents

Abstract: In industrial control systems, the generation and verification of Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) code are crucial for ensuring operational efficiency and safety. While Large Language ...
jacobin

How Not to Write About Class

Thanks to your brother, I felt important.” Despite these glimpses of a more complicated figure, the author often reverts to the heavy-handed sociological mode that defines so much of his writing.
destructoid

TBH: Task Bar Hero Class Tier List—Best Ones to use

TBH: Task Bar Hero might appear like an idle game where you don’t need to do much, but there’s plenty of depth underneath what’s happening on the taskbar of your PC. There are six different classes on ...
The Age

Promised hospital scanners $25m over budget and four years late

A Labor election pledge to give eight Victorian hospitals new specialist scanners is $25.7 million over budget and running four years late. The bungled rollout has prompted calls to prioritise the ...
The White House

Dear Future Summer Readers,

Every book you open is an adventure – whether you are exploring new places, meeting new characters, or learning something new. A whole summer of reading fun is waiting just for you! This summer, as we ...
pulsetasmania

You’re Write: Hobart hip-hop program to give young people a voice

A new hip-hop and creative writing program launching in Hobart is set to give young Tasmanians a platform to tell their stories and express themselves in ways many have not had access to before.