Scientists decipher new secrets from ancient scrolls scorched by Vesuvius eruption: "Finally able to read them"

An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable ...

Britain expected to set out under 16s social media restrictions

Britain is expected to set out restrictions ‌on social media for children under 16 on Monday that could ​include banning popular platforms and features ...
IEEE

Encoding and Decoding of Reed–Muller Codes With Quasi-Linear Complexity

Abstract: Encoding and decoding of Reed-Muller codes have been a major research topic in coding and theoretical computer science communities. Despite of the fact that there have been numerous encoding ...
The New York Times

Decoding Pep Guardiola — and what doing so tells us about this version of Manchester City

Pep Guardiola talks tactics during last week's press conference in Madrid Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images Pep Guardiola’s main message before Manchester City’s game against Real Madrid a week ago ...
The New York Times

Europe Accuses TikTok of ‘Addictive Design’ and Pushes for Change

European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children. By Adam Satariano Reporting from London TikTok’s endless ...
TMCnet

Rail Vision: Quantum Transportation Unveils Transformer Neural Decoder That Outperforms Classical QEC Algorithms in Simulations

Ra’anana, Israel, Feb. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rail Vision Ltd. (Nasdaq: RVSN) (“Rail Vision” or the “Company”), an early commercialization stage technology company seeking to revolutionize ...
IEEE

Simplified Viterbi-Like Successive-Cancellation Decoding Algorithm for Polar Codes

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel Viterbi-Like successive cancellation (VL-SC) decoding algorithm for polar codes. The algorithm employs the bit log-likelihood-ratio as the “penalty value” within ...