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CacheMind turns chip tuning into a conversation, exposing hidden cache failures and lifting processor performance

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new AI-assisted tool that helps computer architects boost ...
The Washington Post

Why constantly checking your phone can drain your focus and memory

You may underestimate how frequently you look at your device, and you may be paying a price with more attention and memory lapses. For many of us, checking our phones has probably become an ...
IEEE

Multiscale Solution of Electromagnetic Problems Using Operator-Adapted Wavelets

Abstract: In this paper, we introduce an operator-adapted wavelet decomposition-based finite element method (FEM) algorithm for large multiscale electromagnetic problems. While some adaptive FEM ...
IEEE

Compactly Hardware Implementation of a High-Speed Activation Function Based on Phase-Change Memory in Neural Network

Abstract: Activation function (AF) is a pivotal yet resource-intensive component in artificial neural network (ANN) hardware implementations. Digital AFs offer high accuracy but require data ...
CNN

Social media use is tied to well-being, according to the new World Happiness Report

While most youth around the world are happier today than they were 20 years ago, it’s not true for the United States, other English-speaking countries and parts of Western Europe. That’s according to ...