Jacksonville Journal-Courier

At-home STD tests offer new options for screening and treatment

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available. In the ...
hospitalnews

Alberta syphilis cases fell after rapid testing rollout

Physician responses to paA new study suggests that syphilis cases in Alberta dropped sharply following the expansion of rapid testing and same-day treatment, reversing years of steep increases and ...
IEEE

Iterative Regression Algorithm for Parameter Estimation for Nondestructive One-Shot Devices Under Cyclic Accelerated Life Test With Adaptive Proportion of Failure Design

Abstract: One-shot devices, such as automotive airbags, fire extinguishers and ammunitions, pose significant challenges in their reliability analysis due to their inherently unobservable lifespans.
Medical Xpress

New cases of syphilis in Alberta drop after introduction of rapid testing with immediate treatment

University of Alberta-led research reports that new cases of syphilis dropped in Alberta following the introduction of rapid point-of-care testing and same-day treatment. The research team compared ...
TechCrunch

Spotify tests more personalized, AI-powered ‘Prompted Playlists’

Spotify announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it’s giving users more control over the streaming service’s algorithm. That’s at least how the company is framing the launch of its new ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Spotify Test Will Let Users ‘Power’ the Algorithm and Generate Customized Playlists

Spotify Technology SA will begin testing a new feature that allows users to type an idea for a playlist into the app and receive a unique set of songs based on their historical taste and behavior. The ...
Android Authority

Spotify is testing a new feature that puts you in charge of its algorithm

Spotify is getting a new “Prompted Playlist” feature to help users create more personalized playlists based on their entire Spotify listening history. The feature is currently in beta testing and is ...
Computer Weekly

Tricentis looks to agentic AI as firms risk losses from untested code

Organisations across the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly sacrificing software quality for speed, a trend that Tricentis senior vice-president for the region, Damien Wong, described as “scary”. In ...
Morningstar

TESTBOARD Flips the Script on Discovery in the Age of Algorithms

Grammy Winner Philip Lawrence and Fashion Icon Francesca Sorrenti Join the TESTBOARD Awards—Building a Home for Self-Made Creators NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As entertainment shifts toward ...
International Monetary Fund

GDP Nowcasting Performance of Traditional Econometric Models vs Machine-Learning Algorithms: Simulation and Case Studies

Are Machine Learning (ML) algorithms superior to traditional econometric models for GDP nowcasting in a time series setting? Based on our evaluation of all models from both classes ever used in ...
The New York Times

New Pentagon Press Corps Test-Drives the Briefing Room

A new group of media figures was given credentials to cover the Pentagon after many traditional news outlets refused to sign its new reporting rules. By Erik Wemple Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon’s ...