Author: Awais

A BuzzStream report analyzing 4 million AI citations found that press releases distributed through syndication channels barely appear in AI-generated answers. Background Press release distribution services have been marketing AI visibility as a selling point. For example, ACCESS Newswire offers an “AI Visibility Checklist” for press releases. eReleases published a guide positioning press releases as tools for AI search visibility. Business Wire has written about optimizing releases for answer engine discovery. BuzzStream’s data offers a different perspective. What They Found The report’s authors used XOFU, a citation monitoring tool from Citation Labs, to track where AI platforms pull their sources…

There’s a growing disconnect between the networks and content brands are investing in, and where audiences are actually spending their time and what they want. According to The 2026 Social Media Content Strategy Report, consumers across generations plan to spend more time on Facebook, followed by Instagram and YouTube, but most brands are allocating investments to TikTok and Instagram. And while brands are investing in AI-generated content, consumers say they want more human-generated content, personalized service and meaningful engagement in smaller digital spaces. Mismatches like this dilute trust and drive down engagement. To succeed on social media in 2026, you…

[Submitted on 12 Aug 2025 (v1), last revised 13 Mar 2026 (this version, v4)] View a PDF of the paper titled SegDAC: Visual Generalization in Reinforcement Learning via Dynamic Object Tokens, by Alexandre Brown and 1 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Visual reinforcement learning policies trained on pixel observations often struggle to generalize when visual conditions change at test time. Object-centric representations are a promising alternative, but most approaches use fixed-size slot representations, require image reconstruction, or need auxiliary losses to learn object decompositions. As a result, it remains unclear how to learn RL policies directly from object-level inputs…

There are now more social media platforms than any one person can reasonably keep up with — and yet somehow the advice is always ‘you should be on all of them.’ (Don’t worry, we’re not going to tell you that!)Whether you’re building your personal brand or running social media marketing for a business, choosing the right social media platforms is not just about being where everyone is — it’s about being where your audience already shows up.That’s why we put together this guide: a look at the top social media platforms in 2026, ranked by monthly active users and updated…

1. The Claude Code Skill ecosystem is expanding rapidly. As of March 2026, the anthropics/skills repository reached over 87,000 stars on GitHub and more people are building and sharing Skills every week. How can we build a Skill from scratch in a structured way? This article walks through designing, building, and distributing a Skill from scratch. I’ll use my own experience shipping an e-commerce review Skill (Link) as a running example throughout. 2. What Is a Claude Skill? A Claude skill is a set of instructions that teaches Claude how to handle specific tasks or workflows. Skills are one of…

This classic lemon curd recipe has fans. Some say it delivers “perfect lemon curd every time.” Others call it “so easy and so good.” One reviewer summed it up best: “This is how lemon curd should be—lemony and tart, not overly sweet.” We’re not going to argue: This bright, glossy lemon curd has been a favorite of both staff and readers since its first printing in Gourmet more than 25 years ago.Unlike versions that rely on egg yolks alone, this one uses whole eggs, giving it a lighter texture and letting the citrus flavor shine. It comes together in minutes,…

OpenAI is beginning to build the infrastructure for a formal advertising business around ChatGPT — but early performance signals suggest the company still has work to do to match established search platforms. What’s happening. OpenAI started testing an Ads Manager dashboard with a small group of partners, according to confirmation shared with ADWEEK. The tool allows marketers to launch, monitor, and optimise campaigns in real time, similar to the campaign management platforms used across digital advertising. Why we care. OpenAI is beginning to build a self-serve ads ecosystem around ChatGPT with a dedicated Ads Manager, as they prepare for AI…

Every few years, the SEO industry discovers a new way to mass-produce content and convinces itself that this time it’ll work. That the sheer volume of pages will overwhelm Google’s ability to assess quality. That if you just publish enough, the numbers will carry you. It never works. It has never worked. And the people selling you these approaches know it has never worked. They just need it to work long enough to collect the invoice. The Pattern Has A Name. It’s Called “Not Learning” Let’s walk through the timeline, because apparently, we need to do this again. 2008-2011: Content…

[Submitted on 4 Mar 2026 (v1), last revised 13 Mar 2026 (this version, v2)] View a PDF of the paper titled IROSA: Interactive Robot Skill Adaptation using Natural Language, by Markus Knauer and 5 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Foundation models have demonstrated impressive capabilities across diverse domains, while imitation learning provides principled methods for robot skill adaptation from limited data. Combining these approaches holds significant promise for direct application to robotics, yet this combination has received limited attention, particularly for industrial deployment. We present a novel framework that enables open-vocabulary skill adaptation through a tool-based architecture, maintaining a…

I am endlessly fascinated by the way home cooks set up their kitchens. From the condiments that line fridge doors, to the spices arranged in drawers or (gasp!) buried rows deep in cabinets, our kitchens reflect the way we cook. If you invite me over for dinner and find me poking around in your freezer, just know that I am not judging, just curious!But cooking tools are where my empathy runs out. Nothing releases my inner Paul Hollywood more than a tool jar overflowing with flimsy spatulas, bulbous tree-trunk-handled spoons, and spring-loaded 18” tongs (too long) My hair turns a…