Author: Awais

how neural networks learned. Train them, watch the loss go down, save checkpoints every epoch. Standard workflow. Then I measured training dynamics at 5-step intervals instead of epoch-level, and everything I thought I knew fell apart. The question that started this journey: Does a neural network’s capacity expand during training, or is it fixed from initialization? Until 2019, we all assumed the answer was obvious—parameters are fixed, so capacity must be fixed too. But Ansuini et al. discovered something that shouldn’t be possible: the effective representational dimensionality increases during training. Yang et al. confirmed it in 2024. This changes everything.…

If you’re one of the 80% of adults who, according to a recent CNET survey, are completely stressed out by their sky-high utility bills, stop blaming the power company for a second and look at your outlets. You’re probably getting robbed blind by your own appliances.You might think your TV, coffee maker and game console are “off,” but you’re wrong. They’re just sitting there, silently sucking power 24/7. It’s called “phantom load,” and these little energy vampires are adding a very real, very stupid cost to your bill every single month.So, is the “effort” of unplugging them actually worth it? We’ll…

Rivian’s electric mobility spinoff Also announced a $3,500 starting price for its first e-bike called the TM-B. The startup unveiled the shapeshifting e-bike last month, with options for a limited Launch edition, a Performance version or a base model. During the reveal, Also said both the Launch and Performance TM-B models would start at $4,500, but only hinted at the base model’s price tag being less than $4,000.While the base model TM-B is more than $1,000 cheaper than the other choices, it comes with several compromises, like a lower max range of 60 miles, a weaker 5x power assist, coil…

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Swifties, that first clue is for you. If you need the answers, read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times…

Stop losing your stuff once and for all with these early Black Friday deals on Apple AirTags—and accessories to keep them attached to your keys, wallets, luggage, and, well, anything you can secure the AirTag to. Best Black Friday AirTag Deals If you’re new to AirTags, they’re so simple to set up and are a natural fit for Apple fans. You can snag a single tracker or a four-pack for up to 38 percent off! Here are a few other reasons we love them: Siri assistance Precision location finding Ability to share AirTags with up to 5 people Access to…

As a working chef, I was incredibly spoiled—I always had more than enough industrial stove and oven space to pull off Thanksgiving dinner. But for the past six years, I’ve cooked in a “normal” kitchen with four burners and a single standard oven. That shift has made menu planning a lot more thoughtful—and strategic. Do we really need another baked or roasted side dish? The answer is a resounding no, and these nine Thanksgiving side dishes that don’t require the oven prove it. In addition to classics like our ultra-fluffy mashed potatoes, creamed spinach, and French-style green beans with butter-toasted…

Instead of trying to remember all your passwords (and possibly reusing a few… or 10), a password manager keeps them stored securely in one place, accessible behind a single master password. That way, you don’t have to type them in constantly, and you can use stronger, more secure passwords that are harder for hackers to guess. Here are the top password managers that we suggest you use to keep your accounts safe. What We Like Simple to use thanks to great design Comes from a reliable name in online security Free plan, plus a 30-day trial of Premium Good value…

If you know what you’re doing, you can mess around with the BIOS on your computer to personalize your experience to the letter. However, if you’re new to tweaking BIOS, you should leave some settings alone, lest you cause some serious problems. There’s no benefit to touching the Base Clock Base clock, sometimes identified as BCLK in your BIOS, is the frequency used by every other component in your PC for timing. Memory, CPU cores, storage, PCIe, practically everything gets its timing from the base clock setting in your BIOS. I’m sure you can already see why it would be…

That Sky Sports felt the need to launch a TikTok channel specifically marketed towards women and billed as its “lil sis” was questionable enough. But once people got a taste of the content on Halo, it was clear the company had absolutely no idea what it was doing.Halo didn’t focus on women’s sports, nor did it seem to be doing a good job of elevating female voices in a male-dominated business. Instead, it slapped pink sparkly letters on videos, talked about “hot girl walks,” matcha, and posted shipping memes. Unsurprisingly, the backlash was swift and strong.Head of audience development and…

The Sopranos. Sex and the City. The Wire. Veep. Game of Thrones. For decades, HBO was the place people went to see what was on the cutting edge of TV. The shows were deeper, denser, and bolder than anything else around. HBO still has a reputation for quality, but a new challenger is on the verge of stealing its prestige TV crown: Apple TV+. As HBO has embraced trends and therefore become a little more ordinary, Apple has reached into its cavernous war chest and spent money on challenging, original programming. We’re watching it turn into the creative powerhouse that…