Road to VR

Steam Frame’s Price Hasn’t Been Locked in, But Valve Expects it to be ‘cheaper than Index’

Steam Frame, Valve’s next VR headset, has been announced, but the company has yet to reveal the price. However, the company says its goal is for Frame to be cheaper than its first VR headset. Steam ...
IEEE

DTtree: A Novel Read/Write-Optimized Learned Index for Database Systems

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel learned index called DTtree that can optimize both read and write performance. DTtree adopts two novel designs. (1) To improve write performance, DTtree uses a ...
The Progress-Index

Write-in VA lieutenant governor candidate says voters 'already divided' and won't drop out

Petersburg City Councilor Marlow Jones is continuing his write-in campaign for lieutenant governor. Jones states he is running to show that voters, not political parties, hold the ultimate power. The ...
MarketWatch

National Write Your Congressman Q3 2025 Index: Small Business Owners Cite Taxes, Hiring Challenges, and Rising Costs as Top Concerns

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Trust, Hope and Satisfaction in Congress Increased from 2024 Levels DALLAS, Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- National ...
The New York Times

I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.

Ms. O’Rourke is the executive editor of The Yale Review and a professor of creative writing at Yale University. July 18, 2025 When I first told ChatGPT who I was, it sent a gushing reply: “Oh wow — it ...
TweakTown

Intel mulls changes to chip-making biz: potential write-off of Intel 18A would cost billions

TL;DR: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is reconsidering the semiconductor foundry strategy by potentially halting external sales of the costly Intel 18A process node due to low customer interest and production ...
The Conversation

Can academics use AI to write journal papers? What the guidelines say

University of the Witwatersrand provides support as a hosting partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to “intelligent machines and algorithms that can reason and adapt ...
Kiplinger

Direct Indexing Expert Explains How It Can Be a Smarter Way to Invest

For long-term investors, tracking the market has been a reliable way to build wealth. Over the past 30 years, the S&P 500 has delivered average annual returns of about 10%, even during periods of ...
Inside Higher Ed

Teaching Writing in the Age of AI

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of generating polished, grammatically correct text that meets academic standards, educators face a critical challenge: How can we teach students ...
Publishers Weekly

PEN America Report Finds Jailing of Writers Hit New High in 2024

PEN America's latest Freedom to Write Index, its sixth annual report tracking the detention and imprisonment of writers, found that the number of writers jailed worldwide reached a new high in 2024.
AOL

China jails most writers in the world for sixth year in a row

China jailed the highest number of writers in the world in 2024 as global clampdown on freedom of speech increased for the sixth year, according to a report compiled by PEN America. At least 375 ...