Woman shoved onto tracks, second woman punched in random attack at Brooklyn subway stop

A 51-year-old woman was shoved onto the tracks and a 43-year-old woman was punched in the face during an apparent random attack at the R station at 53rd St. near 4th Ave.
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Active Task Randomization: Learning Robust Skills via Unsupervised Generation of Diverse and Feasible Tasks

Abstract: Solving real-world manipulation tasks requires robots to be equipped with a repertoire of skills that can be applied to diverse scenarios. While learning ...

Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm

Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO's firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI system doesn't just scan. It seeks out specific data.
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On Subsampled Quantile Randomized Kaczmarz

Abstract: When solving noisy linear systems Ax = b + c, the theoretical and empirical performance of stochastic iterative methods, such as the Randomized Kaczmarz algorithm, depends on the noise level ...