Y Combinator-backed Random Labs launches Slate V1, claiming the first 'swarm-native' coding agent

When a worker thread completes a task, it doesn't return a sprawling transcript of every failed attempt; it returns a compressed summary of the successful tool calls and conclusions.
The Guardian Nigeria

When random isn’t really random: The science of digital chance

An explainer on how pseudo-random number generators shape outcomes in online games and why digital chance is not truly random.
IEEE

A PVT-Tolerant Oscillation-Collapse-Based True Random Number Generator With an Odd Number of Inverter Stages

Abstract: This brief proposes a PVT-tolerant true random number generator (TRNG) based on a ring oscillator (RO) with an odd number of inverter stages. By introducing a Muller C-element in each racing ...
Grand Forks Herald

What's in a number? With North Dakota's 701 area code, plenty — and changes may be coming

GRAND FORKS — North Dakota is one of 11 states with a single area code. Beyond identifying the state's telephone service region, the 701 brand in North Dakota is an identity found on clothing, ...
IEEE

Continuous-Variable Source-Independent Quantum Random Number Generator With Phase-Insensitive Detection

Abstract: Quantum random number generators (QRNGs) harness quantum mechanical unpredictability to produce true randomness, which is crucial for cryptography and secure communications. Among various ...