“Robert” and “Bob” refer to the same first name but are textually far apart. Traditional string similarity functions do not allow a flexible way to account for such synonyms, abbreviations and aliases ...

Millions of computer end users need to perform tasks over large spreadsheet data, yet lack the programming knowledge to do such tasks automatically. We present a programming by example methodology ...

Investment banks manage IPOs, helping with valuation and handling initial trading. In mergers, they offer crucial buy-side and sell-side advisory roles. Since 1999, banks can operate both investment ...

As long as financial markets have existed, so has market manipulation. But what if the people engaging in market manipulation aren't people at all? The indicators, Adrian Ma and Wailin Wong uncover ...

Working with numbers stored as strings is a common task in Python programming. Whether you’re parsing user input, reading data from a file, or working with APIs, you’ll often need to transform numeric ...

String manipulation is a core skill for every Python developer. Whether you’re working with CSV files, log entries, or text analytics, knowing how to split strings in Python makes your code cleaner ...

President Trump fired the head of the BLS, claiming manipulated jobs numbers after a report of slowed hiring. While revisions were more dramatic than usual, these numbers are always revised. WSJ ...

It was 2008, and I was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan with NATO. The ISAF base was often on high alert—not because of technical intrusions, but because people were being manipulated. Skilled ...

Correction: Billy Strings' mother is Debra Apostol. Her name was misspelled in an earlier version. LANSING - Debra Apostol, the mother of Grammy-winning artist Billy Strings, died Friday, June 20, ...

Maybe you’ve heard about a new phenomenon called "ChatGPT-induced psychosis." There have been several stories in the news of people using ChatGPT and spiraling into psychological breakdowns. Some ...

White House Science and Technology Director Michael Kratsios made waves this week after claiming that the U.S. possesses technology that can "manipulate time and space.” What Happened: Kratsios made ...