Abstract: We present a new comprehensive theory for explaining, exploring, and using pattern as a visual variable in visualization. Although patterns have long been used for data encoding and continue ...

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on Tuesday released a research paper and open-sourced its latest optical character recognition (OCR) model, DeepSeek-OCR 2, aiming to improve how machines interpret and ...

President Trump is wielding one of the most sweeping of presidential powers—clemency—far differently in his second term than in his first. In the first year of his first term, Trump granted one pardon ...

Advanced data visualization and analytics have become central to enterprise IT strategies as organizations face rapid data growth from cloud services, software-as-a-service applications, edge devices, ...

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. AI needs data, AI needs inter (and intra) data repository contextual linking and AI needs all of that ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published Nov. 25 in Neuron, finds in mice that via specific circuits, ...

Posit’s ggbot2 is a voice assistant for ggplot2. Tell it what you want in a spoken conversation, and it will generate plots and ggplot2 R code from your data. Typing questions into a chatbot is nice, ...

A GitHub Copilot Chat bug let attackers steal private code via prompt injection. Learn how CamoLeak worked and how to defend against AI risks. Image: przemekklos/Envato A critical vulnerability in ...

Moderna has shared some of the phase 1/2 data that persuaded it to expand and prioritize development of a cancer candidate, reporting responses in melanoma patients failed by checkpoint inhibitors.

In Fall 2026, SVA will welcome the inaugural class of a brand-new degree program, the Masters of Professional Studies in Data Visualization and Communication (MPS DV&C), a 10-month program that blends ...