Cryptography trick could make AI algorithms more efficient

Concepts from cryptography can be applied to speeding up algorithms Imago/Alamy Adding a dash of encryption to key algorithms used in artificial intelligence models could – surprisingly – make them more efficient, thanks to a trick of mathematics. Cryptography normally involves scrambling messages to make them appear random to malicious onlookers while preserving their information…

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Council tax expected to rise by 5% a year

Getty Images Council tax is expected to rise by 5% a year to pay for local services including policing, documents in the Spending Review suggest. Local authorities in England have the power to raise the tax by up to 4.99% every year, without central government approval, although some choose lower increases. However, Wednesday’s Spending Review…

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