The history of human progress is, in many ways, the history of technology’s diffusion. Among these advances, a few—what economists call general-purpose technologies—have had the greatest impact on ...

Abstract: Diffusion models are a type of generative deep learning model that can process medical images more efficiently than traditional generative models. They have been applied to several medical ...

Abstract: Brain network analysis plays an increasingly important role in studying brain function and the exploring of disease mechanisms. However, existing brain network construction tools have some ...

Christmas should be a time of cheer, but last month’s Budget has instead left hospitality businesses at their wits’ end worrying about the looming business rates car crash. In just a few months, local ...

For savers, falling interest rates will continue to erode attractive yields currently on offer with certificates of deposit (CDs) and high-yield savings accounts. Three of the big five banks (Ally, ...

• The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday by a quarter point as expected, lowering borrowing costs for the third time this year. • Wall Street rallied after Fed Chair Jerome Powell ruled out ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal funds rate to its lowest level in more than three years. The reduction lowers the ...

The FOMC cut the federal funds rate by a quarter-point, but that's unlikely to cause 30-year mortgage rates to fall by the same amount. The December rate cut might be advantageous for builders and ...

The economy has had a volatile year marked by ongoing headwinds and uncertainties. Persistent inflation, unpredictability around tariffs, and a stock market that many fear is in the midst of an ...