From conspiracy theories to new fashion trends, some online ideas explode in hours—capturing attention and shaping discourse—while others hardly gain attention. What makes some ideas go viral while ...

Abstract: Conventional federated learning (FL) assumes the homogeneity of models, necessitating clients to expose their model parameters to enhance the performance of the server model. However, this ...

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by ...

As more Maryland jurisdictions weigh participation in a federal immigration enforcement program, officials in Cecil County say the process is straightforward, inexpensive and often misunderstood.

The Labor Department’s internal watchdog is investigating how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects and reports economic data as a part of an effort to better understand how the U.S. economy is ...

As Apple’s vice president of industrial design, she’d like it to be an iPhone, of course. But this year she wants to make the job a little tougher than just grabbing an upgraded version of whatever ...

The expanded TPB + E + H framework has greater explanatory power to understand waste separation behavior, and can be flexibly applied in a variety of geographic and cultural contexts. Household waste ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Enterprise tech leaders are done chasing the promise of all-in-one platforms. Right now, the ...

Chapel Hill, N.C.,-based UNC Health plans to roll out a new network of freestanding facilities that combine emergency departments and urgent care clinics under one roof. Five things to know: 1. The ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now allowed to accept a different credit score that considers rent and utility payments. While FICO credit ...