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How to generate random numbers, shuffle lists, and create test data in Excel

Most people treat Excel as a rigid calculator, completely missing its capacity for chaos. Excel's built-in randomization tools can generate numbers, shuffle existing lists, and build mock timelines in ...
Semiconductor Engineering

High-Speed Manufacturing And In-Field Scan Test Access Via PCI Express For GPIO Limited SoCs

Today’s huge, deep submicron system on chip (SoC) designs present many challenges at every stage of development, from architectural exploration to volume production. This post addresses the specific ...
The New York Times

A Scientific Achievement That’s Totally Random

Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can. By Alexander Nazaryan Researchers in Switzerland ...
Houston Chronicle

How to see STAAR test results for your student. Here's what to know.

The Texas Education Agency will release results for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness end-of-course exams Wednesday, offering a glimpse into how the state's high school students ...
SpaceNews

Special Operations Forces test mobile platform for direct satellite imagery access

SkyFi software is used to display commercial satellite imagery on mobile devices. Credit: SkyFi WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Operations Command is evaluating a mobile software platform that would allow ...
JD Supra

Maine Revises Drug Testing Law, Broadens Employers’ Drug Testing Options

Significant revisions to the Maine Substance Use Testing Law, 26 Maine Rev. Stat. 681 et seq., will take effect on July 29, 2026. Maine House Bill 1425 (2025-2026). New Types of Tests Permitted Maine ...
The Hill

Microsoft, Google, xAI giving government early access to AI models for review

Three major artificial intelligence firms have agreed to share their models with the federal government to be tested ahead of deployment, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...
CNN

Microsoft, Google and xAI will let the government test their AI models before launch

Google, Microsoft and xAI will share unreleased versions of their AI models with the government to curb cybersecurity threats, the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced on Tuesday.
TechCrunch

After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too

After Sam Altman trash-talked Anthropic for gatekeeping its cybersecurity tool Mythos by only releasing it to select users, he confirmed that OpenAI would be doing the same with its competing tool, ...
Observer

The SAT Isn’t the Problem. Access to Prep Is.

The debate over standardized testing often centers on fairness, but it overlooks a more fundamental issue: unequal access to preparation. Unsplash+ On March 14, millions of high school students sat ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Access, Timing, Workflow Challenges Shape Biomarker Testing in NSCLC: Parth Desai, MBBS, MD

Parth Desai, MBBS, MD, discusses how clinicians balance liquid biopsy, tissue testing, and fast-start chemo to personalize non–small cell lung cancer treatment. Comprehensive biomarker testing in ...