Boosting Polar Codes with Smart Design Choices
A novel framework combines bit reliability and codeword distance to enhance the performance of polar codes, particularly at shorter block lengths.
New LEGO Zelda Ganon Reveal as Part of 2-in-1 Set
The set was first hinted at in October, and quickly gained attention as being inspired by the climactic final battle from the beloved game, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The initial announcement caused a huge reaction online.
ARC Raiders Teases 2026 Roadmap and New Maps
Despite predictions of failure – especially launching alongside major titles like Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 – ARC Raiders became a huge success last year and continues to be popular in 2026. Nexon, the company that owns Embark, reports over 12 million copies sold in the first three months, with peak concurrent players exceeding 960,000 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC earlier this month. While Embark’s first game, The Finals, was well-liked, ARC Raiders has been a much bigger hit, earning positive feedback from both players and critics. Now, fans are excited for the studio to release even more content.
Jesse Cox Talks YouTube’s Past and Future, the Algorithm, Game Publishing & More! – Character Select
Today we’re talking with Jesse Cox, a long-time YouTube creator with over a million subscribers. He’s expanded his work beyond YouTube into podcasting, voice acting, and even publishing video games. This show, Character Select, features interviews with leading figures in gaming and entertainment. Don’t forget to subscribe to Pause for Thought for future episodes. Read … Read more
Strive’s Bitcoin Binge: 11th in Line! 🚀
Strive, a Nasdaq-listed asset manager, just completed a deal so epic, it’s like watching a superhero movie where the villain is the stock market itself 🎬💥. The transaction, announced on Friday, follows shareholder approval earlier this week-because who needs sleep when you can vote on mergers? 🧠
How to Use Console Commands in Hytale
Creative Mode gives players incredible freedom to build and experiment. You can instantly create items and characters, change the game world, and even make your own movies within the game. If you’re just looking to activate cheats and have fun exploring, here’s a guide to getting started.
Venezuelan Maestro Orchestrates $1B Crypto Cash Cow 🐄💸 – FBI Baffled?
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, that most staid of institutions, revealed a federal complaint filed in Alexandria, Virginia. It accuses Mr. Figueira of conspiracy to launder money-a crime as old as commerce itself, yet here rendered in the glitzy vernacular of blockchain and shell companies.
The Tragi-Comic Tale of Bitcoin’s Fleeting Flirtation with $98,000 🎭
Enter Michael Nadeau, the Cassandra of crypto, who whispers: “This rally smells of yesterday’s perfume-lovely, but doomed.” 🧐
New Open-World Adventure Game on Steam is Basically Stray But With 9 Cats This Time Around
Peace Island is set on a made-up island in Maine where all the people have vanished, leaving only the animals behind. You play as one of nine cats and investigate what happened to the humans. As you explore, you’ll uncover the reason for their disappearance and ultimately decide if bringing them back is the right thing to do.
Decoding the Past: Reconstructing Data from Noisy Channels
![For [latex] K = 2 [/latex], [latex] K = 3 [/latex], and [latex] K = 4 [/latex], the achievable rate regions of Algorithm 2-as established by Theorem 4-demonstrate performance approaching channel capacity (Theorem 2), surpassing that of a hard-decision majority-decoder (Corollary 2).](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.09947v1/rate_region.png)
A new algorithm efficiently recovers Reed-Solomon codes from multiple, imperfect readings, offering a path to more reliable data storage and transmission.