Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models have shown remarkable potential in visuomotor control and instruction comprehension through end-to-end learning processes. However, current VLA models face ...

*A December 14 report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform alleges that outgoing D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith deliberately pressured her commanders to manipulate crime ...

Mortgage-pricing data has gone digital. But when does transparency turn into coordination? In early October 2025, mortgage-technology provider Optimal Blue and three major lenders were sued in a ...

As the chief demographer at the nonprofit Data Center in New Orleans, Allison Plyer receives hundreds of data requests and questions each year. The Data Center compiles and analyzes data from multiple ...

Google is turning its vast public data trove into a goldmine for AI with the debut of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server — enabling developers, data scientists, and AI agents to ...

Abstract: This research examines various language models for generating python code that automates complex data manipulation tasks in Excel files, assessing models based on accuracy, speed, and ...

We present SoFar, the first 6-DoF system for spatial reasoning and robotic manipulation. We introduce the concept of semantic orientation, representing the object orientation condition on open ...

A congressional committee is investigating allegations of "widespread" crime data manipulation within Washington, D.C.'s police department to make crime rates appear lower. The House Oversight ...

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer during a hearing in D.C. in July . Photo: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., manipulated crime statistics. The investigation comes amid an escalating political showdown between ...