New releases in fiction, nonfiction, and comics that caught our eye.
The book from another place By Keanu Reeves and China Miéville
A few years ago, Keanu Reeves delved into the world of comics with a series called BRZRKR, which he co-wrote with veteran comics creator Matt Kindt. The limited series, which ran for 12 issues, follows a half-mortal, half-god warrior known as B, who lives a violent existence but can’t die. And after 80,000 years of living, he really wants to. In the end, he ends up working as a killing machine for the U.S. government.
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<h2 class="caas-jump-link-heading" id="why-machines-learn-the-elegant-math-behind-modern-ai-by-anil-ananthaswamy”>Why machines learn: The elegant math behind modern ai By Anil Ananthaswamy
artificial intelligence is all around us, and these days, conversations about Big tech’s race to create ever-better systems sometimes seem almost elusive. But how often do those of us on the outside stop and look at how we got here in the technical sense, back to the maths that made it possible?
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #1 by Jason Aaron, Joëlle Jones
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in another new comic series from IDW, written by Jason Aaron (Batman: Offworld, Thor, Scalped), with art by Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer, Catwoman) The first issue was published this week and shows Raphael behind bars.
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