IEEE

Deep Reinforcement Learning With Integer Optimization for Dynamic Slab Assignment Problem

Abstract: This article investigates a dynamic slab assignment problem (DSAP) that arises in the slab production process of steel industry. In DSAP, a set of slabs and orders arrive dynamically at each ...
Forbes

The Green Bay Packers’ Inability To Finish Games Was A Season-Long Problem

Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers blew a 21-3 lead and lost to the Chicago Bears, 31-27, in an NFC Wild Card gam,e Saturday night. Green Bay Packers linebacker Quay Walker doesn't talk with the ...
Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Oil Grab Is a Big Problem for the OPEC Cartel

Oil prices barely budged after the U.S. ousted Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and President Trump pledged billions to revive the country’s oil infrastructure. WSJ’s David Uberti breaks down the market ...
IEEE

Piecewise Linear Approximation of Battery Open-Circuit Voltage Characteristics Using Dynamic Programming

Abstract: An open-circuit voltage (OCV) model, which represents OCV as a function of state of charge (SOC), is essential for estimating the state of a battery. Typically, the OCV-SOC characteristic is ...
Oregonian

Dear Annie: Husband’s snoring is making me miserable. He says it’s my problem, he sleeps just fine

Dear Annie: I’ve been happily married for 18 years, and for most of that time I’ve slept poorly -- but lately it’s become unbearable. My husband falls asleep within minutes and snores loudly and ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Kurtenbach: The 49ers have a Sun Devil of a problem going into the playoffs

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ plan at wide receiver this season was draped in maroon and gold. The Niners were supposed to ride into this postseason on the backs of two Arizona State products, a Tempe ...
Forbes

You Don’t Need More Skills. You Need To Name The Ones You’re Already Using.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Stop collecting skills you’ll never use. In the AI era, careers advance when strengths drive ...
The Economist

The AI frenzy is creating a big problem for consumer electronics

The world’s gadget-makers—who assembled this week in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show—would be forgiven for harbouring mixed feelings about the year ahead. Excitement over the prospect of ...
The Economist

Does Japan have a “foreigner problem”?

JAPAN is consumed by talk of a “foreigner problem”. The story goes that the country has been overrun by ill-mannered migrant workers, misbehaving tourists and opportunistic foreign investors. But ...
Oregonian

Where did Portland, one of the country’s most ‘culturally dynamic’ cities, rank on NYT’s 2026 travel guide?

Here’s a piece of advice for the new year: You don’t have to leave Portland in 2026 if you don’t want to. There’s more than enough to keep everyone busy right here in the Rose City. The New York Times ...
The Baltimore Sun

Honda airbag thefts still a big problem in Baltimore region. But prevention is possible

Abby Isaacs said she has tried to block out the memory of the March morning she discovered thieves had smashed her Honda CR-V’s window in the night and stolen her steering wheel airbag. Isaacs’ ...