摘要： The bias-variance tradeoff, part 2 of 3

In Part 1, we covered much of the basic terminology as well as a few key insights about the bias-variance formula (MSE = Bias² + Variance), including this paraphrase from Anna Karenina:

All perfect models are alike, but each unhappy model can be unhappy in its own way.

To make the most of this article, I suggest taking a look at Part 1 to make sure you’re well-situated to absorb this one.

摘要： Meet Carbon Maps, a new French startup that raised $4.3 million (€4 million) just a few weeks after its inception. The company is building a software-as-a-service platform for the food industry so that they can track the environmental impact of each of their products in their lineup. The platform can be used as a basis for eco ratings.

摘要： Taiwanese authorities have fined car rental and ridesharing giant iRent after TechCrunch revealed the company was spilling customers’ data and identity documents onto the open web for months.

摘要： The AI bias trouble starts — but doesn’t end — with definition. “Bias” is an overloaded term which means remarkably different things in different contexts.

摘要： 社交軟體 Bondee 在今年 1 月瞬間爆紅，但社群爆發疑似盜刷信用卡的資安疑慮，讓 Bondee 成了 Web3 產品的活教材。

摘要： 新加坡央行官員提及，新加坡的銀行們未來必須保持 1.25:1 的加密貨幣抵押品比率。也就是說，每 100 美元的加密貨幣倉位，金融機構需要持有 125 美元的常規現金作為抵押保證。

摘要： United States prosecutors are examining hedge funds’ relationships with cryptocurrency exchange Binance as part of a money laundering investigation.

摘要： 香港財經事務及庫務局局長許正宇今日表示，加密貨幣適合主流金融，他對加密貨幣相關應用初步持樂觀態度，認為這可能轉變社會和經濟運作方式，不過針對是否允許散戶投資者參與加密貨幣交易，他表示，港府還需要諮詢市場。

摘要： Unfortunately, just a couple days following the end of 2022, another data breach (Twitter data breach 2023 or Twitter email leak) has occurred.

摘要： 美國開國先賢富蘭克林曾經說過，「最重要的是要懂得如何使用新的技術與工具，而不一定要懂得其原理。」現在科學領域中最為迷人的「量子科技」或許就是最好的例子之一。

摘要： 今午間礦企傳出惡訊，根據 CNBC 據知情人士報導，世界最大比特幣挖礦公司之一的 Core Scientific 將在台灣時間今晚於美國德州聲請第 11 章破產保護，此前 Core Scientific 在 10 月就提出公司可能面臨破產窘境，原因是比特幣價格滑落不振，加上能源價格飆高導致。

摘要： Even though one of the largest crypto exchanges, FTX, collapsed and filed for bankruptcy, some market participants aren’t worried about whether the meltdown will alter institutional interest in crypto.