Banking

Getting to the bottom of TMLE: forcing the target to behave

In the last couple of posts (starting here), I’ve tried to unpack some of the ideas that sit underneath TMLE: viewing parameters as functionals of a d...

Mar 09, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Leptodon 1.0.0 released!

We are releasing the first version of Leptodon, our Leptos UI toolkit, into the wild. This release of Leptodon contains UI components for general appl...

Mar 09, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Using Quarto to Write a Book

I’ve spent the last couple of months revising my Data Visualization book for a second edition that, ideally, will appear some time in the next twelve...

Mar 09, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Get Better: loading multiple csv files in R

In a previous post, I described how to run a session to teach R to cell biologists. In this post we’ll look in a bit more detail at one of the steps:...

Mar 09, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Formula 1 Analysis in R with f1dataR: Lap Times, Pit Stops, and Driver Performance

Formula 1 is one of the most compelling areas for data analysis in R because it combines structured results, lap-by-lap timing, pit strategy, and driv...

Mar 09, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Breaking Release of the patentsview R Package

The patentsview R package was created by Chris Baker to simplify interactions with the PatentsView API as announced in Chris’ blog post in 2017. The A...

Mar 10, 2026 • 5 min read

Crypto

Sharing data across shiny modules, an update

You can read the original post in its original format on Rtask website by ThinkR here: Sharing data across shiny modules, an update Some people have r...

Mar 10, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

MBBEFDLite has its mature release

The MBBEFD Distribution After two years, the MBBEFDLite package for R is finally mature! As a brand-new actuary, in my first job, I had the privilege...

Mar 11, 2026 • 5 min read

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Binance, PayPal and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments

More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's...

Mar 11, 2026 • 5 min read

Crypto

Mining giant Foundry to introduce institutional zcash mining pool

The pool is designed for institutional and public company miners, focusing on compliance and regulated infrastructure.

Mar 11, 2026 • 5 min read

Markets

SEC, CFTC end years of rivalry with deal that will mean combined crypto oversight

The two agencies sealed their memorandum of understanding to link the parts of their work that overlap, and coordinated crypto oversight is among the...

Mar 11, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Pentagon ditches Anthropic AI over “security risk” and OpenAI takes over

At the center of the dispute is how far AI models should be allowed to go inside military systems.

Mar 03, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

High-severity Qualcomm bug hits Android devices in targeted attacks

Google has patched 129 Android vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited flaw in a widely used Qualcomm component.

Mar 04, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Attackers abuse OAuth’s built-in redirects to launch phishing and malware attacks

Researchers have found that attackers are abusing OAuth to send users from legitimate Microsoft or Google login pages to phishing sites or malware dow...

Mar 04, 2026 • 5 min read

Economy

Does the UK really want to ban VPNs? And can it be done?

Reports of a "Great British Firewall" are exaggerated. And even if they wanted to, here's why it would be virtually impossible.

Mar 04, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Supreme Court to decide whether geofence warrants are constitutional

Google has urged the justices to strike down the controversial warrants, which can sweep up location data from hundreds of phones near a crime scene.

Mar 05, 2026 • 5 min read

Crypto

Fake CleanMyMac site installs SHub Stealer and backdoors crypto wallets

We uncovered a fake CleanMyMac site delivering SHub Stealer, a macOS infostealer that steals credentials and silently backdoors crypto wallets.

Mar 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Beware of fake OpenClaw installers, even if Bing points you to GitHub

Bing search results pointed victims to GitHub repositories claiming to host OpenClaw installers, but in reality they installed malware.

Mar 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

One click on this fake Google Meet update can give attackers control of your PC

We found a fake Google Meet update that enrolls the victim's Windows PC in an attacker's device management system.

Mar 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Fake Claude Code install pages hit Windows and Mac users with infostealers

Researchers uncovered fake Claude Code install pages spreading infostealers that steal passwords and browser sessions.

Mar 09, 2026 • 5 min read