IEEE

Self-Supervised Learning With Segmental Masking for Speech Representation

Abstract: Self-supervised learning has achieved remarkable success for learning speech representations from unlabeled data. The masking strategy plays an important role in the self-supervised learning ...
The New York Times

The High-Stakes Fight Over Masked Federal Agents

The debate over whether federal agents should be allowed to cover their faces with masks has become a flashpoint as the government heads for a partial shutdown. By Luke Broadwater Luke Broadwater is a ...
CalMatters

Judge rules on CA’s mask ban for law enforcement

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents face off against protesters during a federal immigration raid in Los Angeles on June 6, 2025. Photo by J.W. Hendricks for CalMatters A federal judge has pumped ...
The Guardian

Federal judge blocks California from enforcing ICE mask ban

Judge rules that law discriminates against federal government because it does not apply to state authorities A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban ...
CNN

Federal judge blocks California’s law enforcement mask ban

A federal judge in California on Monday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations. US District Judge Christina Snyder ...
CNN

I’ve had the viral Shark CryoGlow LED Mask for over a year. Here’s why it’s the only one I’ll ever use

LED masks seem to be the “it” skin care device of the moment. In general, they’ve been shown to stimulate skin’s collagen and elastin production using specific wavelengths of light, which correlate to ...
The New York Times

Judge Strikes Down California’s Ban on Masks for Federal Agents

But the state can require federal agents to display identification, the judge said. The Trump administration had asked the court to block both laws. By Laurel Rosenhall Reporting from Sacramento A ...