A universal encoder for all datatypes, the equivalent of “one tool for all jobs,” would be exceedingly useful. Different encoders such as the WKdm and APAX bring various strengths and weaknesses to ...

Meta has announced the OpenZL compression framework, which achieves high compression rates while maintaining high speed. By building dedicated compression programs optimized for specific formats, it ...

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Genomic data compression techniques have emerged as indispensable tools in addressing the exponential growth of sequencing data, which poses significant challenges in storage, processing, and ...

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The compression and decompression of files is one the most useful inventions in the history of computing, but the lack of portable and open tools poses a major obstacle to making the process as useful ...