arXiv:2512.10165v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: We present BookReconciler, an open-source tool for enhancing and clustering book data. BookReconciler allows users to take spreadsheets with minimal metadata, such as book title and author, and automatically 1) add authoritative, persistent identi…

The FT’s guide on what to look out for on Friday

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ GOP moderates go around Johnson ▪ Trump touts record, $1,776 'Warrior Dividend' ▪ Bongino leaving FBI ▪ New Medicaid work requirements A group of moderate House Republicans added to Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-La.) heada…

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arXiv:2512.15584v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: When should we delegate decisions to AI systems? While the value alignment literature has developed techniques for shaping AI values, less attention has been paid to how to determine, under uncertainty, when imperfect alignment is good enough to justi…

arXiv:2512.15066v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Medical ultrasound videos are widely used for medical inspections, disease diagnosis and surgical planning. High-fidelity lesion area and target organ segmentation constitutes a key component of the computer-assisted surgery workflow. The low contrast…

Trump Media & Technology Group’s shares rise 37% after deal with TAE Technologies

Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025: Your daily feed for the holiday flyby of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS by Earth.

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Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. and TAE Technologies Inc. agreed to combine in an all-stock transaction valued at more than $6 billion.

'Palestinian doctors are still creating, still resisting, still saving lives - one printed piece at a time.'

Five-year framework agreement focuses on cloud-native networks, AI-driven operations and advanced 5G capabilities as the operator aligns infrastructure investment with Vision 2030 goals

arXiv:2512.14860v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Agentic AI introduces security vulnerabilities that traditional LLM safeguards fail to address. Although recent work by Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks demonstrated that ChatGPT-4o successfully executes attacks as an agent that it refuses in chat mode, …

This resurrected Danish novel about a man who is ‘frozen down’, awaking in an Orwellian dystopia two decades later, is inventive, funny and all too timelyIn the Danish author’s uncannily prescient novel, first published in 1969, the year is 1973 and Bruno works as a fiction editor for a popular week…

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arXiv:2512.15020v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Vision-based imitation learning has enabled impressive robotic manipulation skills, but its reliance on object appearance while ignoring the underlying 3D scene structure leads to low training efficiency and poor generalization. To address these chall…

arXiv:2512.14977v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Human-centered artificial intelligence (HCAI) is an approach to AI design, development, and deployment that prioritizes human needs, values, and experiences, ensuring that technology enhances human capabilities, well-being, and workforce empowerment. …

arXiv:2411.10029v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Adversarial camouflage is a widely used physical attack against vehicle detectors for its superiority in multi-view attack performance. One promising approach involves using differentiable neural renderers to facilitate adversarial camouflage opti…

As 2025 draws to a close, all year long one question has dogged the most plugged-in of football fanatics: what's up with Gianni Infantino? Why all the cameos by the head of an international sports body at the US president's inauguration, a Middle East peace signing and another for DR Congo and Rwand…

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has formally removed the country’s impeached police chief

The unconventional departure of Guinea-Bissau’s president has focused renewed attention on his country’s role in the booming global cocaine trade.

The token's short-term price action is sluggish, with trading volume spiking during sell-offs. Technical charts show support at $830 and resistance at $845.

Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that deep underwater earthquakes can spur the growth of massive phytoplankton blooms at the ocean surface.

Hospitals owned by real estate investors more likely to close or go bankrupt, new study finds.

FCA responds to super-complaint from Which? amid concerns over poor customer service

Germany will increase federal debt sales by a fifth next year to a record €512 billion ($601 billion) to fund a spending splurge aimed at fixing its crumbling infrastructure and modernizing its armed forces. Ven Ram from Bloomberg MLIV describes it as a "game changer".

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Smith dismissal echoes confusion of opening dayStarc heard through mic calling for Snicko to be ‘sacked’England’s batting coach, Marcus Trescothick, described the use of the decision review system in the third Ashes Test as “not ideal”, at the end of another day of questionable spikes, dubious frame…

Justice department must release most documents by Friday, and failure to do so would provoke a firestormIn less than 48 hours, Donald Trump’s justice department must release most of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein in its possession. Last month, Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act…

US companies developed Venezuelan oil fields until the country nationalised its oil reserves in the 1970s.

arXiv:2512.15427v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Random matrix theory has played an important role in various areas of pure mathematics, mathematical physics, and machine learning. From a practical perspective of data science, input data are usually normalized prior to processing. Thus, this study i…

Social Mobility Commission report highlights ‘extreme regional differences’ in terms of childhood, jobs, innovation and growthFormer industrial communities across Britain are facing “entrenched disadvantages” stretching back decades, the latest social mobility research has warned.It raises specific …

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Dec. 18, 2025.

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" is beautifully awesome. Probably my favorite hardware of 2025 whether it's in desktop form with the likes of the Framework Desktop or for very powerful laptops between the Zen 5 CPU cores and very capable Radeon 8060S Graphics within devices like the HP ZBook Ultra G1a…

AI expectations, valuations, interest rates all could weigh on equities next year.

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Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, removes the veil of a female doctor during a government event, triggering widespread outrage.

Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Ted Cruz calling him "unfunny" at a Senate committee hearing.

Mockumentary in which Philomena Cunk explores the traditions and trappings of Christmas.

The biotech sector is turning profitable, reaching an inflection point that generalist investors will notice.

Mr. Musk has ambitions to remake education, but his latest effort to open an elementary school in Texas appears to have faltered.

Sulthiame reduced breathing interruptions in sleep apnea patients, pointing toward a viable drug treatment. A European clinical trial has found that the drug sulthiame can reduce breathing pauses and improve sleep quality in people with obstructive sleep apnea, with researchers from the University o…

The deadly attack in Syria that left three Americans dead has complicated the nascent relationship between the United States and Damascus and sparked speculation over how the Trump administration might respond. President Trump has vowed that the Saturday attack — carried out by a lone Islamic State …

arXiv:2512.04770v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Brain-body co-evolution enables animals to develop complex behaviors in their environments. Inspired by this biological synergy, embodied co-design (ECD) has emerged as a transformative paradigm for creating intelligent agents-from virtual creatur…

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter. It's the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the longest day of the year and summer wi…

What's new to streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more for the week of Dec. 18, 2025?

While the crypto market saw a brief rally during the U.S. morning, the gains were short-lived and the largest cryptocurrencies ended the day lower.

Alice Gibbs, Newsweek The fatal shooting of professor Nuno Loureiro of the

Quarter-point cut widely forecast in City following steep fall in inflation and weak economic dataThe Bank of England has cut interest rates by a quarter point for the fourth time this year, delivering a pre-Christmas boost to the struggling UK economy.After leaving borrowing costs on hold in a spli…

Take your cybersecurity more seriously in 2026 with this 5-year subscription to AdGuard VPN, on sale now for $49.99 (reg. $359.40).

Zain Omantel International and Zain Kuwait deliver ultra-low latency network enabling live telesurgery between Kuwait and Brazil, highlighting the role of advanced connectivity in digital healthcare transformation

After testing and reviewing countless star projectors over the years, we're putting the very best head-to-head to determine which is the best for under $50 this Christmas.

arXiv:2510.04943v3 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: We show that it is undecidable to determine whether the commuting operator value of a nonlocal game is strictly greater than 1/2. As a corollary, there is a boolean constraint system (BCS) game for which the value of the Navascu\'es-Pironio-…

arXiv:2510.01899v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Healthcare data now span EHRs, medical imaging, genomics, and wearable sensors, but most diagnostic models still process these modalities in isolation. This limits their ability to capture early, cross-modal disease signatures. This paper introduc…

As the world looks to incorporate more renewables into energy grids, centuries-old systems that can balance supply and demand are being reappraised and innovated upon.

arXiv:2512.15330v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Quantum computers pose a fundamental threat to widely deployed public-key cryptosystems, such as RSA and ECC, by enabling efficient integer factorization using Shor's algorithm. Theoretical resource estimates suggest that 2048-bit RSA keys could be …

Interest rates in Europe are going to stay right where they are at a meeting of European Central Bank officials

Theo Rose was "misled" by police into accepting a sanction for violence he didn't admit, review finds.

This Christmas, as we gather with loved ones and reflect on the year, the ocean continues its quiet work, sustaining life on Earth, regulating our climate, and supporting the planet we call home. Yet our seas are under increasing pressure and protecting them has never been more important.   The Mari…

The usual suspects are still trying to give a lander contract to Lockheed Martin:The U.S. race to the moon: Why Plan B cannot wait[url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevi...

arXiv:2512.15374v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Large Language Model (LLM) agents are increasingly deployed in environments that generate massive, dynamic contexts. However, a critical bottleneck remains: while agents have access to this context, their static prompts lack the mechanisms to manage i…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced 'the largest gas deal in Israel's history' with Egypt.

arXiv:2512.15635v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We propose \textbf{IC-Effect}, an instruction-guided, DiT-based framework for few-shot video VFX editing that synthesizes complex effects (\eg flames, particles and cartoon characters) while strictly preserving spatial and temporal consistency. Video …

arXiv:2512.15551v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The concept of inflection classes is an abstraction used by linguists, and provides a means to describe patterns in languages that give an analogical base for deducing previously unencountered forms. This ability is an important part of morphological …

The White House says encampment sweeps have enhanced the capital, but city leaders estimate nearly 700 homeless people roam by day and bed down outdoors by night.

A fiery President Trump — addressing Americans from a holiday-decked White House — insisted the economy is stronger than people think it is and any problems are all Democrats' fault.It's a message that poll after poll says most voters don't believe.The big picture: Trump's speech was closer to a Fes…

arXiv:2512.15030v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The web3 applications have recently been growing, especially on the Ethereum platform, starting to become the target of scammers. The web3 scams, imitating the services provided by legitimate platforms, mimic regular activity to deceive users. However…

The parents of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest of the Bondi shooting victims, recalled the moments leading up the shooting, saying they thought the gunshots were “fireworks” or a “bad joke.” Matilda was one of at least 15 people who were killed after two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at A…

North Carolina was among the GOP-led states this year that redrew congressional lines mid-decade in an attempt to benefit Republicans.

2025 was the year of tariffs and a global shift in economic power.

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The director of Deepfaking Sam Altman created a “Sam Bot” when he couldn’t get an interview with the OpenAI CEO. Watch an exclusive trailer for the documentary, which comes out in January.

The cuts have closed schools in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, leaving children vulnerable to exploitation.

Nearly a third of businesses were lossmaking last year as rising costs and volatile weather hit household income

As of Dec. 18, the JBL Tune 770NC headphones are still at their lowest-ever price of $79.95 at Amazon, 47% off their list price of $149.95.

The Duffer Brothers appeared on "The Tonight Show" and used Funko dolls to give a clue as to how the show might end.

Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.

A rallying cry for Democrats taps into frustration over the inaccessibility of a modestly nice American existence — even for those with a decent income.

Police intercepted two vehicles in a Sydney suburb based on "information received that a violent act was possibly being planned."

Cantor Fitzgerald Analyst Brett Knoblauch expects the bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure provider to generate $6.9 billion in income from the 15-year lease.

Ollie Pope's old frailties returned in Adelaide and his wretched dismissal leaves him with one innings to save his England place, writes Matthew Henry.

This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. There’s a reason dengue infections are also called “breakbone fever.” Along with a mild fever, symptoms of the mosquito-borne illness include bone-deep, aching pain in the joints and behind t…

arXiv:2512.15621v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Autonomous driving requires a persistent understanding of 3D scenes that is robust to temporal disturbances and accounts for potential future actions. We introduce a new concept of 4D Occupancy Spatio-Temporal Persistence (OccSTeP), which aims to addr…

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NATO is the defining legacy of our Greatest Generation.

Fifa has made big mistakes over 2026 tournament but it can afford to slash prices and even give some tickets awayWho is the World Cup for? Fifa appeared to share some of its thinking on this topic in the past week. On the one hand, there was the revelation that spectators are being asked to pay more…

Former top medic described as ‘Dr Death’ by prosecutors poisoned 30 people ranging in age from four to 89A French anaesthetist described by prosecutors as “Dr Death” has been found guilty of intentionally poisoning 30 patients and killing 12 over almost a decade as a top medic.Frédéric Péchier, 53, …

Hundreds of Arabic words are used in the English language today, and there are surprising stories behind them.

No matter which megacorp emerges as the studio's new owner, the Warner Bros. Discovery boss will likely rake in hundreds of millions.

arXiv:2512.15435v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: In multi-player card games such as Skat or Bridge, the early stages of the game, such as bidding, game selection, and initial card selection, are often more critical to the success of the play than refined middle- and end-game play. At the current lim…

The rise in judicial threats is being fueled by the political rhetoric of the Trump administration, a judge argues.

Carmakers have known for decades that battery recycling was poisoning people abroad. Nigeria’s crackdown is an effort to catalog the damage.

Answers to each clue for the December 18, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

The Farooqi family have a chaotic Christmas in Lapland after a surprise bonus for Dad.

Frederic Pechier's youngest victim, four-year-old Teddy, survived two cardiac arrests during routine surgery in 2016. The oldest victim was 89.

arXiv:2512.15692v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Prevailing Vision-Language-Action Models (VLAs) for robotic manipulation are built upon vision-language backbones pretrained on large-scale, but disconnected static web data. As a result, despite improved semantic generalization, the policy must impli…

Archaeologists find evidence of some kind of "horrible event" in the hills of southern Scotland.

'The Mandalorian' also joined the billion-hours-streamed club, but what does it all mean?

Eli Lilly's obesity pill helped patients maintain weight loss after they switched from injectable drugs, outcomes that could widen the appeal of the pill.

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Data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe has enabled astronomers to map the unssen surface of the sun's atmosphere for the first time.