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arXiv:2512.13047v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: File systems are critical OS components that require constant evolution to support new hardware and emerging application needs. However, the traditional paradigm of developing features, fixing bugs, and maintaining the system incurs significant overhe…

More than a dozen Bornean elephants have been killed — including five beheaded — in Malaysia in the past 18 months, the authorities say.

arXiv:2512.13157v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We introduce Intrinsic Image Fusion, a method that reconstructs high-quality physically based materials from multi-view images. Material reconstruction is highly underconstrained and typically relies on analysis-by-synthesis, which requires expensive …

arXiv:2502.07040v4 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: In this work, we introduce high-order Basis-Update & Galerkin (BUG) integrators based on explicit Runge-Kutta methods for large-scale matrix differential equations. These dynamical low-rank integrators extend the BUG integrator to arbitrary explic…

Quote from: sanman on Today at 01:26 amDifficult with metallic asteroid, but a lot of these carbonaceous asteroids are just large gravel piles that have coalesced and barely hold together. That might make them easi...

An international team of researchers co-led by Professor Christine Stauber in the Georgia State University School of Public Health is empowering residents of low-income communities to improve sanitation in their neighborhoods through an innovative mobile app.

The move followed multiple failed attempts to sustain momentum above recent resistance, leaving XRP vulnerable once support levels were tested again.

Costa Rica’s legislature on Monday rejected a second request to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity, blocking an effort by the country’s electoral authority to make the leader face charges that he has been using his power to meddle in ...

China is selling large volumes of soybeans from its state reserves, as it steps up purchases from the US to fulfill an apparent agreement between the two countries in late October.

arXiv:2512.13631v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Quasi-periodic trajectories with two or more incommensurate frequencies are ubiquitous in nonlinear dynamics, yet the classical Fourier-based time-spectral method is tied to strictly periodic responses. We introduce a torus time-spectral method that l…

arXiv:2511.03909v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: The weighted Euler characteristic transform (WECT) and Euler characteristic function (ECF) have proven to be useful tools in a variety of applications. However, current methods for computing these functions are either not optimized for speed or do…

Change marks an abrupt end to 30 years of established medical guidance and follows vote earlier this monthThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday ended a long-standing recommendation that all US newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.The agency’s move follows a vote from…

arXiv:2407.15226v5 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: In this work, we propose a method for tracking multiple extended targets or unresolvable group targets in a clutter environment. Firstly, based on the Random Matrix Model (RMM), the joint state of the target is modeled as the Gamma Gaussian …

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arXiv:2411.11274v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: A conforming partition of a rectilinear n-gon P (possibly with holes) is a partition of P into rectangles without using Steiner points (i.e., all corners of all rectangles must lie on the boundary of P). The stabbing number of such a partition is …

Gar O’Rourke joins the likes of Frederick Wiseman with an immersive observational documentary that takes a sensitive look at a community attempting to relax under conditions of growing unease. Though O’Rourke is an Irish filmmaker, working with majority Irish funding, his chosen location is Ukraine,…

"Fallout 2" is full of game details. From Pip-Boys to power armor, the Prime Video series is a fan's Wasteland. Here's a guide.

Given the extensive discussions remaining with various other facilities beyond the two launch pads, RGV Aerophotography is initiating a new series dedicated to these additional facilities.Beyond the Pad EP 1

New multi-temperature coronal mass ejection observations might help us better understand how life emerged and evolved on Earth
The post Plasma bursts from young stars could shed light on the early life of the Sun appeared first on Physics World.

In successful challenge, X argued the video wasn’t excessively offensive and was an objective record of a ‘public event of historical and political significance’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian classification review board has overturned a decision to block Au…

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Prosecutors said that Mr. Reiner killed his parents, Rob and Michelle Reiner, using a knife. He has not yet entered a plea.

arXiv:2512.10427v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Neural scaling laws and double-descent phenomena suggest that deep-network training obeys a simple macroscopic structure despite highly nonlinear optimization dynamics. We derive such structure directly from gradient descent in function space. For…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed full support for Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, praising his administration’s performance after a year defined by a deadly fire, a financial turnaround and the conviction of the city’s top national security target.

arXiv:2510.09995v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Lens flare occurs when shooting towards strong light sources, significantly degrading the visual quality of images. Due to the difficulty in capturing flare-corrupted and flare-free image pairs in the real world, existing datasets are typically sy…

HBO Max's official trailer for 'The Pitt' Season 2 shows Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) working a July 4 emergency room shift.

Giuffre’s family calls the success of her posthumous memoir, Nobody's Girl, ‘bittersweet’ after her death in AprilA posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s best-known accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, has sold 1m copies worldwide in just the two months after its release.Publisher Alfred A Kn…

Update: Link for alternative live coverage site:Here is a consolidated post of available video links for this launch:SpaceX's direct live broadcast onWebsite:  https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-15-13 Twitter:  https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1BdGYZoZzj...

Quote from: Vultur on 12/16/2025 11:32 pmQuote from: crandles57 on 12/16/2025 11:01 pmNot sure I would trust it, but FWIW, grok came up with 78 million tons for metallic asteroid t...

The Falcon 9 rocket launching the Starlink 15-13 mission will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon leaving pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff is for 7:22 a.m. PST (10:22 a.m. EST / 1522 UTC).

Copper gained as investors await the US inflation data that could impact the Federal Reserve’s stance on further rate cuts.

The US will restrict entry of people from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria as well as holders of Palestinian Authority passports.

Vice-president urges patience on affordability after Trump veers off script on cost of living crisis

Jolie, whose mother died from cancer at the age of 56, underwent a preventative double mastectomy in 2013

arXiv:2510.04564v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Conventional representation learning methods learn a universal representation that primarily captures dominant semantics, which may not always align with customized downstream tasks. For instance, in animal habitat analysis, researchers prioritize…

South Korean super-app Toss has brought in investors including Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte and investment firms Baillie Gifford, Wellington, and WCM, people familiar with the matter said.

Columba McVeigh, from Donaghmore in County Tyrone, was murdered in 1975 when he was 19.

Shares of HashKey Holdings Ltd., operator of Hong Kong’s largest licensed cryptocurrency exchange, climbed on their trading debut after an initial public offering that raised HK$1.6 billion ($206 million).

In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump also declared the government of President Nicolás Maduro a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

The number of countries whose citizens face a full or partial travel ban on entry to the United States increased from 19 to 39.

A new AI model is demonstrating an unprecedented ability to anticipate human actions by interpreting visual and contextual cues in real time. Rather than simply reacting to movement, the system reasons about what people are likely to do next. Researchers from the Texas A&M University College of Engi…

The long-term health and environmental sustainability of some of Alaska’s most pristine landscapes and intact ecosystems, including the Teshekpuk Lake wetlands complex and the Arctic National...

arXiv:2512.12067v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The Internet community has taken major efforts to decrease latency in the World Wide Web. Significant improvements have been achieved in accelerating content transport and in compressing static content. Less attention, however, has been dedicated to d…

Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease cost of living pressures in the Pacific nationThe Marshall Islands has introduced a national universal basic income (UBI) scheme that offers payments via cryptocurrency, alongside more tradit…

The Doggfather will take center stage during the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings game on Dec. 25, streaming on Netflix

Hong Kong has tentatively embraced cryptocurrencies and digital assets as a way to shore up its status as an international financial center.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed briefings on recent strikes on alleged drug boats, calling them “a joke.” “Were you satisfied with the answers that — you’ve gotten so far today in these classified briefings —” journalist Pablo Manríquez asked Ocasio-Cortez in a clip posted to the soci…

Version 1.6 of libopus as the library for the open-source Opus audio codec is now available. Opus 1.6 brings new machine learning "ML" based features in building atop the machine learning features initially added to Opus 1.5...

Q2 & Q3 Financial ResultsBlackSky reports second quarter 2025 results [Aug. 7]QuoteBlackSky Technology Inc. (“BlackSky” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BKSY) anno...

About 20,000 years ago, a family of owls lived in a cave. Sometimes, they would cough up owl pellets containing the bones of their prey, which landed on the cave floor. And, researchers have just discovered, ancient bees would use the bones' empty tooth sockets as nests.

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arXiv:2512.03522v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Robots are often required to localize in environments with unknown object classes and semantic ambiguity. However, when performing global localization using semantic objects, high semantic ambiguity intensifies object misclassification and increas…

The STP-S30 mission will test flat, disk-shaped smallsat design for sustained operations in very low orbit
The post Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment  appeared first on SpaceNews.

Investors questioned whether Hong Kong’s dominant licensed exchange can turn surging volumes and regulatory advantage into sustainable profits.

Robinhood Markets Inc. is rolling out additional sports-wagering capabilities, such as preset combination contracts for professional football games.

arXiv:1902.05876v5 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Consider the following problem: given two arbitrary densities $q_1,q_2$ and a sample-access to an unknown target density $p$, find which of the $q_i$'s is closer to $p$ in total variation.
A remarkable result due to Yatracos shows that this prob…

arXiv:2512.00696v3 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping computational and network biology by enabling new approaches to decode cellular communication networks. We introduce Hierarchical Molecular Language Models (HMLMs), a novel framework that models cell…

Treasurer says his Myefo, which shows a small improvement in the budget bottom line, is “the most responsible” on recordJim Chalmers has claimed “the most responsible mid-year update on record”, unveiling a multi-billion dollar improvement in the budget bottom line alongside extra money for mental h…

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Matin Durrani talks to four leaders from quantum science and technology about where the field is going next
The post From building a workforce to boosting research and education – future quantum leaders have their say appeared first on Physics World.

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New launch opportunities, new launch time.https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Supplemental GP Element SetsCurrent as of 2025 Dec 17 03:22:19 UTC (Day 351)QuoteStarlink G15-13 Pre-Launch    Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G15-13...

Cantor says Hyperliquid is trading infrastructure, not speculative DeFi, with HYPD and PURR offering exposure to fees, buybacks, and CEX share gains.

arXiv:2512.11851v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Whether attention key value (KV) states computed for one prompt for a small LLM can be reused to accelerate inference on a new similar prompt, giving an increase to the space to its context memory using an approach called token recycling. Using a stan…

Both of these FCC filings were granted on November 24th.Quote from: StraumliBlight on 09/26/2025 08:27 pm1881-EX-ST-20...

President Trump praised his chief of staff as doing “a fantastic job,” and more than a dozen members of his cabinet have posted defenses of her on social media.

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The Late Night host and pop star indulge in adult beverages as they play party games like truth or drink, blind-reading cue cards, guessing pet sounds, and opening presents with oven mitts.
Sabrina Carpenter Goes Day Drinking with Seth Meyers
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The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) in the Chilean Andes is one of the most powerful radio telescope facilities in the world. Researchers use it to study dark and distant regions of the universe in order to better understand how stars, planets, galaxies and life itself are formed…

In an all-caps post, A$AP Rocky announces the end of a near-eight-year drought with 'Don’t Be Dumb,' his fourth studio album.

Samsung's T9 SSD offers up to 4TB of storage and transfer speeds of up to 20Gbps - in an form factor that you just can't hate.

arXiv:2512.13381v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Federated Unlearning (FUL) focuses on client data and computing power to offer a privacy-preserving solution. However, high computational demands, complex incentive mechanisms, and disparities in client-side computing power often lead to long times an…

In Argentina, the return of pumas brought top predators back to the landscape — much to penguins’ dismay.

arXiv:2201.05355v4 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Numerical methods for developing port-Hamiltonian representations of general linear time-invariant systems are studied. The approach extends previous port-Hamiltonian characterizations to include the general non-minimal case and the case whe…

OpenAI Group PBC today launched GPT Image 1.5, a new artificial intelligence model optimized for image generation tasks. The algorithm is rolling out a few weeks after Google LLC introduced a new image generator of its own. Nano Banana Pro, as the model is called, is better than its predecessors at …

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The order comes a week after the US military seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast.

arXiv:2310.00177v5 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: We introduce a neural-preconditioned iterative solver for Poisson equations with mixed boundary conditions. Typical Poisson discretizations yield large, ill-conditioned linear systems. Iterative solvers can be effective for these problems, but only …

KIK Custom Products Inc. received a $150 million rescue loan from new lenders, including Oaktree Capital Management to help the cleaning-products company bridge a potential liquidity shortfall, according to people familiar with the situation.

During a simulation in which Anthropic's AI, Claude, was told it was running a vending machine, it decided it was being scammed, "panicked" and tried to contact the FBI's Cyber Crimes Division.

The judge ruled Tesla should have to suspend manufacturing and sales in California for 30 days, but the DMV stayed those rulings for 90 days to allow Tesla to comply.

arXiv:2512.13282v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The high computational and memory demands of modern deep learning (DL) workloads have led to the development of specialized hardware devices from cloud to edge, such as AMD's Ryzen AI XDNA NPUs. Optimizing general matrix multiplication (GEMM) algorith…

Quote from: pochimax on 12/08/2025 08:53 amI think starting to consider how to eliminate SLS after Artemis V seems more reasonable.Yes, looking at SLS 'end of life' options makes total sense, based on the a...

England's Jofra Archer gets two wickets in three balls, removing Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green in the first over after lunch as Australia fall to 94-4 on day one of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.

Here is a consolidated post of available video links for this launch:SpaceX's direct live broadcast onWebsite: https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-6-99 Twitter:  https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1kvJpMElqrLxENSF Live Coverage:  https://youtube.com/watch?...

Data collected using multiple NSF NOIRLab facilities reveal a gamma-ray burst that lasted more than seven hours and originated in a massive, extremely dust-rich galaxy. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) rank among the most extreme explosions known in the Universe, surpassed only by the Big Bang itself. Most o…

arXiv:2411.11614v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Determining potential probability distributions with a given causal graph is vital for causality studies. To bypass the difficulty in characterizing latent variables in a Bayesian network, the nested Markov model provides an elegant algebrai…

arXiv:2403.18461v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Despite significant advancements in image generation using advanced generative frameworks, cross-image integration of content and style remains a key challenge. Current generative models, while powerful, frequently depend on vague textual prompts …

arXiv:2512.12719v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Poorly formulated research problems can compromise the practical relevance of Software Engineering studies by not reflecting the complexities of industrial practice. This vision paper explores the use of artificial intelligence agents to support SE re…

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New launch opportunities, same launch time.https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Supplemental GP Element SetsCurrent as of 2025 Dec 17 03:22:19 UTC (Day 351)QuoteStarlink G6-99 Pre-Launch    Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G6-99 ...

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Quote from: thespacecow on Today at 01:06 amhttps://x.com/elonmusk/status/2001039650719256863QuoteWhen the mass driver on the Moon gets going, I’m not sure money will be relevantContext? This ...

arXiv:2512.11854v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Optimizing resistance training for hypertrophy requires balancing proximity to muscular failure, often quantified by Repetitions in Reserve (RiR), with fatigue management. However, subjective RiR assessment is unreliable, leading to suboptimal trainin…

arXiv:2411.19534v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: We tackle the problem of quantifying the number of objects by a generative text-to-image model. Rather than retraining such a model for each new image domain of interest, which leads to high computational costs and limited scalability, we are the …

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arXiv:2512.13674v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We introduce Interactive Intelligence, a novel paradigm of digital human that is capable of personality-aligned expression, adaptive interaction, and self-evolution. To realize this, we present Mio (Multimodal Interactive Omni-Avatar), an end-to-end f…

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