arXiv:2512.14549v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This paper combines autoregressive and masked-diffusion training objectives without any architectural modifications, resulting in flexible language models that outperform single-objective models. Autoregressive modeling has been a popular approach, pa…

The lawyer, Alan Jackson, has represented the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and the actor Kevin Spacey.

arXiv:2512.13892v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Reliable estimation of feature contributions in machine learning models is essential for trust, transparency and regulatory compliance, especially when models are proprietary or otherwise operate as black boxes. While permutation-based methods are a…

arXiv:2512.07901v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Von Neumann founded both game theory and the theory of self-reproducing automata, but the two programs never merged. This paper provides the synthesis. The Theory of Strategic Evolution analyzes strategic replicators: entities that optimize under …

arXiv:2512.14070v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: JavaScript's widespread adoption has made it an attractive target for malicious attackers who employ sophisticated obfuscation techniques to conceal harmful code. Current deobfuscation tools suffer from critical limitations that severely restrict thei…

European real estate companies have been buying back junior bonds like never before, seeking to get their balance sheets in order after a tumultuous few years.

arXiv:2512.14190v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This paper motivates the use of random-bridges -- stochastic processes conditioned to take target distributions at fixed timepoints -- in the realm of generative modelling. Herein, random-bridges can act as stochastic transports between two probabilit…

ChatGPT Image 1.5 launched, and while it seems comparable to Gemini's Nano Banana Pro, the product around it shows OpenAI's advantages. Then, Apple v. Epic rolls on.

The seven Kenyans had previously been denied working visas and will now be deported, South Africa says.

James Craig waited hours for medical help after he broke his leg and hurt his hip in a fall.

On a frontline where Russia has made the most gains in recent weeks, drone pilots wonder how long they can keep up the fightIn a warm bunker, lined with wooden logs, it is Dmytro’s job to monitor and help the drone crews on the frontline. Perhaps a dozen video feeds come through to his screen on an …

arXiv:2512.13724v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Neurological diseases are the leading global cause of disability, yet most lack disease-modifying treatments. We present PROTON, a heterogeneous graph transformer that generates testable hypotheses across molecular, organoid, and clinical systems. T…

The U.S. State Department said Clan del Golfo is a "violent and powerful criminal organization" that uses cocaine trafficking to fund violent activities.

arXiv:2506.23979v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Conducting supervised fine-tuning and preference fine-tuning on large language models (LLMs) requires high-quality datasets to improve their ability to follow instructions and align with human preferences and values. However, constructing such dat…

The November figure is down on the 3.6% recorded in the year to October.

Anna Edwards, Lizzy Burden and Skyler Montgomery Koning break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." For up to the minute market intelligence and insight, click MLIV . (Source: Bloomberg)

The yuan has rise to its highest in over two months against the dollar.

Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo Last week, NASA revealed that it lost contact with a vital Martian probe that's...

Bitcoin slipped overnight, dragging the broader crypto market lower as traders remained cautious with few external cues to provide direction.

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A new report lays out Apple's iPhone plans in great detail.

A person close to the family provided a detailed account of what occurred in the Reiner house after a massage therapist received no response at the gate.

Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum.

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Auction house adapts as older collectors die and younger generations show less early interest in fine art

arXiv:2512.14187v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Task-based measures of image quality (IQ) are critical for evaluating medical imaging systems, which must account for randomness including anatomical variability. Stochastic object models (SOMs) provide a statistical description of such variability, b…

Two gunman opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday, resulting in 15 dead and 40 injured

arXiv:2410.07553v5 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: The rapid advances of multimodal agents built on large foundation models have largely overlooked their potential for language-based communication between agents in collaborative tasks. This oversight presents a critical gap in understanding their …

arXiv:2512.13848v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Sequential recommendation models aim to learn from users evolving preferences. However, current state-of-the-art models suffer from an inherent popularity bias. This study developed a novel framework, BiCoRec, that adaptively accommodates users changi…

Have a very chewy yuletide with this sumptuously layered meringue smasher that pumps pavlova up a levelI’m switching up my usual Christmas pavlova this year for a slightly different but equally delicious meringue-based dessert. Discs of pistachio meringue are baked until crisp, then layered with pi…

arXiv:2504.15610v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: The current study describes a cost-effective method for adapting large language models (LLMs) for academic advising with study-abroad contexts in mind and for application in low-resource methods for acculturation. With the Mistral-7B-Instruct mode…

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Did your favorite make the cut? Mashable's entertainment team runs down the best movies released in 2025.

From AI to Labubus, 2026 could be a year of reckoning.

Fuelled by social media and a rare visit by Japan’s elite wrestlers, growing numbers of Britons are taking part in the centuries-old sportIt is a centuries-old Japanese tradition, steeped in ceremony, with roots deep in the ancient faith of Shintoism … and it also happens to be super popular on TikT…

How to watch college football for free. Live stream Boise State vs. Washington in 2025 without cable.

arXiv:2512.14585v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Nepali, a low-resource language spoken by over 32 million people, continues to face challenges in natural language processing (NLP) due to its complex grammar, agglutinative morphology, and limited availability of high-quality corpora. Most efforts to…

Ultra-conservative Christian organisations look to reshape global health landscape as new aid agreements open door to demands restricting family planning servicesThe sudden stop work order on USAID in January 2025 sent shock waves around the world. Many health clinics were immediately shut down, lea…

The Himalayan kingdom plans to deploy part of its sovereign bitcoin holdings to fund long-term development through Gelephu Mindfulness City.

arXiv:2512.13701v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Radio maps enable intelligent wireless applications by capturing the spatial distribution of channel characteristics. However, conventional construction methods demand extensive location-labeled data, which are costly and impractical in many real-worl…

New legislation singles out yet another population as less American than others.

arXiv:2512.14560v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Image retrieval-based cross-view geo-localization (IRCVGL) aims to match images captured from significantly different viewpoints, such as satellite and street-level images. Existing methods predominantly rely on learning robust global representations …

Gil Gerard, best known for playing Buck Rogers, has died aged 82.

Tech and digital leaders have a vital role to play in making technology more usable and inclusive for sight-impaired people - boosting their employment and supporting the economy

Colder weather and rising electricity and fuel costs will lead to a big jump in costs for individuals, according to estimates from a group representing state energy officials.

Researchers at Duke University have created a new artificial intelligence framework designed to uncover straightforward, easy-to-understand rules that sit underneath some of the most complicated dynamics seen in nature and technology. The system is inspired by the way famous “dynamicists” – scientis…

Press Releases17.12.2025With Ariane 6, Arianespace successfully launches EU's Galileo L14 On December 17, 2025, with Ariane 6, Arianespace successfully placed into orbit a pair of Galileo satellites for the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of ...

Lenovo makes great laptops, but with an extensive catalog of products, it's hard to find the right device. Here are the best Lenovo laptops I've tested.

Deal agreed for £570m to rejoin exchange programme in 2027, fulfilling Labour election manifesto pledgeEurope live – latest updatesYoung people across the UK will be able to study or gain work experience through the EU’s Erasmus scheme for the first time since Brexit, after the government announced …

arXiv:2512.13702v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Objective: To develop the AI Product Passport, a standards-based framework improving transparency, traceability, and compliance in healthcare AI via lifecycle-based documentation. Materials and Methods: The AI Product Passport was developed within the…

Data: Axios research; Chart: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosVoters swung left in every major election this year since President Trump's return to power in January.Why it matters: The off-cycle election results — combined with low approval ratings on Trump's handling of the economy — are red flags for Republican…

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After seizing the strategic border town of Uvira, M23 rebels are now pushing further south along Lake Tanganyika.

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral in Australia of Rabbi Eli Schlanger.

“To have Christians be the group that was most resistant” to the Covid vaccine “really seems wrong here,” said former NIH Director Francis Collins.

Employees at the Louvre Museum are set to vote on whether to extend a strike that shut the world’s most visited museum

Sabrina Carpenter has gone day drinking with Seth Meyers for a Christmas-themed edition of his regular alcohol-fuelled segment.

Global Change Biology, Volume 31, Issue 12, December 2025.

See what we loved (and what surprised us) this year.

Paris' Louvre remained closed on Wednesday morning as staff held talks on extending a strike over pay and working conditions after a high-profile jewel heist and recent infrastructure failures exposed security lapses and the museum's deteriorating state.

arXiv:2512.14236v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The growing demand for immersive 3D content calls for automated monocular-to-stereo video conversion. We present Elastic3D, a controllable, direct end-to-end method for upgrading a conventional video to a binocular one. Our approach, based on (conditi…

Quote from: Proponent on 12/16/2025 04:35 pmMaybe the misconception arises in part, because in exchange for supplying the ESM, ESA was released from ISS resupply commitments (actually a clever move on NASA's p...

Plus: which European champions were top at Christmas, players giving each other presents and other festive triviaMail us with your questions and answers“Just reading a book about Christmas No 1s,” begins Paul Savage. “The section about Wham!’s Last Christmas says Andrew Ridgeley was watching footbal…

A new report out today from information assurance firm NCC Group PLC finds that global ransomware activity plateaued in November even as attackers continued to refine their tactics and collaboration models. The findings come from the NCC Group November 2025 Cyber Threat Intelligence Report. It found…

arXiv:2512.13921v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Multi-hybrid architectures are poised to take over language modeling due to better quality and performance. We introduce a hierarchical decomposition framework for linear recurrences that allows us to develop algorithms aligned with GPU memory hierarc…

A 90th minute goal by Marcus Rashford ensured defending champions Barcelona held off Copa del Rey minnows Guadalajara.

arXiv:2512.14241v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Graph generation is a crucial task in many fields, including network science and bioinformatics, as it enables the creation of synthetic graphs that mimic the properties of real-world networks for various applications. Graph Generative Models (GGMs) h…

arXiv:2512.14596v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The convergence behavior of classical iterative solvers for parametric partial differential equations (PDEs) is often highly sensitive to the domain and specific discretization of PDEs. Previously, we introduced hybrid solvers by combining the classic…

arXiv:2511.18049v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Solving partial differential equations (PDEs) on manifolds defined by randomly sampled point clouds is a challenging problem in scientific computing and has broad applications in various fields. In this paper, we develop a two-step generalized rad…

Ticket prices have increased astronomically on the resale market. FIFA will allow each country to decide how to allocate the cheaper tickets to “loyal” fans.

This is the latest in a string of killings that have rocked the crime-ridden country in recent years.

Australian and Filipino authorities are investigating a recent trip to the southern Philippines by a father and son accused of gunning down 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

arXiv:2512.14442v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Affordance prediction, which identifies interaction regions on objects based on language instructions, is critical for embodied AI. Prevailing end-to-end models couple high-level reasoning and low-level grounding into a single monolithic pipeline and …

Taiwanese actor Chang Chen has been elected chair of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, taking over from cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-bing, who completes his four-year tenure. The position carries a two-year term with the possibility of one re-election. Lee, who assumed the …

Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey says he thought he edged the ball when he was given not out on review during day one of the third Ashes Test.

Republican senators are openly questioning Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision not to release the full video of a Sept. 2 follow-up strike on two survivors of an initial military strike against a Venezuelan boat, second-guessing a key decision in the Trump administration’s operations in the…

Spanish police have begun carrying out eviction orders to clear an abandoned school building where hundreds of mostly undocumented migrants were living in a squat north of Barcelona

A mysterious cloud of ultra-hot dust around Kappa Tucanae A may finally have an explanation: a hidden companion star. The star’s extreme orbit carries it straight through the dust zone, strongly suggesting it plays a key role in keeping the dust alive. This finding could help astronomers untangle on…

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expects M&A activity in Italy to continue to expand in 2026, driven by banks, technology, telecom and pharmaceutical sectors.

arXiv:2512.13876v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Detection Transformer (DETR) offers an end-to-end solution for object detection by eliminating hand-crafted components like non-maximum suppression. However, DETR suffers from inefficient query competition where multiple queries converge to similar po…

We polled film fans in the newsroom. These are the titles that stuck with us this year.

Metal crosses, a recliner, a blue wedding suit: the most cherished belongings of Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Kitty Dukakis and others.

The mother of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, paid tribute to her daughter at a flower memorial on Tuesday evening.

Monetary policy committee, cautious in recent months, expected to respond with cut in interest ratesUK inflation falls sharply to 3.2%Business live – latest updatesThe sharper-than-expected drop in UK inflation to 3.2% last month has eliminated any lingering doubt about whether the Bank of England w…

From "Severance" and "Adolescence" to "The Pitt" and "Andor," here are our top 10 TV shows of 2025. Plus, how to watch them.

Exclusive: DNA advances show Roman-era skeleton, once hailed as first black Briton, came from southern EnglandBeachy Head Woman, a Roman-era skeleton once hailed as the earliest known black Briton and who scientists later speculated could be of Cypriot descent, has now been shown to have originated …

The driver gets two penalty points but manages to clock the fastest lap of the session.

Judging by the screams in the house, XG might’ve stolen the show with their performance of “Gala.”

"Percy Jackson and the Olympians" Season 2 makes several changes from Rick Riordan's "The Sea of Monsters." Let's break them down.

Google has entered India's growing co-branded credit card market by partnering with Axis Bank.

Aylin Woodward, WSJ Scientists have extracted RNA from an ancient woolly mammoth that gives new insight into the extinct beasts—and might one day boost moonshot...

Traders are increasingly betting that central banks across Europe are all but done with interest-rate cuts.

Santander Economist Victoria Clarke reacts to UK inflation data which slipped to its lowest level in eight months, a bigger than expected drop that clears the path to an interest-rate cut at the Bank of England on Thursday. She speaks on Bloomberg Television.

There are challenges and solutions for processing AI workloads on-device to achieve consistent performance, reduce costs, and enhance data privacy and security.
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Israeli authorities are engaged in multiple major efforts to ensure there will be no Palestinian state in the future.

German business confidence dipped in December, underscoring the challenges for Europe’s largest economy to overcome years of economic weakness.

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In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under Trump. But what even are they?

I've extensively tested the best sports watches that track metrics for sleep, recovery, and guidance for further training -- no coach required.

South African authorities say a center processing applications for the United States refugee program was raided by immigration and law enforcement officers and seven Kenyan nationals were arrested for working there illegally