Gaston, the swole villain from Beauty and the Beast, will reportedly be the next Disney baddie to get the live-action movie treatment.

Hotels and lodges will welcome back visitors to the Grand Canyon's South Rim after the national park fixed multiple breaks in a water pipeline that led to the halting of overnight stays for more than a week​.

India’s central bank injected $5 billion through a foreign-exchange swap auction, deploying the tool for the first time since March as signs of liquidity strain emerge among lenders.

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Abstract: Public-use microdata samples (PUMS) from the United States (US) Census Bureau on individuals have been available for decades. However, large increases in computing power and the greater availability of Big Data have dramatically increased the prob…

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Abstract: Image super-resolution (SR) aims to recover low-resolution images to high-resolution images, where improving SR efficiency is a high-profile challenge. However, commonly used units in SR, like convolutions and window-based Transformers, have limit…

In late September, a Spanish military plane carrying the country’s defense minister to a base in Lithuania was reportedly the subject of a kind of attack—not by a rocket or anti-aircraft rounds, but by radio transmissions that jammed its GPS system.  The flight landed safely, but it was one of thous…

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Memo to skeptics waiting for Corporate America’s growth engine to stall out: There’s still fuel in the tank.

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Abstract: Graphs provide a universal framework for representing complex relational systems, and inferring their structural properties is a core challenge in graph analysis and reasoning. While large language models have recently demonstrated emerging abilit…

Paul Sutter, Univ Today After the first protons and neutrons formed, after the first light elements formed, the universe…wasn't really all that great. It spent hundreds of thousands...

How to watch NBA for free. Live stream New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup final for free from anywhere in the world.

Ford Motor Co.’s decision to take a nearly $20 billion charge as it shifts to hybrids from electric vehicles had little impact on the automaker’s stock but did send shares of battery makers lower.

GoFundMe has launched a hub of verified fundraisers for victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, Australia's deadliest in 30 years.

Portugal will return to the F1 calendar in 2027 and 2028, with a race held at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao.

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/2000853393812672992QuoteWilliam Harwood@cbs_spacenewsA5/LEO 4: Assuming all goes well with today's launch, Amazon will have put 180 Leo sats in orbit using 4 United Launch Alliance Atlas 5s (27 Leos each) a...

UBS Group AG is set to grow earnings per share at the fastest sequential pace of any bank globally, according to analysts at Bank of America Corp.

Does some moderator take issue with contributors transcribing the text shown on the ULA video images into ... text?

arXiv:2512.12183v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Recent advances have introduced diffusion models for probabilistic streamflow forecasting, demonstrating strong early flood-warning skill. However, current implementations rely on recurrent Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) backbones and single-step train…

Nordea Bank Abp announced a new share buyback worth as much as €500 million ($587 million) as it seeks to increase payouts to investors.

Pakistani officials say an anti-terrorism court has sentenced a senior leader of a banned Islamist party to 35 years in prison for inciting violence

arXiv:2512.12590v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Wire harness inspection process remains a labor-intensive process prone to errors in the modern Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry. This paper introduces a semiautomated machine vision system capable of verifying correct wire positionin…

An ongoing record of U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since Sept. 2.

Linkoping University Visible light can be used to create electrodes from conductive plastics completely without hazardous chemicals. This is shown in a new study carried out by researchers...

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Abstract: Humans continuously infer the states, goals, and behaviors of others by perceiving their surroundings in dynamic, real-world social interactions. However, most Theory of Mind (ToM) benchmarks only evaluate static, text-based scenarios, which have …

arXiv:2512.13515v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The study presents the outcomes of research and experimental validation in the domain of automated codebase migration, with a focus on addressing challenges in transitioning SQL-based systems. The proposed method for migration essentially appears as a…

U.S. biopharma is now a Ford Mustang racing against the Chinese-built BYD Yangwang U9 supercar.

Liverpool great understood to be recovering wellClub thank hospital for giving ‘the best care possible’Ian Rush has been released from hospital having spent two days in intensive care last week with flu.The former Liverpool and Wales striker was admitted to the Countess of Chester hospital with brea…

The European Union is set to propose softening emissions rules for new cars, scrapping an effective ban on combustion engines following months of pressure from the automotive industry.
Bloomberg's Craig Trudell explains how this proposal will affect carmakers and the rollout of electric vehicles in …

Several years ago, developers proposed a massive South Dade Logistics and Technology District that would have required an expansion of Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary (UDB). This...

The best we can hope for is that Paul does not get seriously hurt. Joshua, Netflix and the sport itself should know betterPrecisely 85 years ago, one of the most fearsome heavyweight boxers in history stunk out the joint. Joe Louis was in the midst of his “Bum of the Month club”: a staggering run of…

Phys.org Scientists have discovered a way to efficiently transfer electrical current through specific materials at room temperature, a finding that could revolutionize superconductivity and...

High court rules whole cooked cool-down chickens should be subject to standard 20% tax rate for hot foodBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK supermarket chain Morrisons faces a £17m tax bill after losing a lengthy court battle against HMRC over the charging of value added tax (VAT) on rotisserie chi…

When you next bite into a chicken sandwich, consider this: 2,400 of these birds are being slaughtered somewhere in the world every second. From street stalls in Mumbai to supermarkets in Beijing, chicken has become the world's most consumed meat. In 2023 alone, humans slaughtered an astonishing 76 b…

Jess Cockerill, Science Alert A plague that swept through Eurasia for 2,000 years - millennia before the

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Abstract: Deep Gaussian process models typically employ discrete hierarchies, but recent advancements in differential Gaussian processes (DiffGPs) have extended these models to infinite depths. However, existing DiffGP approaches often overlook the uncertai…

arXiv:2512.13510v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Large language models with reasoning capabilities have demonstrated impressive performance across a wide range of domains. In clinical applications, a transparent, step-by-step reasoning process provides physicians with strong evidence to support deci…

Business activity in France rose less than anticipated as the best performance for more than three years for manufacturers wasn’t enough to offset unexpected weakness in services.

Antigovernment, anti-colonial group accused of targeting immigration agents and companies.

arXiv:2512.12870v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Active Learning (AL) has garnered significant interest across various application domains where labeling training data is costly. AL provides a framework that helps practitioners query informative samples for annotation by oracles (labelers). However,…

UFC title holder IIia Topuria took a break from the sport in November to fight what he is calling "attempted extortion".

The surge in artificial intelligence investment that has buoyed world growth is set to continue and deliver longer-term gains, OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann said.

The chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has written to the environment secretary expressing “deep disappointment” at the government’s response to its waste-crime inquiry.
The post Lords write to environment secretary over “complacent” response to waste crime inquiry …

arXiv:2512.12921v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are being readily and rapidly adopted, increasingly permeating critical domains: from consumer platforms and enterprise software to networked systems with embedded agents. While this has unlocked potential for huma…

Dashcam footage shows the moment Boris Gurman tackles shooter Sajid Akram and wrestles a gun from himDramatic footage has emerged of two victims who tried to stop a gunman during the early stages of the Bondi beach terror attack on Sunday.The couple have been identified as Boris Gurman, 69, and Sofi…

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Abstract: We investigate imbalanced regression with tabular data that have an imbalance ratio larger than 1,000 ("highly imbalanced"). Accurately estimating the target values of rare instances is important in applications such as forecasting the intensity o…

arXiv:2507.01131v4 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: $\rm{SO}(3)$-equivariant networks are the dominant models for machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs). The key operation of such networks is the Clebsch-Gordan (CG) tensor product, which is computationally expensive. To accelerate the comp…

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Abstract: Symmetric kernel matrices are a well-researched topic in the literature of kernel based approximation. In particular stability properties in terms of lower bounds on the smallest eigenvalue of such symmetric kernel matrices are thoroughly investig…

arXiv:2512.12900v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We present a \emph{deterministic exact algorithm} for the \emph{minimum $k$-cut problem} on simple graphs.
Our approach combines the \emph{principal sequence of partitions (PSP)}, derived canonically from ideal loads, with a single level of \emph{Ka…

arXiv:2512.12391v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: $\renewcommand{\Re}{\mathbb{R}}$We present an efficient $O (n + 1/\varepsilon^{4.5})$-time algorithm for computing a $(1+\varepsilon$)-approximation of the minimum-volume bounding box of $n$ points in $\Re^3$. We also present a simpler algorithm (for …

Mears, which provides services in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the north of England, made more profit than its contracts allow.

We have new official information on Dead Island 3, which is not only now confirmed to be in development, but has a target release window.

arXiv:2512.12731v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This paper studies a machine learning regression problem as a multivariate approximation problem using the framework of the theory of random functions. An ab initio derivation of a regression method is proposed, starting from postulates of indifferenc…

arXiv:2512.12132v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This article establishes a comprehensive theoretical framework demonstrating that SiLU (Sigmoid Linear Unit) activation networks achieve exponential approximation rates for smooth functions with explicit and improved complexity control compared to cla…

arXiv:2512.12554v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Logic optimization constitutes a critical phase within the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) flow, essential for achieving desired circuit power, performance, and area (PPA) targets. These logic circuits are typically represented as Directed Acyclic …

QuoteDec 16 03:29T+plus 60 seconds. Atlas V is 9 miles in altitude and the main engine has throttled as programmed to minimize aerodynamic loads while the full complement of five side-mounted solid rocket boosters provides two-thirds of the launch p...

Performance Trust Capital Partners launched its first office in Europe and hired two seasoned bankers as it seeks to expand its collateralized-loan obligations and asset-backed desks amid a record-setting year.

arXiv:2512.12751v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Physics-aware driving world model is essential for drive planning, out-of-distribution data synthesis, and closed-loop evaluation. However, existing methods often rely on a single diffusion model to directly map driving actions to videos, which makes …

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead inside their Los Angeles home earlier this week.

Reiner was a longtime Democrat, liberal activist and outspoken opponent of the US president.

arXiv:2512.11858v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Diffusion-based samplers -- Score Based Diffusions, Bridge Diffusions and Path Integral Diffusions -- match a target at terminal time, but the real leverage comes from choosing the schedule that governs the intermediate-time dynamics. We develop a pat…

arXiv:2512.13281v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Recent advances in video generation have produced vivid content that are often indistinguishable from real videos, making AI-generated video detection an emerging societal challenge. Prior AIGC detection benchmarks mostly evaluate video without audio,…

Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the Gulf, pause for lun…

Despite logging record a trade surplus, economic data for November showed China's domestic woes are deepening.  Retail sales grew at their slowest pace in three years and investment slowed sharply, signalling Chinese people and businesses are becoming increasingly cautious. Plus, Roomba maker iRobot…

arXiv:2512.12497v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Heart transplantation is a viable path for patients suffering from advanced heart failure, but this lifesaving option is severely limited due to donor shortage. Although the current allocation policy was recently revised in 2018, a major concern is th…

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Abstract: Retrieving specific information from a large corpus of documents is a prevalent industrial use case of modern AI, notably due to the popularity of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. Although neural document retrieval models have histori…

arXiv:2512.12131v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The scale of transformer model pre-training is constrained by the increasing computation and communication cost. Low-rank bottleneck architectures offer a promising solution to significantly reduce the training time and memory footprint with minimum i…

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Abstract: We present 3DScenePrompt, a framework that generates the next video chunk from arbitrary-length input while enabling precise camera control and preserving scene consistency. Unlike methods conditioned on a single image or a short clip, we employ d…

José Antonio Kast was elected Chilean president on December 14, the first far-right leader in the country since the fall of Augusto Pinochet in 1990. An ultraconservative, the 59-year-old won 58% of the popular vote, with the moderate communist Jeannette Jara, supported by a broad leftist coalition,…

arXiv:2512.11900v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We study data-driven identification of interpretable hybrid robot dynamics, where an analytical rigid-body dynamics model is complemented by a learned residual torque term. Using symbolic regression and sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics (SIN…

(December 3, 2025) - The National Fish and Wildlife Service announced nearly $12 million in grants from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Futures Fund) to organizations and local governments to...

As workers rail against the tyranny of shared schedules, tech companies say they can help

Twenty six people were killed at a beauty spot near Pahalgam in April after militants opened indiscriminate fire.

Once prized fighters under the Tsars, Russia’s Cossack population was ostracised by authorities during the Soviet era. Under President Vladimir Putin, they have reintegrated into Russian society, acting as a supplementary police force and restoring their military status on the front lines in Ukraine…

Emma Chapman reviews Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity by James Riordon
The post Bring gravity back down to Earth: from giraffes and tree snakes to ‘squishy’ space–time appeared first on Physics World.

Critical Milestone in Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir Timeline

Audubon Florida joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and restoration partners in late September to celebrate the signing...

Lack of a standout replacement and difficulty removing Labour PMs mean he might remain in post for another year

Explore SiC module innovations and converter designs unveiled at PCIM India.
The post SiC Modules, Converter Designs Come into Focus at PCIM India Debut appeared first on EE Times.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that a father and son who opened fire at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach appeared to be driven by Islamic State group ideology. Sajid Akram and his son Naveed killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration, in what authorities called a…

arXiv:2512.12395v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Generating articulated assets is crucial for robotics, digital twins, and embodied intelligence. Existing generative models often rely on single-view inputs representing closed states, resulting in ambiguous or unrealistic kinematic structures due to …

Cooper Flagg, 18, becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score at least 40 points in a game.

Goldman Sachs analysis suggests investors are perhaps seeing through the real reasons behind the announcement of job losses by companies.

QuoteDec 16 03:02The fuel fill sequence is beginning. This procedure releases RP-1 kerosene fuel into the RD-180 main engine in preparation for ignition.

arXiv:2512.11835v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are often deployed as powerful yet opaque systems, leaving open how their internal memory and "self-like" behavior should be governed in a principled and auditable way. The Artificial Age Score (AAS) was previously introdu…

As green paper on corporation’s charter renewal is launced, what funding options might be under consideration?Advertising. Subscriptions. A household levy. The government claims to be considering all options for funding the BBC. In reality, however, many industry insiders believe radical reforms wil…

arXiv:2512.12088v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: In a recent work, we proposed Reliable Policy Iteration (RPI), that restores policy iteration's monotonicity-of-value-estimates property to the function approximation setting. Here, we assess the robustness of RPI's empirical performance on two classi…

arXiv:2512.12779v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Real-world datasets frequently exhibit evolving data distributions, reflecting temporal variations and underlying shifts. Overlooking this phenomenon, known as concept drift, can substantially degrade the predictive performance of the model. Furthermo…

M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, on Tuesday agreed to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern DRC following a request from US mediators. The group said its withdrawal was a gesture to give the ongoing peace process between Rwanda and DRC a chance to succeed.

Facing pressure to increase timber harvests, the Forest Service is sidestepping rigorous environmental reviews and limiting public participation.

Even if you can’t define it, there’s a good chance you’ve probably done it at least once in your life. But what happens when you chronically fawn?

Best Biopharma CEOs of 2025, in @adamfeuerstein's view? There are quite a few.

The post Why we need to treat freshwaters as a network appeared first on Freshwater Habitats Trust.

When nesting Tricolored Blackbirds choose a triticale field on one of the San Joaquin Valley’s working dairy farms, Audubon shows up. And this year, when one adventurous flock broke their usual...

It is dry, but it has been drier. Audubon’s conservation team has been tracking rainfall and water-level data at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary for nearly 70 years and reports that we received slightly...

arXiv:2512.13039v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Concept erasure, which fine-tunes diffusion models to remove undesired or harmful visual concepts, has become a mainstream approach to mitigating unsafe or illegal image generation in text-to-image models.However, existing removal methods typically ad…

arXiv:2512.12536v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly being studied for Software Vulnerability Detection (SVD) and Repair (SVR). Individual LLMs have demonstrated code understanding abilities, but they frequently struggle when identifying complex vulnerabilit…

Clarissa Brincat, Pop Sci "Cooking is art—but baking is science," Bill Nye the...

"And we have to do everything we can to not make setting an example a lost art," the Late Night host said

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Early season chaos has given way to an approach based on solidity and utilising the squad’s attacking strengthsThe table does not lie and Nottingham Forest were proudly fifth in the Premier League on Sunday night. Admittedly, the reality is they sit 16th but since Sean Dyche took over as manager onl…

From tender coming of age stories to images that question the meaning of home, Ed Alcock’s photography blurs the personal with the political Continue reading...