NASA JPL Shakes Things Up Testing Future Commercial Lunar Spacecraft [Dec 16]QuoteIn recent months, a full-scale model o...

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One of the exciting Intel innovations to the Linux kernel this year has been around the Cache Aware Scheduling for helping to deliver better performance on modern CPUs with multiple last level caches. The kernel patches have yet to be upstreamed but testing has shown to be quite promising for groupi…

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arXiv:2512.13593v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Finite Abstraction methods provide a powerful formal framework for proving that systems satisfy their specifications. However, these techniques face scalability challenges for high-dimensional systems, as they rely on state-space discretization which …

Lovato has joined the Jonas Brothers as an executive producer on the reboot of the beloved franchise, but has so far not confirmed if she'll share the screen with them again.

arXiv:2507.07524v4 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: The class PLS (Polynomial Local Search) captures the complexity of finding a solution that is locally optimal and has proven to be an important concept in the theory of local search. It has been shown that local search versions of various combinat…

A mouse study reveals that losing a small but critical segment of myelin can disrupt how the brain encodes and transmits information. Nerve cells are wrapped in a protective coating called (myelin), which enables electrical signals to travel rapidly through the brain. Scientists have long known that…

Global internet traffic rose 19% this year as people rely more on tech for daily communication and entertainment, new report finds.

Unleash your inner mixologist this Christmas with these awesome agave spirits, from sustainable to smoky to margarita-ready• ‘Dreamy in a dirty martini’: the best vodkas, testedAcross North America, Mexican spirits have always been big – tequila even overtook whiskey as the US’s second biggest spiri…

arXiv:2512.13260v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Both student retention in higher education and artificial intelligence governance face a common structural challenge: the application of linear regulatory frameworks to complex adaptive systems. Risk-based approaches dominate both domains, yet systema…

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Britain expected to return to Erasmus+ scheme as part of reset of relations with the bloc

Issue may be largest of the year on Wall Street and biggest listing ever by a private equity-backed company

Warner Music Group has promoted Eric Wong to executive vice president of recorded music, along side his posts as president of East West Records U.S. and president of Warner Music Canada. In this newly elevated role, Wong will spearhead flagship global marketing campaigns and lead global A&R, working…

Google's at it again, once more insisting that AI is something people need or want more of in their lives. The latest move comes from YouTube Gaming, which announced an open beta for a project called Playables Builder. This allows select YouTube Creators to use a "prototype web app built using Gemin…

Richard Torbett and Nick Dearden respond to an article by Aditya Chakrabortty on Keir Starmer’s medicines agreement with Donald TrumpFar from costing British lives, as Aditya Chakrabortty suggests (What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives, 11 Decemb…

The UK had ended its participation in the scheme in 2020 after agreeing a Brexit deal with the EU.

Apollo Global Management Inc. is exploring a potential sale of its aviation company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Among the more puzzling cosmic phenomena discovered over the past few decades are brief and very bright flashes of blue and ultraviolet light that gradually fade away, leaving behind faint X-ray and radio emissions. With slightly more than a dozen discovered so far, astronomers have debated whether …

arXiv:2512.13144v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Deep learning models in medical imaging are susceptible to shortcut learning, relying on confounding metadata (e.g., scanner model) that is often encoded in image embeddings. The crucial question is whether the model actively utilizes this encoded inf…

There’s a difference between armchair diagnosis and legitimate observation, and we must allow medical expertise to inform public discourse, writes Robert KrasnerThe debate regarding the “Goldwater rule” has intensified following President Trump’s recent rambling presentation in Pennsylvania (Trump r…

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Judge Emil Bove of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was accused of violating Canon 2 of the Codes of Conduct for attending a Trump speech, but he did not violate any canons by attending the event.

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After controlling shareholders failed to take Grindr private, and controversies over data and the banning of the phrase “No Zionists,” Grindr’s CEO opens up about AI, privacy, and big expansion plans.

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Researchers recommend providers lead with empathy when patients bring in AI-generated medical advice and then move into shared decision-making.

Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation claims Warwick owes them “hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars” in royalties

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He's been in 'Lord of the Rings,' 'Star Trek,' 'Dredd,' 'The Boys,' and many more, but 'Mortal Kombat II' really put the star to the test.

Marco Rubio calls drug-trafficking militia, present in at least 20 of Colombia’s departments, ‘violent and powerful’The US has designated the Gulf Clan, Colombia’s largest and most powerful illegal armed criminal group, as a foreign terrorist organisation.The notorious drug-trafficking militia with …

The pro wrestling legend said Trump's "incredibly cruel comments" following Rob Reiner’s death were the "final straw."
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House Republican leaders have assembled a health care bill with familiar provisions as a counter to the Democrats’ push to extend premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance enrollment.
The post The House GOP Plays It Safe on Health Care appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

President Trump reaffirmed this week that his administration may reclassify marijuana.

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arXiv:2512.13478v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Premature semantic collapse -- the forced early commitment to a single meaning -- remains a core architectural limitation of current language models. Softmax-driven competition and greedy decoding cause models to discard valid interpretations before s…

Hedge fund billionaire is latest Wall Street figure to express concerns Donald Trump will pick ally to chair central bank

The family of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says she was taken to a hospital emergency room twice after her arrest last week by Iranian security forces

The US accuses Rwanda of backing the rebel advance in breach of a deal brokered by President Trump.

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Boy was arrested on Monday evening after officers were called to property in Weston-super-MareA teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a nine-year-old girl in Weston-super-Mare, police have said.Officers were called by paramedics to a property in the North Somerset t…

arXiv:2512.13405v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This PhD thesis discusses how European law could improve privacy protection in the area of behavioural targeting. Behavioural targeting, also referred to as online profiling, involves monitoring people's online behaviour, and using the collected infor…

President Trump’s job approval rating has rebounded after a second-term low, according to new polling averages from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). The president’s approval rating in the DDHQ average of polls stands at 44.8 percent, marking a 3.5 point increase from last month. As of Tuesday, his disapprov…

The BBC has vowed to defend itself against the $10bn lawsuit that the US president, Donald Trump, filed against it. Trump alleges the broadcaster “intentionally, maliciously and deceptively” edited the 6 January speech he gave before the attack on the US Capitol. On Tuesday, a BBC spokesperson said:…

“I marveled at what a good story the truth could make in the right hands,” the author wrote in a new tribute to the late filmmaker, who adapted two of his books

Kennedy has previously argued that Lyme is "highly likely to have been a military weapon."

Osborne said it was a privilege to become managing director of OpenAI for Countries based in London.

A nanofiber air filter could turn existing building ventilation into carbon-capture devices while cutting homeowners' energy costs.

Interstellar object Comet 3I/ATLAS will make it closest pass by Earth on December 19, 2025. Also, what do scientists mean by non-gravitational acceleration?
The post Interstellar object Comet 3I/ATLAS passes Earth on Friday first appeared on EarthSky.

arXiv:2512.13680v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Recent feed-forward reconstruction models like VGGT and $\pi^3$ achieve impressive reconstruction quality but cannot process streaming videos due to quadratic memory complexity, limiting their practical deployment. While existing streaming methods add…

A new Vanity Fair piece highlighting President Trump's inner circle includes a shockingly candid interview with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. One of the things Wiles said in the interview was that Mr. Trump has an "alcoholic's personality." CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has …

arXiv:2512.12435v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Identifying the graphical structure underlying the observed multivariate data is essential in numerous applications. Current methodologies are predominantly confined to deducing a singular graph under the presumption that the observed data are unifo…

Low snowpack, leftover burn scars, and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.

The agency is looking to deploy its new Oracle Health EHR near simultaneously at four Michigan medical facilities in April 2026.

Soaring rents and housing costs have priced out young people, key workers and families from many European cities The European Commission has announced it will regulate short-term rentals and seek to curb speculation in the housing market, under the EU’s first-ever plan to tackle a shortage of afford…

New research shows that a protein the body depends on to control appetite and manage energy does not work alone. Instead, it requires assistance from a second protein. This discovery gives scientists fresh insight into how genetic factors can disrupt appetite regulation and contribute to obesity. In…

Archaeological treasures revealed during construction at two metro stops led to years of delaysMetro passengers in Rome can now peruse ancient history while in transit after the opening of two long-awaited stations showcasing a vast trove of treasures unearthed during their construction – including …

In these towns, Christmas is more than just a one-day event.

The same historic facilities that some 50 years ago prepared NASA’s twin Voyager probes for their ongoing interstellar odyssey are helping to ready a towering commercial spacecraft for a journey to the Moon. Launches involve brutal shaking and astonishingly loud noises, and testing in these faciliti…

New government data shows the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.6% in November. That marks its highest level since September 2021. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more.

arXiv:2512.12794v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Many cyber-physical systems (CPS) rely on high-dimensional numeric telemetry and explicit operating rules to maintain safe and efficient operation. Recent large language models (LLMs) are increasingly considered as decision-support components in such …

Susie Wiles, the president’s trusted and respected chief of staff, revealed her true feelings in a series of candid chats with Vanity Fair magazine, describing her boss as having “an alcoholic’s personality”.

Members of the music branch culled this shortlist of 15 songs from a master list of 65 eligible songs.

Former Tory chancellor tasked with helping ChatGPT owner develop ties with governmentsGeorge Osborne, the former UK chancellor, is joining OpenAI to lead the ChatGPT developer’s relationships with governments around the world.He will head a division known internally as OpenAI for Countries, through …

arXiv:2512.11909v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The nature of intelligence in both humans and machines is a longstanding question. While there is no universally accepted definition, the ability to reason causally is often regarded as a pivotal aspect of intelligence (Lake et al., 2017). Evaluating …

The Liverpool parade attacker swore and shouted 'move' as he ploughed into crowds on 26 May.

Legal experts have raised concerns US forces may have committed a war crime by killing survivors of initial strikeUS politics live – latest updatesThe Pentagon will not make public the full video of a September attack in the Caribbean that killed two individuals as they were clinging to the wreckage…

The president assembles a fleet of warships off the shores of an oil rich country run by a brutal dictator. He orders hundreds of air strikes against the dictator’s assets, which forces him from power. The president proudly proclaims, “Without putting a single U.S. service member on the ground, we a…

Soho theatre, London Lauren Lyle and Alexander Arnold make a compelling pair in a surprising drama about a one night standIt is set on a summer morning in Edinburgh during the festival but David Ireland’s two-hander, first staged as a reading at the fringe in 2012, has an odd sort of Christmas spiri…

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Maria Shriver on Monday blasted President Trump over his remarks about the deaths of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, accusing the commander in chief as being the only person suffering from "TDS," or "Trump Derangement Syndrome." "Come on, come on," Shriver, the former first lady of Californi…

Google's new email based assistant will be available to 18+ AI Pro and Ultra plan users in North America

arXiv:2511.21491v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: The efficient numerical solution of variable-coefficient linear elasticity equations on unstructured meshes presents a formidable challenge in computational mechanics. Convergence rates of classical iterative methods often stagnate due to material…

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Fifa introduces a small number of "more affordable" $60 (£45) tickets for all 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup following criticism of its pricing structure for the tournament.

arXiv:2508.07710v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Leveraging the event-driven paradigm, Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) offer a promising approach for energy-efficient Transformer architectures.While ANN-to-SNN conversion avoids the high training cost of directly trained Spiking Transformers, exis…

arXiv:2312.15187v4 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Relational databases (RDBs) are widely used by corporations and governments to store multiple related tables. Their relational schemas pose unique challenges to synthetic data generation for privacy-preserving data sharing, e.g., for collaborative…

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⚽ Carabao Cup updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off⚽ The Guardian top 100: part one | And email John The cup of dreams fizzes over with Big Blues and their visit to the Bluebirds. Chelsea are an unsteady ship, judging by some of the noises coming from their manager, though explanations for Enzo Maresca’…

The professor, Nuno F.G. Loureiro, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Tuesday morning. The authorities said they had opened a homicide investigation.

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s organization said Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “must go,” accusing the secretary of refusing to review the abortion pill mifepristone. In a statement posted on the social platform X, Pence’s nonprofit, Advancing American Freedom, …

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Soho theatre, LondonThe comedian’s compelling show explores gender politics in modern India, singledom and self-improvementModesty: “I don’t speak for all women …” Swagger: “… but I do speak for many.” Prashasti Singh’s Divine Feminine shuttles between these poles, now deprecating her own foibles as…

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Congressman Byron Donalds letter [Dec 16]QuoteSpaceX Starship will operate from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) within the Kennedy Space Center in 2026. Following that, SpaceX...

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A brain-scan study reveals key components of the brain's navigation system, which may help us better understand early symptoms of dementia.

arXiv:2512.12365v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Mosquito-borne diseases pose a serious global health threat, causing over 700,000 deaths annually. This work introduces a proof-of-concept Synthetic Swarm Mosquito Dataset for Acoustic Classification, created to simulate realistic multi-species and no…

The Los Angeles District Attorney's office says Nick Reiner will be a "medical miss out" and will not appear in court Tuesday. Nick Reiner has been booked on murder charges in the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. CBS News' Adam Yamaguchi has more.

In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, Lady Gaga wins a trademark battle, Dionne Warwick faces a lawsuit, Lizzo speaks out the sexual harassment case, and more.

Paris St-Germain and France forward Ousmane Dembele has been named the men's player of the year at the Fifa Best awards.

Most types of debt pass to your estate after you die, but there are a few exceptions to that rule.

The United States and Trinidad say U.S. Marines installed a radar in Tobago to combat drugs — but this war materiel isn’t designed for operations based at sea or on land.

Paul Feig directs this tortured adaptation of Freida McFadden's trashy novel.

arXiv:2512.13207v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Deep learning and federated learning (FL) are becoming powerful partners for next-generation weather forecasting. Deep learning enables high-resolution spatiotemporal forecasts that can surpass traditional numerical models, while FL allows institution…