We've tested over 50 of the top robot vacuum and mop combos from brands like Roborock, Eufy, Ecovacs, and Dreame to determine which one is best at keeping a home clean.

Investment firm GLP Pte has selected banks for a Hong Kong initial public offering that may take place as soon as the first half of 2026, according to people familiar with the situation.

arXiv:2512.16661v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: In today's information-driven world, access to scientific publications has become increasingly easy. At the same time, filtering through the massive volume of available research has become more challenging than ever. Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and g…

arXiv:2511.00329v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Much ethical evaluation treats actions dyadically: one agent acts on one recipient. In networked, platform-mediated environments, this lens misses how public acts diffuse. We introduce a minimal message-passing model in which an initiating act wit…

Gaza's coders and technicians battle to keep enclave online amid Israeli infrastructure destruction.

UK buyout firm Bridgepoint Group Plc is expanding into a fast-growing segment of the private equity market by adding a team from mid-market secondaries firm Newbury Partners, according to people familiar with the matter.

Australia's prime minister visited Ahmed in hospital as he's treated for shooting injuries.

arXiv:2510.15119v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Diffusion models have recently emerged as powerful generative models in medical imaging. However, it remains a major challenge to combine these data-driven models with domain knowledge to guide brain imaging problems. In neuroimaging, Bayesian inv…

Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski have both had good years thanks to disastrous strategy from the two main parties

arXiv:2512.16529v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Generative art systems often involve high-dimensional and complex parameter spaces in which aesthetically compelling outputs occupy only small, fragmented regions. Because of this combinatorial explosion, artists typically rely on extensive manual tri…

https://x.com/Starlink/status/2001691802911289712QuoteOn December 17, Starlink experienced an anomaly on satellite 35956, resulting in loss of communications with the vehicle at 418 km. The anomaly led to venting of the propulsion tank, a rapid dec...

Minister says ‘any individual’ at low risk from hack, while Sun reports Chinese cyber gang responsible for breach The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was hacked in October, the minister Chris Bryant has said.Bryant, a trade minister in Keir Starmer’s government, told Sky News there…

WH Smith Plc is under investigation by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority over the accounting error in its North American business that triggered a stock slump and the resignation of its chief executive officer.

arXiv:2512.15945v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Reddit is a major venue for mental-health information interaction and peer support, where privacy concerns increasingly surface in user discourse. Thus, we analyze privacy-related discussions across 14 mental-health and regulatory subreddits, comprisi…

Several Gulf Coast LNG and utility executives dismissed the importance of sustainability for LNG projects at the Reuters Energy LIVE 2025 conference in Houston, Texas, last week. “So, at the end of the day, all the sustainability stuff, I’m not going to belittle it too much,” Vivek Chandra, CEO of G…

Coty Inc. is selling the remainder of its stake in Wella to KKR & Co. for $750 million and the right to a share of future proceeds from a sale or initial public offering of the haircare brand.

Protesters torch several buildings in Dhaka after Sharif Osman Hadi, who was shot last week, succumbs to his injuries.

arXiv:2512.16921v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Conventional evaluation methods for multimodal LLMs (MLLMs) lack interpretability and are often insufficient to fully disclose significant capability gaps across models. To address this, we introduce AuditDM, an automated framework that actively disco…

If you want to hear Apple Music’s lossless catalog the way it was meant to sound, you will need a little extra hardware. iPhones and most wireless headphones still have limitations when it comes to high-resolution audio, which means a good DAC can make a real difference in clarity and detail. Whethe…

The Bank of France raised its growth forecasts as the euro area’s second-largest economy shows resilience to prolonged political turbulence and fiscal uncertainty.

arXiv:2512.15955v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Decision-tree methods are widely used on structured tabular data and are valued for interpretability across many sectors. However, published studies often list the predictors they use (for example age, diagnosis codes, location). Privacy laws increasi…

The European Union has imposed asset freezes totalling hundreds of billions of dollars on at least 31 countries.

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Program will present 26 Japanese features across U.K. venues, including acclaimed director Miike Takashi’s latest film “Sham” among diverse offerings spanning comedy, drama, horror, sci-fi and animation. The annual celebration, billed as the U.K.’s largest showcase …

Lowe, and his wife, Sheryl Berkoff, bought the $13 million property in 2020, in the same neighborhood as Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Exclusive: Labour says Nigel Farage’s party should swiftly condemn Chris Parry after further comments emerge A Reform UK mayoral candidate who said David Lammy should “go home to the Caribbean” has suggested that at least eight other politicians from minority ethnic backgrounds do not have a primary…

The BBC's Asia business correspondent says it is still unclear what sort of experience TikTok users in the US will get.

arXiv:2512.16327v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: We consider the geometric problem of determining the maximum number $n_q(r,h,f;s)$ of $(h-1)$-spaces in the projective space $\operatorname{PG}(r-1,q)$ such that each subspace of codimension $f$ does contain at most $s$ elements. In coding theory te…

Ryde, Isle of Wight: Lots of commotion here among the hovercraft and herring gulls, but it’s the wonderful, tubby geese that make my winterThere’s a hovercraft on the sand, skirts deflated, dumped like a beached whale. Behind it, the pier stretches into the Solent. The air has the dull taste of off-…

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An 8-year-old boy survived one of Russia’s worst attacks on Ukrainian children. After, investigators — and his family — struggled to find answers.

arXiv:2512.16449v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: In vision-based robot manipulation, a single camera view can only capture one side of objects of interest, with additional occlusions in cluttered scenes further restricting visibility. As a result, the observed geometry is incomplete, and grasp estim…

Peter Oppenheimer, chief global equity strategist at Goldman Sachs, discusses the outlook for equities in 2026 in light of this week's US CPI print. "The central backdrop, I think, is relatively benign for risk assets, for equities broadly," he tells Bloomberg Television. Oppenheimer also discusses …

Saudi Electricity Co. has completed a massive storage project across three sites, enhancing grid stability and renewable integration. Once fully operational, the installation will become the world’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS).

⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend programme⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail MichaelChelsea’s press conference has started.Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager, is asked about the stories linking him to the Manchester City job.It doesn’t affect me. It’s 100% speculation. In this…

arXiv:2512.16011v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Visual inspection of space-borne assets is of increasing interest to spacecraft operators looking to plan maintenance, characterise damage, and extend the life of high-value satellites in orbit. The environment of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) presents unique…

Brooks Mendenhall, Astronomy The recent stranding of the Shenzhou-21 crew, caused by

arXiv:2512.16523v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Vision-Language Models (VLMs), such as CLIP, have achieved impressive zero-shot recognition performance but remain highly susceptible to adversarial perturbations, posing significant risks in safety-critical scenarios. Previous training-time defenses …

Aylin Woodward, WSJ Kids who are stars in sports and music don't usually grow up to be stars as adults, a new study found.

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arXiv:2512.16920v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: While image editing has advanced rapidly, video editing remains less explored, facing challenges in consistency, control, and generalization. We study the design space of data, architecture, and control, and introduce \emph{EasyV2V}, a simple and effe…

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Favourite Anthony Joshua tips the scales more than 12 kilos heavier than YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul at weigh-in.

Nuno F.G. Loureiro, the professor, attended the same physics program in Portugal as the man suspected in his killing.

Press release, Phys.org Normally, when liquids solidify, their molecules become locked in place, making it much harder for ions to move and leading to a steep decrease in ionic conductivity....

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Fifa’s lack of concern for African football’s key money-spinner has led to inadequate preparation timeWith the hosts, Morocco, taking on the island nation of Comoros in the Africa Cup of Nations opener in Rabat on Sunday, there is no mistaking the excitement across the continent. Football is akin to…

TikTok has signed a deal to divest its U.S. entity to a joint venture controlled by American investors, per an internal memo seen by Axios. Why it matters: A deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation to domestic owners to allevia…

arXiv:2512.16649v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Recent advances in reinforcement learning for large language models have converged on increasing complexity: multi-stage training pipelines, dynamic hyperparameter schedules, and curriculum learning strategies. This raises a fundamental question: \tex…

The annual event gives ordinary Russians a chance to question their leader, with queries expected on an end to the Ukraine war and boosting the economy.

A Welsh government review shows out-of-court education is preferred to prosecuting parents.

US aid to Israel continues under Trump, drawing MAGA criticism over fiscal strain and foreign policy implications.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office says Canada and the U.S. will launch formal discussions to review the free trade agreement in mid-January

The International Monetary Fund expects a gradual recovery in Mali’s economy next year on higher mining output, after the government resolved a two-year dispute with Barrick Mining Corp.

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Zambian rapper Sampa the Great - and AI - with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

"But which science fiction does Elon Musk want to turn into reality???", as if this is some mystery when Elon Musk just tells you the answer upfront: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2001740667605958950QuoteThe robots and AI will build whatever house ...

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Newly crowned Sports Personality of the Year winner Rory McIlroy says he has "a lot more I want to achieve" after an "incredible" 2025.

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arXiv:2507.03558v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Brain stroke is a leading cause of mortality and long-term disability worldwide, underscoring the need for precise and rapid prediction techniques. Computed Tomography (CT) scan is considered one of the most effective methods for diagnosing brain …

arXiv:2512.16148v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Disaggregated memory (DM) is a promising data center architecture that decouples CPU and memory into independent resource pools to improve resource utilization. Building on DM, memory-disaggregated key-value (KV) stores are adopted to efficiently mana…

arXiv:2507.00788v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: [Context] AI assistants, like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, are transforming software engineering. While several studies highlight productivity improvements, their impact on maintainability requires further investigation. [Objective] This study inves…

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One in four Americans, or 64 million people, has had a package stolen at some point, and 9 million adults have had a package stolen in just the last 3 months.

UK government borrowing fell in November as the economy continued to generate healthy tax receipts and debt costs declined, a modest boost for Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves weeks after she unveiled a difficult budget.

arXiv:2512.15824v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Circular economy (CE) triage is the assessment of products to determine which sustainable pathway they can follow once they reach the end of their usefulness as they are currently being used. Effective CE triage requires adaptive decisions that balanc…

In "Pluribus" episode 8, Carol (Rhea Seehorn) makes some new discoveries about the Others.

Samyukta Mullangi, Harvard Med The man sitting across from me in clinic was only 58, but he had been smoking two packs per day since his teenage years and was exposed to potential...

Retailer targets £7m in bonuses as FCA examines scandal in North American armWH Smith will try to take back as much as £7m in bonuses from former executives after it said the UK’s financial watchdog had launched a formal investigation into a devastating accounting error linked to its US business.Alm…

arXiv:2509.04654v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: In the Strip Packing problem, we are given a vertical strip of fixed width and unbounded height, along with a set of axis-parallel rectangles. The task is to place all rectangles within the strip, without overlaps, while minimizing the height of t…

arXiv:2512.16056v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The limited bandwidth of PCIe has emerged as the critical bottleneck for large language model (LLM) performance, such as prefix cache fetching and model switching. Although intra-server multipath data transfer between GPU and host memory is theoretica…

arXiv:2507.06489v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Robust verbal confidence generated by large language models (LLMs) is crucial for the deployment of LLMs to help ensure transparency, trust, and safety in many applications, including those involving human-AI interactions. In this paper, we presen…

arXiv:2512.15788v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Integrating autonomous and adaptive behavior into software-intensive systems presents significant challenges for software development, as uncertainties in the environment or decision-making processes must be explicitly captured. These challenges are a…

Germany’s economy will gradually recover next year and gain momentum in 2027, helped by higher public outlays on defense and infrastructure, the Bundesbank said.

The new space related Executive Order has this part:Quote(ii)   establishing initial elements of a permanent lunar outpost by 2030 to ensure a s...

arXiv:2512.16344v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is commonly depicted as transformative. Yet, after more than a decade of hype, its measurable impact remains modest outside a few high-profile scientific and commercial successes. The 2024 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Phy…

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

arXiv:2512.16272v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Large Language Models are increasingly deployed as judges (LaaJ) in code generation pipelines. While attractive for scalability, LaaJs tend to overlook domain specific issues raising concerns about their reliability in critical evaluation tasks. To be…

arXiv:2411.13929v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Digitizing engineering diagrams like Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) plays a vital role in maintainability and operational efficiency of process and hydraulic systems. Previous methods typically decompose the task into separate steps s…

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President Trump ordered the suspension of a green card lottery program that enabled the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and killing of an MIT professor to live in the U.S, a top official announced late Thursday.The big picture: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's announcement mar…

Hundreds of thousands of firearms are expected to be handed into authorities, Australia’s prime minister said, as a result of a raft of planned gun-control measures.

arXiv:2506.12775v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: DL based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) ship detection has tremendous advantages in numerous areas. However, it still faces some problems, such as the lack of prior knowledge, which seriously affects detection accuracy. In order to solve this prob…

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The British Film Institute has unveiled its latest round of U.K. Global Screen Fund awards, distributing over £1.6 million ($2.1 million) across three funding strands as the program prepares for a significant budget increase in 2026. Financed through the U.K. government’s Department for Culture, Med…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened his year-end news conference

In 2025, Europe celebrated the 30th anniversary of satellite navigation on the continent, a milestone built on decades of innovation, collaboration and excellence. Three decades of challenges and triumphs that have shaped the navigation systems we rely on today: EGNOS and Galileo, and that serve as …

Third Test, day three: Australia 371 & 271-4; England 286Hosts amass 356-run lead to leave England’s hopes hanging by a threadThere were flickers of hope for England on the third day in Adelaide but like some of the murmurs thrown up by Snicko during this pivotal third Ashes Test, they were never en…

Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearerMonth by month, Labour is bringing us closer to Europe. This week, the UK announced it is rejoining the Erasmus+ youth exchange programme. This will open the do…

Practo Technologies Pvt., which runs a digital health platform, is planning an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, joining a wave of companies rushing to capitalize on India’s buoyant market for first-time share sales.

You probably already know someone doing peptides — the amino acids that form the basis of popular new drug treatments like Ozempic and Wegovy. Today there are peptides meant to help with everything from weight loss, to cellular regeneration, to improved eye contact while talking. In San Francisco, t…

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Pay growth in the euro area is set to accelerate in the latter half of next year, supporting the European Central Bank’s assessment that there’s currently no need to lower interest rates further.

arXiv:2512.16302v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: One-shot imitation learning (OSIL) offers a promising way to teach robots new skills without large-scale data collection. However, current OSIL methods are primarily limited to short-horizon tasks, thus limiting their applicability to complex, long-ho…

Hong Kongers have offered flowers and bowed outside a funeral parlor to pay tribute to a firefighter who was among the 160 people killed by the city’s deadliest fire in decades

Assange said awarding Venezuela opposition leader is a 'gross misappropriation' of funds, risks facilitating war crimes.

Bybit exited the U.K. in 2023 following a tightening of rules around the promotion and marketing of crypto services.

Jonathan O'Callaghan, NY Times Earth isn't a perfect sphere. The rotation of our planet causes it to bulge ever so slightly at the equator, making it about