Cher, Carlos Santana, and Chaka Khan will also get the honor from the Recording Academy

The man believed to be responsible for carrying out the Brown University shooting and killing an MIT professor was found dead in a storage unit in New Hampshire on Thursday, officials said. Tom Hanson reports.

A devastating roof collapse in Gaza leaves one dead, six injured, and a family struggling for survival amid winter.

The president says he’s giving members of the military $1,776. It doesn’t make up for all the damage to the VA

Ugandan law requires public servants to remain politically neutral and bars them from active politics.

arXiv:2510.15610v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: We revisit random search for stochastic optimization, where only noisy function evaluations are available. We show that the method works under weaker smoothness assumptions than previously considered, and that stronger assumptions enable imp…

New laws in the UK, Australia and France were brought in during 2025 with the aim of protecting children from harmful content online, but experts remain divided on whether they will achieve this goal

Sam Fender, PinkPantheress and more elevated British and Irish music in 2025.

This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law school or other higher education classroom.
The post International Humanitarian Law: Syllabus Supplements appeared first on Just Security.

The modern space economy is increasingly powered by dual-use satellites that support both civilian services and national security needs. These assets deliver critical capabilities, from communications to Earth observation, but they also face growing risks. Protecting them, along with the intellectua…

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said famine is no longer present but 1.6 million people still experience acute food insecurity and malnutrition.

Paul Dobson says most Venezuelans are more focused on basic needs rather than US President Donald Trump’s next move.

Published December 16, 2025; Bridge Michigan As a wave of data center developers further their plans to set up shop in Michigan, two bipartisan Michigan lawmakers want to repeal the tax breaks that are luring them. State Rep. Jim DeSana, R-Carleton, announced Tuesday during an anti-data center rally…

Forward thought to favour move to LiverpoolRelease clause understood to be a bit less than £65mManchester United are vying with Liverpool and Manchester City to sign Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth in early January, with Ruben Amorim having first expressed an interest in the 25-year-old last summer…

The South Korean startup Innospace will attempt its first orbital launch from Brazil's Alcântara Space Center on Friday (Dec. 19), and you can watch the action live.

The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.

The launch time is about 23:26 UTC.

The world champion adaptive snowboard cross athlete repairs his own prostheses before a competition.

arXiv:2512.15733v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Energy and pollution are urging problems of the 21th century. By gradually changing the actual power grid system, smart grid may evolve into different systems by means of size, elements and strategies, but its fundamental requirements and objectives…

arXiv:2512.16842v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The human hand is our primary interface to the physical world, yet egocentric perception rarely knows when, where, or how forcefully it makes contact. Robust wearable tactile sensors are scarce, and no existing in-the-wild datasets align first-person …

The crypto industry is ever-growing and ever-changing. It would be difficult to summarize it in 50 names. Here are a few final individuals and entities we wanted to make note of this year.

Manufacturer backed by planemaker Embraer aims for commercial service by end of 2027

"The Thinking Machine" was just crowned the FT and Schroders business book of the year because Witt got deep inside the "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

The aggressive crackdown of I.C.E. raids have turned the average American street into a battlefield.

The Justice Department expects to release "several hundred thousand" records from the Epstein files today, a top official said. Follow live updates here.

The release of the Prince and Princess of Wales’s Christmas card this week provided momentary relief from the horror“I don’t like the ‘nepo baby’ term,” said Kate Winslet in an interview with BBC News last week to promote her directorial debut, Goodbye June – the Christmas movie written by her 21-y…

“I am 55 and my former spouse is 67.”

The family of former President John F. Kennedy is reacting after a board vote to change the name of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to also honor President Trump. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin reacted to the European Union's massive loan to fund Ukraine's war against Russia. Haley Ott reports.

arXiv:2505.21423v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: A widely believed explanation for the remarkable generalization capacities of overparameterized neural networks is that the optimization algorithms used for training induce an implicit bias towards benign solutions. To grasp this theoretically, re…

LG will allow users to delete shortcuts for Microsoft Copilot that popped up on their smart TVs.

Clave Especial talks about new music for 2026 with Fuerza Regida and shares why they enjoy working with JOP. Alex from Clave Especial: For 2026 we have a lot of new music planned. We don’t have a title yet, but there are good tracks coming, good songs and I know that my people are going […]

In holistic communities and midwifery deserts, women are turning to the Free Birth Society for information and unlicensed providersWhen the holistic practitioner Emma Cardinal, 32, became pregnant in May 2023, she planned to have a home birth with midwives. Cardinal lives in a town in British Columb…

The ChatGPT maker is aiming to raise the funding by the end of the first quarter in 2026, and the company may ask sovereign wealth funds to invest in the round.

arXiv:2512.16251v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: We introduce the \textit{Consensus-Bottleneck Asset Pricing Model} (CB-APM), a partially interpretable neural network that replicates the reasoning processes of sell-side analysts by capturing how dispersed investor beliefs are compressed into asset…

Michael Crawford reacts to the "mind-blowing" moment of being named a 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree and reflects on his iconic performance as the original "Phantom of the Opera." He tells Anthony Mason why he has always felt most at home on stage.

The evidence is growing.

Cybersecurity and password service provider 1Password LLC today announced a new partnership with artificial intelligence code editor company Cursor Inc. to bring secure, just-in-time secrets to Cursor. The partnership has started with the deployment of a Hooks Script that gives developers a secure, …

Newly published research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine highlights student-led work in medical education and examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can assist with qualitative research.

Where things stand along the path of Syria sanctions removal and what restrictions remain to inhibit burgeoning investment and development in post-Assad Syria.
The post Caesar Act Repeal and the Syria Sanctions Removal Report Card appeared first on Just Security.

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith criticized President Trump on Thursday for prolonging the release of files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting the president was seeking to protect “very influential people.” “I think that exists on both sides of the aisle, where there are s…

Centuries from Matt Renshaw and Jack Wildermuth help Brisbane Heat chase a record 258 to beat Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League.

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Well, there’s one high-profile actor who thinks Die Hard is very much NOT — and he should know, as the star of Home Alone.

arXiv:2512.16875v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We study the problem of finding confidence ellipsoids for an arbitrary distribution in high dimensions. Given samples from a distribution $D$ and a confidence parameter $\alpha$, the goal is to find the smallest volume ellipsoid $E$ which has probabil…

arXiv:2512.16872v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Inspired by biology, spiking neural networks (SNNs) process information via discrete spikes over time, offering an energy-efficient alternative to the classical computing paradigm and classical artificial neural networks (ANNs). In this work, we analy…

New research reveals when glaciers around the world will vanish and why every fraction of a degree of warming could decide their fate.

Kiefer Sutherland recalls Rob Reiner's reaction to filming Jack Nicholson's famous scene in "A Few Good Men."

arXiv:2512.16626v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We introduce Stackelberg Learning from Human Feedback (SLHF), a new framework for preference optimization. SLHF frames the alignment problem as a sequential-move game between two policies: a Leader, which commits to an action, and a Follower, which re…

After 16 games they are yet to win and are on course to break Derby’s record of securing 11 points in a seasonBy WhoScoredAt what point does a relegation scrap turn into a scramble to prevent an historic crisis? Wolves appear to be answering that question this season. Sixteen games into the season t…

Seth Klarman, CEO and portfolio manager of the value-oriented investment management fund Baupost Group, says investors have much to learn from Warren Buffett.

President Trump said Thursday he was not ruling out the possibility of war with Venezuela amid his administration’s escalating pressure campaign against the country and its leader, President Nicolás Maduro. “I don’t rule it out, no,” Trump told NBC News in an interview. “I don’t discuss it,” he adde…

Riot Games has confirmed that it’s working on a massive update for League of Legends after Bloomberg published a report saying that the company has plans to remake the game. Back in November, a Chinese esports insider also reported that a League of Legends 2 is in development and is coming as early …

SpaceX said it experienced an anomaly with one if its Starlink satellites that was likely caused by a small explosion. "The anomaly led to venting of the propulsion tank, a rapid decay in semi-major axis by about 4 km [2.5 miles] and the release of a small number of trackable low relatively velocity…

Leader says Russia wants its most hardline demands to form the basis for any peace talks

Donald Trump shouted an 18-minute primetime address from the White House on Thursday and Seth Meyers unpacked it all.

arXiv:2512.15985v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Implicit Neural Representations (INRs) have been demonstrated to achieve state-of-the-art compression of a broad range of modalities such as images, videos, 3D surfaces, and audio. Most studies have focused on building neural counterparts of tradition…

arXiv:2507.07390v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Molecular dynamics is crucial for understanding molecular systems but its applicability is often limited by the vast timescales of rare events like protein folding. Enhanced sampling techniques overcome this by accelerating the simulation along ke…

Tote your photo and video gear around in style. We tested more than 80 packs and rounded up our favorites.

arXiv:2512.15800v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We introduce a topological feedback mechanism for the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) by analyzing the divergence between a tour and the minimum spanning tree (MST). Our key contribution is a canonical decomposition theorem that expresses the tour-M…

Body representing news organisations says move to cut back on number of lobby briefings is deeply concerningUK politics live – latest updatesThe Society of Editors has raised concerns about Keir Starmer’s plan to reduce scrutiny of No 10 by political journalists, saying it risks weakening transparen…

The longest days accompany the winter solstice. In December, a day - a whole cycle of day and night - is about half a minute longer than the average 24 hours.
The post December has the longest days (wherever you live) first appeared on EarthSky.

Spice things up with our favorite sex toys, date-night boxes, and lingerie for every type of couple.

Intriguing...

arXiv:2508.20978v4 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: In the ongoing quest for hybridizing discrete reasoning with neural nets, there is an increasing interest in neural architectures that can learn how to solve discrete reasoning or optimization problems from natural inputs, a task that Large Langua…

NASA's new boss says the race is on between SpaceX and Blue Origin to build a moon landerQuoteOn his first day in the job, Jare...

You can't have everything, even for $4,000, but the MSI Raider 18 HX offers enough performance for 4K.

arXiv:2512.15919v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Crime as a Service (CaaS) has evolved from isolated criminal incidents to a broad spectrum of illicit activities, including social media manipulation, foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), and the sale of disinformation toolkits. T…

The British government says it is investigating a “cyber incident” following news reports that hackers linked to China have gained access to thousands of confidential documents held by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel says the report "doesn't reflect the reality" in Gaza and ignores the volume of aid entering.

arXiv:2512.15979v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used in empirical software engineering (ESE) to automate or assist annotation tasks such as labeling commits, issues, and qualitative artifacts. Yet the reliability and reproducibility of such annotations …

Scientists are using CRISPR to fast-track the domestication of a wild fruit. For roughly 10,000 years, farming communities have improved crops by saving seeds from plants that produced better harvests. By repeatedly choosing varieties with desirable traits such as larger size, better flavor, and gre…

Comments

Reports blame Chinese hacking group but minister insists the source of the attack is unclear

arXiv:2512.16447v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The rapid advancements in Generative AI and Large Language Models promise to transform the way research is conducted, potentially offering unprecedented opportunities to augment scholarly workflows. However, effectively integrating AI into research re…

It was a big day in gaming history when Nintendo finally released its Switch sequel. But the Nintendo Switch 2 lacked many options for microSD Express cards. Samsung helped change that this fall, with the release of its P9 Express series of microSD Express cards, and now one of them is on sale.
Cur…

If bipartisan agreements like the GENIUS Act can be immediately reopened whenever an incumbent industry dislikes their competitive implications, legislative compromise becomes impossible, argues Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger.

Costume designer Marylin Fitoussi says Italy understands the show’s wardrobe is ‘about breaking rules and having fun’Netflix’s famously frothy romcom Emily in Paris has long divided critics and Parisians alike, but as it returns for its fifth season it seems to have won a presidential seal of approv…

Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead Thursday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

arXiv:2502.10239v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Federated fine-tuning offers a promising approach for tuning Large Language Models (LLMs) on edge devices while preserving data privacy. However, fine-tuning these models on edge devices remains challenging due to high memory, communication, and c…

arXiv:2512.15929v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: In recent years, randomized algorithms have established themselves as fundamental tools in computational linear algebra, with applications in scientific computing, machine learning, and quantum information science. Many randomized matrix algorithms pr…

Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns to push its ultra conservative Christian valuesAlliance Defending Freedom, the conservative legal advocacy group behind the overturning of Roe v Wade, has ramped up its global spending on litigation and ot…

An NIH scientist’s maverick approach reveals legal, ethical, moral, scientific and social challenges to developing potentially life-saving vaccines.

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

With prices at new lows and an incoming memory shortage, here's our advice on which MacBook you should buy.

Millions of people online have watched the intercontinental love story. “When’s the wedding?” one person wrote. “I’m getting y’all an air fryer.”

Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group used drones and explosives in Thursday night attack that also injured at least 28 soldiersColombia’s ELN guerrilla group has attacked a military base near Venezuela with drones and explosives, killing six soldiers and wounding more than two dozen more.Founded in 1964 a…

Since late 2024 Intel has been working on 5th Gen NPU support for their Linux IVPU driver. That 5th Gen NPU support for Intel Core Ultra "Panther Lake" SoCs was upstreamed back in Linux 6.13. Now today the Intel Linux NPU user-space driver has seen its official support added for Panther Lake...

Trump allies liken the bombing of alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific to Obama's drone killing campaign.

Bitcoin will rally to $143,000 next year as investors continue to increase digital-asset adoption through exchange-traded funds, according to a new Wall Street forecast.

Games such as Dragon Quest used to mobilize workers to back corporate goals including relaxing environmental rulesToyota, the world’s biggest carmaker, is using retro-style video games to rally its US workforce behind its corporate goals, including lobbying to relax environmental rules, the Guardian…

Just what the publisher's future plans look like right now remains unknown... because the future of Riverdale is now at Oni Press.

The app's Chinese owner ByteDance has signed a deal with investors to run its business in the US.

arXiv:2512.15773v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Diffusion Policy (DP) excels in embodied control but suffers from high inference latency and computational cost due to multiple iterative denoising steps. The temporal complexity of embodied tasks demands a dynamic and adaptable computation mode. Stat…

If learning a new skill is one of your New Year's resolutions, then you might want to know that MasterClass subscriptions are currently 50 percent off. This brings the top-tier subscription with offline mode and use on up to six devices down from $240 annually to $120. The entry-level plan, which su…

A Reddit post referenced in an affidavit apparently led officials to the suspect in the Brown University shooting, who has also been linked to the murder of an MIT professor. CBS News' Jarred Hill reports, and former FBI special agent Doug Kouns joins with his take on the investigation.

Hubble captures pair of large bodies colliding in nearby star system:

arXiv:2512.15993v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This paper presents a robotic mowing framework that actively enhances garden biodiversity through visual perception and adaptive decision-making. Unlike passive rewilding approaches, the proposed system uses deep feature-space analysis to identify and…

After a decade away, Tom Hiddleston is going undercover again as Jonathan Pine and this time he’s getting into an explosive, sexually fluid power threesome. It’s just what Le Carré would have wantedFor screenwriter David Farr, The Night Manager’s return is a dream come true. Literally. “Having not t…

Across the ocean, many different animals share a seemingly magical trait: they can light up and glow.
The post Illumination Under the Ocean: Understanding Bioluminescence and Biofluorescence appeared first on New England Aquarium.