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Some AI models will hurt you to make their pain go away
A test of AI models has found that a handful will choose actions that harm the user if it makes their pain go away.
Learning to Stop without Learning to Stop: Self-Supervised Confidence Training Improves Reasoning Efficiency
Reasoning models often generate very long reasoning traces, making inference computationally expensive. Existing approaches typically improve efficiency either through inference-time early-stopping mechanisms or by explicitly encouraging shorter reasoning during training, for example through reinforcement learning with length penalties. We show that substantial efficiency gains can instead emerge from a different kind of supervision: \textit{confidence}. Using a self-supervised procedure, we fin
Cosmic Heterogeneity Shapes the Evolution of Dark Energy and Time
Early- and late-Universe measurements of the Hubble constant disagree, a puzzle known as the Hubble tension. We derive cosmological parameters from first principles, using only the dynamics of cosmic volume and the possibility that matter can be unevenly distributed. Within this framework, three of the six parameters of the standard model are obtained from the underlying dynamics rather than fitted to observations: volume formation determines the dark-energy density parameter to be two thirds, s
Multiphysics Simulation Framework for Continuous Ion Transport and Energetics in Atmospheric Pressure Interfaces
Optimizing atmospheric pressure interfaces requires balancing efficient ion transport with unwanted collision activation. The complex environment at the inlet region, including rapid pressure drops, RF/DC electric fields, ion-gas collisions, and space charge effects, makes simulation of this system challenging. In this work, we introduce MuCITE (Multiphysics simulation for Continuous Ion Transport and Energetics), which combines continuous ion injection, precomputed electric and gas flow fields,
Controversial pass interference penalty sets up Broncos' game-winning touchdown against Rams
The penalty negated an interception, which could have effectively sealed a Rams victory
‘Terror’ incident near RAF base used for Iran war: What we know
Five men were arrested on suspicion of the 'preparation of a terrorist act' near RAF Fairford, a base used by the US.
Tolerable Inflation, Intolerable Uncertainty
Numerical inflation targets anchor beliefs. Across euro-area and US professional forecasts, inflation swaps and options, and realized inflation, uncertainty about inflation is compressed at the announced number and kinks exactly there. This paper identifies a cost of the same design that, to our knowledge, has not been shown before, and that appears in second moments only. Within the workhorse New Keynesian model, tolerating part of the inflation a supply shock produces is optimal, yet the optim
Taylor Swift breaks record for most MTV VMAs as Madonna also wins
Swift took home the big award for video of the year on a night when the original Queen of Pop performed.
What Debugging a Local LLM Server Taught Me About the Real Cost of “Just Add an Agent”
I spent a chunk of this year running my own AI agent on self-hosted infrastructure — an internal tool that helps engineers query logs…Continue reading on Medium »
Galaxy S26’s stable One UI 9 rollout is expanding in the US, with an official changelog at last
Samsung is expanding the stable One UI 9 rollout for the Galaxy S26 series in the US, with the full official changelog now available.
A Unified Spin-Fermion Framework for Magnetic Diversity in Chromium Monopnictides
Isoelectronic compounds are generally expected to exhibit related electronic, structural, and magnetic behavior. Chromium monopnictides CrX (X= Sb, As, P), however, display a striking evolution from high-temperature altermagnetism in NiAs-type CrSb, through double-helical antiferromagnetism in MnP-type CrAs, to the absence of resolved long-range magnetic order in MnP-type CrP. Here, combining first-principles calculations in the non-collinear Curie-paramagnetic state, structural analysis, magnet
New NHS-style social care system could take decades, Dilnot says
Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be "very substantial".
GdS: Baresi's mural outside Casa Milan vandalised - Milan working to find those responsible
This morning, disgraceful news has emerged that the mural in honour of the late, great Franco Baresi has been vandalised.
Palestinians denounce Israeli minister Ben-Gvir’s threats against prisoner
Footage of national security minister taunting Hassan Salama in his cell draws sharp condemnation from Palestinians.
How Oregon’s Signing Of Dylan Raiola Is Paying Dividends
On Saturday, Dylan Raiola came off the bench and helped Oregon defeat USC 41-27 on the road. Raiola went 19-25 for 289 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Angela Scanlon takes over Sara Cox's drivetime slot on Radio 2
The station also announces a new presenter for its country show after Bob Harris's departure.
OpenAI agents scanned a UN statistics site 16,500 times, researcher says
A researcher links 16,500 scans of UN Trade and Development’s UNCTADstat site to OpenAI agents that used relays and an encoding trick to reach public data.
OpenAI's rogue agent problem keeps getting bigger
Rogue agents at OpenAI leaked 53 ChatGPT user images and probed US government sites, and the company says its review will take months.
Controversial Sydney data centre project pulled amid community anger
A controversial proposed data centre has been withdrawn by its developer after it became a flashpoint amid growing opposition to the AI infrastructure development across the country.
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The Worst Time to Go to Bed, According to Sleep Doctors
Is there a worst time to go to bed? Sleep doctors explain how late bedtimes may affect your circadian rhythm, sleep quality and health.
Honkai Star Rail 4.6 update patch notes: New character, events, and more
The Honkai Star Rail 4.6 patch notes are available, highlighting the new additions to the game as part of the new update. The latest 4.
Oil prices surge after Trump rejects Iran’s plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude rises more than 3 percent to top $107 a barrel as Washington dismisses Tehran's proposal to end war.
HDB Investors Have Opportunity to Lead HDFC Bank Limited Securities Fraud Lawsuit with SBS Law
/PRNewswire/ -- Schall, Brown & Schwartz LLP ("SBS"), a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against HDFC...
News media must stay relevant or 'society will struggle', says World News Day organiser
World News Day aims to highlight the role of news providers in investigating and explaining important events.
China’s Industrial Profit Growth Slows for Fourth Straight Month
China’s industrial enterprises saw their earnings grow at the weakest since they fell last November, highlighting the limits of a recovery disproportionately driven by elevated oil costs and sectors linked to artificial intelligence.
Up2Stream spins off from Arylic as a dedicated DIY audio brand (Sponsored)
up2stream.net website screenshotUp2Stream started as Arylic’s DIY audio board line and has now been spun...
'Nightmare fuel' from the deep: Scientists identify two bizarre new sea spider species in the Salish Sea; one has hairy legs and red eyes, while the other is often covered in debris
Two bizarre new sea spider species have been identified in the Salish Sea, including one with long, hair-like spines on its legs and striking red eyes, Science Daily has reported. The other species is often found with dirt, debris and tiny parasites attached to its body.
9 Myths About Breast Cancer: What’s True and What’s Not
Increased awareness about breast health has also fueled some misperceptions about breast cancer. An oncologist dispels nine common myths.
"I will ultimately become champion" - Ailin Perez praises Norma Dumont hours after NSFW post slamming Brazilian
The Ailin Perez vs. Norma Dumont fight last night went exactly as planned, after the clash was over. The pair were bickering for most of the fight week, and it was the Argentine who beat the Brazilian.
Terror police probe UK plot
Terror police are probing links to the Iranian regime, after five men were arrested near an RAF base in the UK.
ALPHA DRIVE ONE Brings Their 'Unbreakable: Beast' To U.S. Fans
ALPHA DRIVE ONE talks about their U.S. takeover, KCON LA, meeting international fans, their latest EP Unbreakable: Fragile Beast, and bringing music to the American fans.
'All options' considered for Banksy's flag statue
Westminster City Council says it is the statue's custodian and is responsible for its safety.
Anthropic boss to skip Senate grilling into rogue AI agents
Tech giant Anthropic will skip Thursday’s Senate hearing on rogue AI agents but send US and Australian executives to parliament next week.
Gap-free Differentially Private PCA for Gaussian Data
We give a gap-free differentially private algorithm for the principal component analysis (PCA) problem with Gaussian data.
Can you hack your brain to be ultra-productive?
An endless stream of distractions, from email notifications to overlapping deadlines, can make focus slip away. Columnist Helen Thomson went hunting for neuroscience-backed ways to boost your productivity
Does Coffee Count Toward Your Daily Water Goal? Here's What Experts Say - Real Simple
How coffee affects hydration depends on factors like your caffeine tolerance, total fluid intake, and health conditions, not just the number of cups ...
Surfer’s heart-stopping close encounter with shark
A NSW surfer has had a heart-stopping close encounter with a shark.
Mapping Israel’s 300 checkpoints: Where they are and how they work
Israel has shut occupied West Bank crossings for a week, further restricting Palestinian movement and holy site access.
How Damaging Could Bruno Fernandes’ Injury Be To Manchester United?
Bruno Fernandes has suffered an injury that could be extremely damaging to Manchester United's chances of improving.
Monty Don reveals he may have to let gardeners go after BBC show exit
The presenter, 71, announced last month that he is leaving Gardeners’ World after 23 years
Quote of the day by legendary computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton: 'If we don't figure out how to make it safe, there's a real possibility it could destroy us' — a stark alarm on the existential risks of AI
Many consider the risks of AI to be the stuff of sci-fi nightmares, but scientists can't entirely rule out a doomsday scenario
FuseReg: Regularizing Layer Fusion Mitigates the Reconstruction-Generation Gap in Representation Autoencoders
Representation autoencoders (RAEs) reuse features from a pretrained visual encoder as reconstruction and diffusion latents, integrating strong visual representations into image generation. However, RAEs still need to decide which encoder layers form the shared latent space for the generator and pixel decoder. This choice involves a trade-off. Shallower layers tend to preserve fine pixel details better, while deeper layers tend to yield better generation metrics. A fixed heuristic layer fusion th
Why is this monster El Niño so strong?
Though the El Niño is still months from its peak, it is already breaking many records. Two main factors are behind how it became so powerful
I'm a psychiatrist. This is the terrifying reality of postpartum psychosis - The Telegraph
... issues – and also mental health problems. Psychiatric disorders can be severe but treatable: patients get better. They can also largely be ...
Terror police probe UK plot
Terror police are probing links to the Iranian regime, after five men were arrested near an RAF base in the UK.
Iran’s children return to school under the shadow of war
Iranian children have missed schooling due to the US war.
PriceBench: A Diagnostic Benchmark for Price, Quality, and Brand Preferences in LLM Booking Agents
LLMs increasingly act as purchasing agents, which makes the LLM, not the user, the one choosing among the options that satisfy a request; its preferences quietly fix what gets bought and what it costs. Hotel booking is a clean instance: a high-volume choice settled on a few comparable attributes, where the pick reveals those preferences. We introduce PriceBench, a diagnostic benchmark that recovers an LLM's price, quality, and brand preferences from its booking choices with a logit choice model,
Watch: Madonna and Taylor Swift win big at the MTV VMAs
Taylor Swift, Madonna, and LISA were among the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.
Why this founder killed his AI startup despite early success
His advice for other founders: Ask if you can do this for 10 years, don't fear a saturated market, and know when sunk cost is just sunk cost.
Matt Robb (@matt.j.robb) on Threads
So muse handled my Facebook marketplace today. Just found out it told people my address and agreed a lowball price and then they showed up without it even telling me until late tonight that it messed up. Absolutely wild.
Unconventional magnetoelastic behavior in Al rich CoFeAl Films with inverse Heusler like local order for flexible spintronics
Strain engineering of magnetic properties offers a promising route toward flexible spintronic applications. Here, we report an unconventional magnetoelastic response in Al rich Co Fe Al thin films on flexible substrates using strain dependent magneto optical Kerr effect microscopy and magnetometry measurements. While the films exhibit a conventional positive magnetostriction coefficient, consistent with standard in plane easy axis rotation under stress, their saturation magnetization increases u
Learning a non-linguistic code for inferred rules from reward
How can a rule inferred from examples reach someone who never saw them, without a shared code? Patients with severe aphasia do it by gesture or sketch. One network sees worked examples and emits eight invented symbols; a second, blind to them, applies them to a new input. Rewarded for the second's success, the first learns a code carrying rules to three-step transformations training never presents, which new learners acquire. Like invented human languages, the code has two regimes: under reward
2026 WNBA playoffs bracket, schedule: Lynx on the brink of elimination Tuesday night after Game 1 upset
The playoffs officially opened on Sunday, when all four of the best-of-three first-round series tip off
Azeez Al-Shaair honours slain Palestinian sisters despite NFL sanctions
The Houston Texans linebacker wore eye black with the names of slain sisters Lana, 12, and Bana, eight.
Blue Jays’ 5-Year Backstop Sends Harsh Vladimir Guerrero Jr Message
The Toronto Blue Jays’ former catcher and World Series champion offered a blunt response on the team’s special treatment of the slugger.
Nicole Scherzinger performs after suffering leg burn
Nicole Scherzinger performed with the Pussycat Dolls despite suffering a large burn to her leg after being scalded by boiling water shortly before a concert.
Bill Gates Suggests He's the Man to Convince Donald Trump to Regulate AI
Gates warned on 'Meet the Press' that if no one does anything, AI could "drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths."
Quordle hints and answers for Monday, September 28 (game #1708)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going
Cyborgs, centaurs and LLeMmings: Why Pope Leo calls us to 'remain human'
Our growing dependence on machines threatens to render us something other than human, writes Scott Hurd.
FlatClip: A Geometry-Aware Surface-Level Baseline for fMRI Representation Learning
Recent fMRI foundation models differ substantially in the spatial scale at which they represent brain activity. ROI- and connectivity-based models are efficient but coarse, whereas voxel-level models preserve fine-grained spatial structure but require specialized 3D/4D architectures and costly fMRI-specific pretraining. We ask how effectively an image-pretrained encoder can reuse the spatial organization of cortical activity. Motivated by evidence that macroscale brain activity is strongly const
“He’s playing like it’s the IPL” - Former India captain’s huge statement on Virat Kohli’s 139* in IND vs WI 2026 1st ODI
Former Indian captain Kris Srikkanth hailed Virat Kohli for his attacking batting en route to an incredible 139* off 88 deliveries in the first ODI against the West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram.
Al Jazeera reports from near front line in Ethiopia’s Afar region
Al Jazeera reports from Ethiopia’s Afar region, where fighting has spread amid efforts to oust PM Abiy Ahmed.
Orthogonal Moments in Likelihood Models
Many models, such as fixed-effect models for panel or network data, are hard to estimate because they feature nuisance parameters that are both numerous and estimated imprecisely. This, in general, causes an incidental-parameter problem in the estimator of the parameters of interest. The problem can be alleviated by working with an estimating equation whose expectation is insensitive to the value of the nuisance parameters. We discuss and contrast three notions of insensitivity, also called orth
Josh Widdicombe breaks silence after 'disgusting' Strictly backlash
An average of 4.8 million people tuned in watch the BBC One dance programme on Saturday night