World in a Pulse
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Samsung Rolls Out "AI-Focused" Tizen OS 10.0 For Select Refrigerators And Laundry Appliances
Samsung has announced Tizen OS 10.0 software update, bringing Google Gemini-based AI Vision and Bixby voice features to select refrigerators and laundry appliances.
φ-RIE: From Photorealistic Reconstruction to Interactive Environments
3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) can reconstruct a captured scene photorealistically, but the resulting representation does not by itself support physical interaction. Robot simulation instead requires object-level change, \textit{i.e.}, objects must move independently, make contact, and reveal previously occluded surroundings. This gap arises because object appearance may remain entangled with the background, while hidden object geometry and occluded background content may be unobserved. To address
A hitchhiker’s guide to Hera’s target asteroids
Currently speeding through deep space at 12 km/s relative to Earth, ESA’s Hera spacecraft is due to reach its target Dimorphos asteroid this November. But if an astronaut were magically teleported onto the small-car-sized Hera upon arrival, what would they be seeing, and what would it feel like to w
Letters | Hong Kong’s mental health narrative must instil a sense of hope
Readers discuss how the chief executive positioned mental health in his policy address, and the suggestion that Hong Kong should import New York’s drug court model.
NRL Tips - Finals Week 3
Before the round of footy gets underway, catch the tips from Brad Fittler and Andrew Johns.
Qatar says ‘no alternative to diplomacy’ as Belgium and Rwanda restore ties
Doha lauded for mediating Brussels-Kigali rupture, showcasing its trusted role in international peace efforts.
Gable Steveson Fallout Exposed 2 People — And Jon Jones Isn't One Of Them
Gable Steveson responded to his 12-second UFC 331 loss and the 2019 allegation raised during fight week. Jon Jones took responsibility for the Octagon exit.
Ella Langley says 'Choosin' Texas' success is 'changing my life' after her song breaks Mariah Carey's record
Ella Langley celebrated a career-defining milestone after “Choosin’ Texas" spent its 23rd week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
University programmes are disappearing as new AI-focused courses emerge
Translation, photography and design face major changes as Chinese universities redirect students toward AI, robotics and semiconductor careers
Make your website printable - a short guide
Have you ever printed a web page? Do you know how your site looks like on paper? There are many valid reasons why someone might print your site and with a few lines of CSS, you can make it look professional and provide a great reading experience. Let me show you how!
I'm an AI investor: here's why I just deleted Claude
Anthropic's messianic pronouncements are no longer like a marketing strategy, but a religious playbook
Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
White House officials allege these individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program or do not exist. Vice President Vance said the move would save $2.2 billion.
Cop aims Taser at WNBA ace Paige Bueckers in tense bodycam footage
Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale was arrested outside a trendy Miami nightclub and later charged with battery after allegedly punching a security guard.
Inside Israel’s prisons: What Palestinian children endure in detention
Every day, Fidaa Zalbani checks the room of her son, Mohammed, 17, tidying his bed and arranging untouched clothes.
The network advantage: benefits of interregional scientific knowledge spillovers on AI patenting
Knowledge spillovers have largely been studied as unintended externalities diffusing through geographic proximity, while deliberate interregional networks have been examined mostly through co-inventor ties rather than the scientific layer carried by co-authored publications. This study asks whether spillovers from interregional AI-related co-publications increase regional AI patenting, and whether the ownership composition of regional R&D shapes the capacity to capitalize on them. Using a networ
‘Fluorescent, Dirty and Sexy’: Eire Cid’s ‘The Imaginary Kings’ Presented at Madrid Film School (ECAM) Incubator
Madrid Film School (ECAM) Incubator title ‘The Imaginary Kings’ by Eire Cid deals with the angst of male urban youth.
Apple weighs its first server since the Xserve, and as always, Nvidia may hold the key
Apple is reportedly exploring an M8 Ultra AI server for 2029
Flash-dLLM: IO-Aware KV Caching and Parallel Decoding for Fast, Memory-Efficient Diffusion LLMs
Diffusion Large Language Models (dLLMs) have recently emerged as a promising alternative to autoregressive LLMs by enabling non-autoregressive text generation. However, their practical deployment remains limited by inefficient inference, largely due to the absence of effective Key-Value (KV) caching and scalable parallel decoding mechanisms. Existing acceleration methods typically study KV caching and parallel decoding in isolation, overlooking the I/O bottlenecks that arise when cache reuse and
Livestock grazing may boost soil carbon storage in Iceland's subarctic grasslands
Grassland plants transfer large amounts of carbon to soil through their roots, and most of that carbon is stored underground. Therefore, promoting soil carbon storage can help combat climate change. Grazers feed on grassland plants, and conventional wisdom often assumes that removing grazers benefit
Men are ready for contraception, pharma is not
In Germany and Sweden, 55% of men said they would take a contraceptive within a year of its approval
How to get Sparkling Cube in Aniimo
Aniimo has a variety of Aniipods to aid in catching the various critters around the world, including the incredibly rare Sparkling Cube.
St. Petersburg forum to explore creative potential of tourist destinations
A highlight of the forum’s program on September 23 will be the awards ceremony for the winners of the souvenir products competition
Conditional Tensor Diffusion: Distributional Counterfactual Learning and Inference
Causal inference guides operational and managerial decisions but remains challenging in high-dimensional panel or tensor settings, where decisions may depend on the joint conditional distribution of missing control outcomes. We develop \emph{Counterfactual Tucker Diffusion} (\CFTDiff), which integrates the treatment mask and latent Tucker structure into conditional diffusion to recover this distribution given observed control outcomes through efficient nonlinear score learning in a low-dimension
Ed Sheeran feels 'exploited and used' and will 'never get over' Macklemore chaos
Ed Sheeran is reportedly feeling 'exploited and used' by celebrities who have criticised him, as sources say he feels the commentors were 'enjoying the publicity at his expense'
“We’re already fighting yesterday’s battle”: Greece’s prime minister gets candid about AI
Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do.
Aussie Josh Payne files for $49bn Nscale NYSE listing | Stockhead
A 32-year-old Australian who once dug coal in the Hunter Valley could become a billionaire after his AI data centre start-up Nscale filed for a US$35bn NYSE listing.
To USR or not to USR: An effective description of two-field dynamics
Single-field models of inflection point inflation experience a phase of ultra-slow roll (USR), leading to amplified curvature perturbations. Recently, Lorenzoni et al. modified the scenario by adding a light spectator field, showing that it ruins USR by setting a floor for the first slow-roll parameter $ε$. Mixing with isocurvature perturbations still amplifies the curvature power spectrum. We offer an alternative point of view, arguing that the inflaton still undergoes effective USR. The specta
In Vivo Length Distributions as Mechanistic Fingerprints of Pathological Protein Aggregation
Modern imaging techniques can resolve individual pathological protein aggregates in postmortem human samples, providing detailed measurements of aggregate size distributions that are inaccessible with conventional bulk approaches. These distributions represent mechanistic fingerprints of the microscopic processes that generated the observed pathology, but extracting this mechanistic information requires a quantitative theoretical framework. Here, we develop the mathematical tools needed to inter
"Blew $120k on that thing" - Sean Sharaf opens up about accumulating $600k in debt after massive UFC 331 win
Sean Sharaf recently opened up about how he accumulated a massive debt of $600,000 after beating Gable Steveson.
At least 11 people killed in South Africa township shooting
Armed men open fire at a house party in a Durban township, killing a pregnant woman and 10 others.
Asian Games 2026: India win team bronze medals in men’s and women’s skeet
The Indian men's and women's skeet shooting teams secured bronze medals at the Asian Games in Nagoya. The women's team, consisting of Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan, and Parinaaz Dhaliwal, achieved a historic first bronze. In the men's competition, Anantjeet Singh Naruka and his teammates also re
Prince and Princess of Wales share a laugh with Tom Cruise at film premiere
William and Catherine renew their friendship with the Hollywood star at the premiere for his film Digger.
SPONSORED: Why security belongs in the network
Merging security into the network makes enterprise protection more agile
Meta set to unveil new AI products at Connect as Zuckerberg doubles down on agentic tech
NEW YORK, Sept 23 — Meta has spent billions to stay competitive with artificial intelligence, but the tech giant faces growing pushback as CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to...
The First Blind Survey of Intervening NaI Absorbers: Incidence and Cosmic Evolution with DESI
We present the first blind statistical survey of intervening NaI absorbers over the last $\simeq3$~Gyr using quasar spectra from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Data Release~1. We identify 3636 NaI D doublets at $0.01\lesssim z_{\rm abs}\lesssim0.27$ along 214,035 quasar sightlines. We quantify the survey selection function through end-to-end injection--recovery tests and estimate the residual contamination from visual inspection. The completeness reaches 50% at a rest-equivalent width
Simulation and Analysis of Solute Transport in Multi-Lymphangion Lymphatic Vessels
The lymphatic system (LS), a body-wide network of vessels and lymphoid organs governing fluid homeostasis and immune surveillance, has so far not been investigated as a domain for diagnostic and therapeutic molecular communications (MC) applications, despite several properties that make it a promising, complementary alternative to the cardiovascular system. These favorable properties include slower flow, simpler and less dense molecular fluid composition, and direct anatomical access to lymph no
Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. day-to-day after fouling ball off leg
Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. left Atlanta's game against Cincinnati in the third inning after fouling a ball off his left leg Tuesday night. X-rays were negative and Acuña was listed as day-to-day with a bruise.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready for ‘energy ceasefire’, calls for trilateral meeting with Putin, Trump
Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for an “energy ceasefire” with Russia, provided Moscow stops attacks on critical infrastructure.
'Greed is a sin': 'Looksmaxxing' influencer 'Clavicular' breaks silence on teenage girl's rape allegation
Braden Peters, who goes by the name 'Clavicular', faces serious allegations of sexual assault, including rape and drugging in Massachusetts. In a public response, he contends that these accusations stem from greed rather than truth. His arraignment is set for October 14, and more allegations from a
Megyn Kelly Slammed Over Cindy Crawford Parenting Criticism After Son’s Death
Megyn Kelly draws massive criticism over her comments about Cindy Crawford's parenting in wake of her son's demise.
Trump rejects global AI controls and urges US to press ahead with "superintelligence"
US President Donald Trump used his September 22 address to the United Nations General Assembly to reject international efforts to control artificial intelligence, argue that the US must maintain its lead over China, and urge officials to call the technology "superintelligence." The remarks sharpen a
HARMONY: Hierarchical Agentic Reasoning for MONocular Image-to-Scene Synthesis
Compositional 3D scene reconstruction has recently been explored from two directions: agentic reasoning that provides semantic understanding of spatial relationships but lacks precise alignment with input images; and visual geometry foundation models that predict dense point maps from input images but the reconstruction quality is limited. Therefore, recovering a complete 3D scene from a single monocular image with accurate inter-object relationships and high-fidelity reconstruction quality rema
Tachyonic particle production in strongly supercooled phase transitions
In strongly supercooled cosmological phase transitions, which generically lead to strong, observable gravitational-wave backgrounds, the scalar field typically transitions to a value well below the minimum of its potential. We study particle production caused by the subsequent evolution of the field. Because some modes feature temporarily tachyonic masses, they can be efficiently produced, and a significant fraction of the energy density released in the phase transition can get converted to part
Deep Learning in Infant Functional Neuroimaging: Challenges, Advances, and Future Directions
Infancy is a critical developmental window characterized by rapid functional brain reorganization, during which large-scale networks emerge, individualized connectome signatures continue to form, and early deviations may shape long-term cognitive and clinical outcomes. Functional MRI (fMRI) offers an opportunity to study these processes in vivo, yet extracting developmentally meaningful information from it remains challenging due to comparatively short scan duration, structured motion artifacts,
Emma Raducanu inspired by Andre Agassi in plotting route back to top of tennis
As Emma Raducanu plots a route back to the pinnacle of tennis, the Briton is taking inspiration from Andre Agassi's 2009 autobiography.
Rostec introduces fully domestically produced Igla small-arms system
The system will replace a number of foreign counterparts
‘Sleazebags’: Trump Lashes Out At CNN Reporter As DOJ Defends White House Press Ban
CNN, Politico and MS NOW sued the Trump administration on Monday after the president banned the three outlets from the White House late last week
Nigella Lawson is 'icing on the cake', TV critics say as she enters Bake Off tent
The TV chef joined Paul Hollywood in the tent as the Channel 4 competition returned for a new series.
US-based Swarmer bets up to US$224M on Ukrainian combat robot maker Ratel
Autonomous software company Swarmer, based in Austin, Texas, has agreed to acquire Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) maker Ratel Robotics in a deal worth up to US$224 million. The acquisition aims to combine frontline battlefield experience with AI coordination software to build a platform tha
Limited-edition Bamford G-SHOCK just dropped below £200 in a rare 30% price cut
G-SHOCK's third collaboration with British watchmaker Bamford is considerably easier to justify at this price
Sensors and drones can help farmers improve crop quality while saving water
New research in Plants, People, Planet demonstrates how precision agriculture techniques involving drones and sensor-based irrigation can save water needed to produce tomatoes and grapes while also improving the quality of these crops.
Open wounds and eyes that can't close - women warn about cheap bleph eyelid surgery
A concerning number of patients are reporting problems from treatment abroad, say doctors.
Indian girls register resounding 20-1 win against Thailand in Asian Games women's hockey competition, Deepika notches up third straight hat-trick
Yet another dominant show from the Indian girls culminated in a 20-1 win against Thailand in a Pool B game of the Asian Games women's hockey competition on Wednesday (September 23).
Pakistan’s new drone deal is with Trump-backed firm also selling to India
The company's cofounder is also an ex-Israeli soldier. Pakistan does not recognise Israel.
Target alignment, dilution and forecast selection when cross-sectional forecasts share a common target
Forecasters often score the same units per date against one standardized realized outcome. We show that every standardized forecast splits exactly into a component aligned with this common target and a component uncorrelated with it. Three consequences follow: forecast-error correlation largely mirrors forecast correlation and is therefore a poor measure of diversity; an equally weighted combination beats a no-information forecast only when average alignment is large relative to the combination'
Legendary rock star dies aged 79 - eight years after son's tragic death
A legend of Australian rock, Gary 'Angry' Anderson, has died aged 79 following a brief health battle, with his death coming just under a decade after the tragic loss of his son
Francis Ma on Systems Thinking for Teams of AI Agents
Francis Ma talks Firebase, product management, systems thinking, and why leading fleets of AI agents looks a lot like leading teams.
Beats 360 Over-Ear Headphones Debut With Interchangeable Cushions and ANC: Check India Price, Specs And More
Beats has launched the Beats 360 premium over-ear headphones in India and global markets. The headphones feature replaceable ear and headband cushions in different colours and materials.
Super El Niño could cause 451,000 deaths, scientists predict
Scientists from the University of Chicago used climate models to predict the impact the devastating climate event could have.
We asked people with dementia about voluntary assisted dying. Here’s what they said
New research shares the stories of Australians with dementia who want a choice in how they live and die.
Barcelona star could be out for up to 2 months after recent injury: Reports
Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen could reportedly be out for up to two months. He picked up a left thigh injury during the 3-1 win over Sevilla last weekend.
US senator condemns Netanyahu as a ‘chronic liar’ ahead of UNGA visit
US Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen has called Netanyahu a lying war criminal ahead of his visit to UNGA
In 1927, New York opened the Holland Tunnel with an innovative ventilation system; 84 fans still move air through its 8,500-foot twin tubes
Nearly a century after opening, the Holland Tunnel's original ventilation system, 84 fans across four buildings, still keeps drivers safe from carbon monoxide. Built between 1920 and 1927, its "transverse" airflow design became the model for tunnels worldwide. A decades-long health study on tunnel o
Sister Group Strikes Partnership With Branded Entertainment Company Common Interest, Makes Minority Investment
Sister Group, Jane Featherstone and Elisabeth Murdoch‘s ever-growing transatlantic powerhouse, has entered the branded entertainment business by forging a strategic partnership with London-based company Common Interest, in which it has also taken a minority investment. The partnership with Common In