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The Economics and Game Theory of OSINT Frontline Photography: Risk, Attention, and the Collective Dilemma
Jonathan Teagan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10548 https://

The Economics and Game Theory of OSINT Frontline Photography: Risk, Attention, and the Collective Dilemma
This paper develops an economic model of the Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) attention economy in contemporary armed conflict. We conceptualize attention (e.g. social media views, followers, likes) as revenue, and time and risk spent in analysis as costs. Using utility functions and simple game theoretic setups, we show how OSINT actors (amateurs, journalists, analysts, and state operatives) allocate effort to maximize net attention benefit. We incorporate strategic behaviors such as a first m…

High Effort, Low Gain: Fundamental Limits of Active Learning for Linear Dynamical Systems
Nicolas Chatzikiriakos, Kevin Jamieson, Andrea Iannelli
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11907

High Effort, Low Gain: Fundamental Limits of Active Learning for Linear Dynamical Systems
In this work, we consider the problem of identifying an unknown linear dynamical system given a finite hypothesis class. In particular, we analyze the effect of the excitation input on the sample complexity of identifying the true system with high probability. To this end, we present sample complexity lower bounds that capture the choice of the selected excitation input. The sample complexity lower bound gives rise to a system theoretic condition to determine the potential benefit of experiment…

On a Geometry of Interbrain Networks
Nicol\'as Hinrichs (Embodied Cognitive Science Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan, Research Group Cognition and Plasticity, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany), Noah Guzm\'an (Independent scholar), Melanie Weber (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States)

On a Geometry of Interbrain Networks
Effective analysis in neuroscience benefits significantly from robust conceptual frameworks. Traditional metrics of interbrain synchrony in social neuroscience typically depend on fixed, correlation-based approaches, restricting their explanatory capacity to descriptive observations. Inspired by the successful integration of geometric insights in network science, we propose leveraging discrete geometry to examine the dynamic reconfigurations in neural interactions during social exchanges. Unlik…

Last season’s updated vaccine provides significant protection against covid-19,
particularly against severe illness and death.
The results reaffirm the benefit of staying current with covid vaccination.

Researchers analyzed data from approximately 1.8 million Americans between August 2024 and April 2025,
of whom only about 13 percent received the 2024–2025 coronavirus shot.
They evaluated three clinical outcomes related to the disease: infections, emergency departm…

How long does covid booster protection last? A new study offers answers.
More evidence highlighting the benefit, and limitations, of covid-19 vaccines

As some of you may know, I spent a gazillion years as a media/telecom analyst but have been strictly cyber for ten years now.
But TechTarget commissioned me to write a series of "pillar" pieces on 5G and here's the first.
Thanks to Tom Pace of NetRise, Jack Fritz of Deloitte and Dave Krauthamer of QuSecure for their insights.

This week, I received an interesting task: dusting off a legacy #Java application. The application analyzes specific #XML files in proprietary format. I know XML doesn’t sound sexy to junior developers, but it has an amazing benefit. One can validate a file against a grammar. Such grammar is called an

SAG-AFTRA puts off taking a position on the Netflix-WBD deal but says a deal benefiting its members "must result in more creation and more production, not less" (Katie Campione/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/12/sag-aftra-reacts-netflix-wb-merger-123…

SAG-AFTRA Says It Will Conduct “Complete And Thorough Analysis” Of Netflix-WB Deal Before Taking A Position, But Warns Merger “Raises Many Serious Questions”
SAG-AFTRA says Netflix's plans to acquire WB raise "serious questions" but that the union will conduct a "thorough analysis" before weighing in

Fascinating results from modelling different charging strategies (dumb, smart, #V2G) for 15 million BEVs in Germany in 2030, this research by Adeline Guéret, Carlos Gaete-Morales and @….
At 50% V2G, the system costs are lower than in the situation without EVs.

A moderate share of V2G outperforms large-scale smart charging of electric vehicles and benefits other consumers
While battery electric vehicles (BEVs) play a key role for decarbonizing the transport sector, their impact on the power sector heavily depends on their charging strategies. Here we systematically analyze various combinations between inflexible, smart and bidirectional (or vehicle-to-grid, V2G) charging of 15 million electric cars in Germany. Using a capacity expansion model, we find that even a moderate share of bidirectional charging below 30% leads to lower system costs than a fully smartly …

TollBit: publishers with OpenAI licensing deals have a ChatGPT clickthrough rate almost 7x higher than those without agreements; OpenAI has 40 US and UK deals (David Buttle/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-ana

Publishers with AI licensing deals have seven times the clickthrough rate
Publishers with OpenAI licensing deals benefit from a ChatGPT clickthrough rate almost seven times higher than those without agreements.