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Rubio denies European leaders coming to White House to 'keep Zelensky from being bullied': https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/18/rubio-denies-european-leaders-coming.html

Samsung rolls out a software update to display promotions and ads on the Cover Screens of some Family Hub refrigerators in the US as part of a pilot program (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority)
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-confirms-smart…

Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads
Samsung confirms ads are coming to some Family Hub refrigerators in the US through a new software update. Check out the company's statement!

Tyler-Mania coming to Cowboys’ camp in 2025 https://insidethestar.com/tyler-mania-coming-to-cowboys-camp-in-2025

UDON: Uncertainty-weighted Distributed Optimization for Multi-Robot Neural Implicit Mapping under Extreme Communication Constraints
Hongrui Zhao, Xunlan Zhou, Boris Ivanovic, Negar Mehr
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.12702

UDON: Uncertainty-weighted Distributed Optimization for Multi-Robot Neural Implicit Mapping under Extreme Communication Constraints
Multi-robot mapping with neural implicit representations enables the compact reconstruction of complex environments. However, it demands robustness against communication challenges like packet loss and limited bandwidth. While prior works have introduced various mechanisms to mitigate communication disruptions, performance degradation still occurs under extremely low communication success rates. This paper presents UDON, a real-time multi-agent neural implicit mapping framework that introduces …

Samsung rolls out a software update to display promotions and ads on the Cover Screens of some Family Hub refrigerators in the US as part of a pilot program (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority)
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-confirms-smart…

Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads
Samsung confirms ads are coming to some Family Hub refrigerators in the US through a new software update. Check out the company's statement!

Spatial Balancing: Harnessing Spatial Reasoning to Balance Scientific Exposition and Narrative Engagement in LLM-assisted Science Communication Writing
Kexue Fu, Jiaye Leng, Yawen Zhang, Jingfei Huang, Yihang Zuo, Runze Cai, Zijian Ding, Ray LC, Shengdong Zhao, Qinyuan Lei
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13742

Spatial Balancing: Harnessing Spatial Reasoning to Balance Scientific Exposition and Narrative Engagement in LLM-assisted Science Communication Writing
Balancing scientific exposition and narrative engagement is a central challenge in science communication. To examine how to achieve balance, we conducted a formative study with four science communicators and a literature review of science communication practices, focusing on their workflows and strategies. These insights revealed how creators iteratively shift between exposition and engagement but often lack structured support. Building on this, we developed SpatialBalancing, a co-writing syste…

Formalizing Informal Communication: An Archaeology of the Early Pre-Web Preprint Infrastructure at CERN
Phillip H. Roth
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12812 ht…

Formalizing Informal Communication: An Archaeology of the Early Pre-Web Preprint Infrastructure at CERN
This article deals with the early development of preprint communication in high-energy physics, specifically with how preprint communication was formalized in the early 1960s at CERN. It employs a sociological conception of infrastructures to ask which practices and technologies of communication structured the use of preprints in high-energy physics at the time and subsequently solidified into the research community's communication and information infrastructure. The investigation conducts a me…

Russia is coming apart at the seams: sanctions, isolation and an ultimatum from the West: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/16/russia-is-coming-apart-at.html

Toward Needs-Conscious Design: Co-Designing a Human-Centered Framework for AI-Mediated Communication
Robert Wolfe, Aayushi Dangol, JaeWon Kim, Alexis Hiniker
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11149

Toward Needs-Conscious Design: Co-Designing a Human-Centered Framework for AI-Mediated Communication
We introduce Needs-Conscious Design, a human-centered framework for AI-mediated communication that builds on the principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). We conducted an interview study with N=14 certified NVC trainers and a diary study and co-design with N=13 lay users of online communication technologies to understand how NVC might inform design that centers human relationships. We define three pillars of Needs-Conscious Design: Intentionality, Presence, and Receptiveness to Needs. Drawi…

CLAImate: AI-Enabled Climate Change Communication through Personalized and Localized Narrative Visualizations
Mashrur Rashik, Jean-Daniel Fekete, Narges Mahyar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11677

CLAImate: AI-Enabled Climate Change Communication through Personalized and Localized Narrative Visualizations
Communicating climate change remains challenging, as climate reports, though rich in data and visualizations, often feel too abstract or technical for the public. Although personalization can enhance communication, most tools still lack the narrative and visualization tailoring needed to connect with individual experiences. We present CLAImate, an AI-enabled prototype that personalizes conversation narratives and localizes visualizations based on users' climate knowledge and geographic location…