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Who could have seen it coming that a whole country marches into supporting a genocide while claiming that genocide should happen “niemals wieder” (“never again”)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/13/german-media-outlets-israel-murder-journalists-gaza

🪮 New light-powered gears fit inside a strand of hair
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New light-powered gears fit inside a strand of hair
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in history, which can fit inside a strand of hair. The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.

K-nonizing
Jose Beltr\'an Jim\'enez, Teodor Borislavov Vasilev, Dar\'io Jaramillo-Garrido, Antonio L. Maroto, Prado Mart\'in-Moruno
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07715

K-nonizing
We unveil the dynamical equivalence of field theories with non-canonical kinetic terms and canonical theories with a volume element invariant under transverse diffeomorphisms. The proof of the equivalence also reveals a subtle connection between the standard Legendre transformation and the so-called Clairaut equation. Explicit examples of canonizable theories include classes of $k$-essence, non-linear electrodynamics, or $f(R)$ theories. The equivalence can also be extended to the class of mime…

Pollsters Didn't See the Blue Wave Coming in New Jersey and Virginia (Aaron Zitner/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/pollsters-didnt-see-the-blue-wave-coming-in-new-jersey-and-virginia-dd640214
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p174#a251105p174

'Knew it was coming': Wall Street Journal bashes Trump's 'self-destructive tariff folly' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/wall-street-journal-2674156788/

Who Gets Seen in the Age of AI? Adoption Patterns of Large Language Models in Scholarly Writing and Citation Outcomes
Farhan Kamrul Khan, Hazem Ibrahim, Nouar Aldahoul, Talal Rahwan, Yasir Zaki
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08306

Who Gets Seen in the Age of AI? Adoption Patterns of Large Language Models in Scholarly Writing and Citation Outcomes
The rapid adoption of generative AI tools is reshaping how scholars produce and communicate knowledge, raising questions about who benefits and who is left behind. We analyze over 230,000 Scopus-indexed computer science articles between 2021 and 2025 to examine how AI-assisted writing alters scholarly visibility across regions. Using zero-shot detection of AI-likeness, we track stylistic changes in writing and link them to citation counts, journal placement, and global citation flows before and…

Paramount acquires Bari Weiss' The Free Press for $150M; Weiss will take control of CBS News's editorial vision, aiming for "news that reflects reality" (Joe Flint/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramou

Coca-Cola releases upgraded AI-generated ads for 2025 holidays, after finding people didn't know or care about the use of AI, despite criticism for its 2024 ads (Katie Deighton/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.w…