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AI is coming for entry-level jobs. Everybody needs to get ready.
CEOs are saying that AI is coming for a lot of jobs, and soon
— perhaps as many as half of all white-collar workers.
That’s likely to show up first in entry-level jobs, where the basic skills required are the easiest to replicate,
and in tech, where the ability to rapidly adapt the latest software tools is itself an entry-level job requirement.
Sure enough, in recent years unemployment has risen…

AI is coming for entry-level jobs. Everybody needs to get ready.
AI may replace a lot of entry-level skills. So how will workers acquire more advanced ones?

Trump threatens federal takeover of NYC if 'communist' Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral race (Steven Nelson/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/07/08/us-news/trump-threatens-federal-takeover-of-nyc-if-communist-mamdani-wins-mayoral-race/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250708/p125#a250708p125

Beyond Communication Overhead: A Multilevel Monte Carlo Approach for Mitigating Compression Bias in Distributed Learning
Ze'ev Zukerman, Bassel Hamoud, Kfir Y. Levy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05508

Beyond Communication Overhead: A Multilevel Monte Carlo Approach for Mitigating Compression Bias in Distributed Learning
Distributed learning methods have gained substantial momentum in recent years, with communication overhead often emerging as a critical bottleneck. Gradient compression techniques alleviate communication costs but involve an inherent trade-off between the empirical efficiency of biased compressors and the theoretical guarantees of unbiased compressors. In this work, we introduce a novel Multilevel Monte Carlo (MLMC) compression scheme that leverages biased compressors to construct statistically…

On commensurators of free groups and free pro-p groups
Yiftach Barnea, Mikhail Ershov, Adrien Le Boudec, Colin D. Reid, Matteo Vannacci, Thomas Weigel
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04120

On commensurators of free groups and free pro-p groups
We study the commensurators of free groups and free pro-$p$ groups, as well as certain subgroups of these. We prove that the commensurator $Comm(F)$ of a non-abelian free group of finite rank $F$ is not virtually simple, answering a question of Lubotzky. On the other hand, we exhibit a family of easy-to-define finitely generated subgroups of $Comm(F)$ and show that some groups in this family are simple. For a prime $p$, we also consider the p-commensurator $Comm_p(F)$, which is the commensura…

Characterizing Compute-Communication Overlap in GPU-Accelerated Distributed Deep Learning: Performance and Power Implications
Seonho Lee, Jihwan Oh, Junkyum Kim, Seokjin Go, Jongse Park, Divya Mahajan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.03114

Characterizing Compute-Communication Overlap in GPU-Accelerated Distributed Deep Learning: Performance and Power Implications
This paper provides an in-depth characterization of GPU-accelerated systems, to understand the interplay between overlapping computation and communication which is commonly employed in distributed training settings. Due to the large size of models, distributing them across multiple devices is required. Overlapping strategies, which enable concurrent computation and communication, are critical for mitigating communication bottlenecks and maximizing GPU utilization. However, the current consensus…

Levels of close reading of an artwork:
1️⃣ This is a brushstroke.
2️⃣ What did the artist mean to communicate by placing this brushstroke?
3️⃣ Actually, I think that's just a stain from a coffee mug.
4️⃣ What did the artist mean to communicate by placing this coffee stain?

The US Ambassador to Canada is a gas lighting, lying nutcase like his Administration.
“"Coming to the U.S., that's a decision for the Canadians to make. Searching devices and all of that is not a well-founded fear. We don't do that. America is a welcoming place," he said.
"I've heard that from Americans coming into Canada as well, OK? Saying, 'You know, we've not received a warm reception when we've gotten to Canadian customs,'" he said.”
#usa #canada #never51
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/border-device-searches-us-ambassador-1.7555350

Survey of LLM Agent Communication with MCP: A Software Design Pattern Centric Review
Anjana Sarkar, Soumyendu Sarkar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05364 https…

Survey of LLM Agent Communication with MCP: A Software Design Pattern Centric Review
This survey investigates how classical software design patterns can enhance the reliability and scalability of communication in Large Language Model (LLM)-driven agentic AI systems, focusing particularly on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It examines the foundational architectures of LLM-based agents and their evolution from isolated operation to sophisticated, multi-agent collaboration, addressing key communication hurdles that arise in this transition. The study revisits well-established pa…

Löffelholz-Codex, Nuremberg 1505 Via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Codex_Loeffelholz_F_27v_- wheellock -_rotated_90°_CCW.png

Communications lost with
Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen
after Israeli navy tells it to change course
Freedom Flotilla Coalition says ship’s communications were jammed after Israeli defence minister threatened to ‘take all necessary measures’ to prevent the humanitarian ship from reaching Gaza