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JamShield: A Machine Learning Detection System for Over-the-Air Jamming Attacks
Ioannis Panitsas, Yagmur Yigit, Leandros Tassiulas, Leandros Maglaras, Berk Canberk
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11483

JamShield: A Machine Learning Detection System for Over-the-Air Jamming Attacks
Wireless networks are vulnerable to jamming attacks due to the shared communication medium, which can severely degrade performance and disrupt services. Despite extensive research, current jamming detection methods often rely on simulated data or proprietary over-the-air datasets with limited cross-layer features, failing to accurately represent the real state of a network and thus limiting their effectiveness in real-world scenarios. To address these challenges, we introduce JamShield, a dynam…

MaXIFE: Multilingual and Cross-lingual Instruction Following Evaluation
Yile Liu, Ziwei Ma, Xiu Jiang, Jinglu Hu, Jing Chang, Liang Li
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01776

MaXIFE: Multilingual and Cross-lingual Instruction Following Evaluation
With the rapid adoption of large language models (LLMs) in natural language processing, the ability to follow instructions has emerged as a key metric for evaluating their practical utility. However, existing evaluation methods often focus on single-language scenarios, overlooking the challenges and differences present in multilingual and cross-lingual contexts. To address this gap, we introduce MaXIFE: a comprehensive evaluation benchmark designed to assess instruction-following capabilities a…

"As demographers who study fertility, family behaviors and childbearing intentions, we can say with certainty that population decline is not imminent, inevitable or necessarily catastrophic."
https://theconversation.com/fear…

Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions
While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.

Happy Canada Day | Bonne Fête du Canada
This is from a little more than a year ago, when I traveled to some Canadian islands to see a solar eclipse. I know there's a Maple Leaf flying on that boat, although you can't see it in this pic.

I had been debating if I should renew my Smithsonian Associates membership, so now I know that I won't.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/07/31/trump-impeachment-smithsonian/

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum
A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

Geniuses, all of them. https://apnews.com/video/fort-bragg-back-and-forth-has-consequences-for-some-local-businesses-2b35edf86f324436a63840a6137d919f

Fort Bragg back and forth has consequences for some local businesses
Ralph Rodriguez can be forgiven for feeling like a pawn. He chose to name his pawn and gun store after Fort Liberty, and is having to spend thousands to rebrand after the Army changed the installation back to Fort Bragg.

#JamesSloyan #CarolSiskind
Season 1 Episode 6 "The Sky is Falling"
#RandomBaywatch #lvdlpx

But will I ever stop feeling like I need to wash my hands every time I touch an object, either while I'm outside my house or when I'm in my house but the object recently entered it from out there? I know logically that isn't a useful precaution against the diseases currently circulating,* but my brain has still not been able to convince my gut.
* It is one of the useful precautions against influenza, but right now is not flu season where I am.