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Virtual Interviewers, Real Results: Exploring AI-Driven Mock Technical Interviews on Student Readiness and Confidence
Nathalia Gomez, S. Sue Batham, Mathias Volonte, Tiffany D. Do
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.16542

Virtual Interviewers, Real Results: Exploring AI-Driven Mock Technical Interviews on Student Readiness and Confidence
Technical interviews are a critical yet stressful step in the hiring process for computer science graduates, often hindered by limited access to practice opportunities. This formative qualitative study (n=20) explores whether a multimodal AI system can realistically simulate technical interviews and support confidence-building among candidates. Participants engaged with an AI-driven mock interview tool featuring whiteboarding tasks and real-time feedback. Many described the experience as realis…

Thermodynamically Consistent Modeling and Stable ALE Approximations of Reactive Semi-Permeable Interfaces
Weidong Shi, Shixin Xu, Zhen Zhang, Quan Zhao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14774

Thermodynamically Consistent Modeling and Stable ALE Approximations of Reactive Semi-Permeable Interfaces
Reactive, semi-permeable interfaces play important roles in key biological processes such as targeted drug delivery, lipid metabolism, and signal transduction. These systems involve coupled surface reactions, transmembrane transport, and interfacial deformation, often triggered by local biochemical signals. The strong mechanochemical couplings complicate the modeling of such interfacial dynamics. We propose a thermodynamically consistent continuum framework that integrates bulk fluid motion, in…

Fire season has started in Catalunya
#catalunya #wildfire #Spain

The Republican Majority on the Senate Banking Committee released a press release Friday confirming that they were intentionally eliminating
the “duplicative Office of Financial Research (OFR)”.
According to sources I’ve talked to in the Senate, Republican committee members have shown little concern with the elimination of the Office of Financial Research.
They also seem aware of the concerns over SOFR, because both their “one pager” and “section by section” documents clai…

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Eliminates the Office of Financial Research—Threatening the Stability of the Treasury Market
Early last week I started working on a piece on why the Federal Reserve didn’t step in during the Trump Tariff Financial Panic. The basic idea of that piece is simply that “repo rates”- the interest rate at which you can, in essence, borrow funds with treasury securities

Mechanisms to Verify International Agreements About AI Development
Aaron Scher, Lisa Thiergart
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15867 https://

Mechanisms to Verify International Agreements About AI Development
International agreements about AI development may be required to reduce catastrophic risks from advanced AI systems. However, agreements about such a high-stakes technology must be backed by verification mechanisms--processes or tools that give one party greater confidence that another is following the agreed-upon rules, typically by detecting violations. This report gives an overview of potential verification approaches for three example policy goals, aiming to demonstrate how countries could …

"Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn"
#Sea #Oceans #Mining

Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible to restore damaged seafloor ecosystems—or how long it would take.

Eens!
“Want nu hebben de Europeanen die altijd claimen dat ze de rules-based internationale orde steunen, exact het omgekeerde gedaan. Precies op een moment waarop veel landen het internationale recht uit het raam gooien, geven zij het een trap na. Wat rest, is de rauwe macht van individuele landen die zich nergens meer iets van aantrekken.”

Column | Carte blanche geven aan Israël is een blunder van formaat
In Europa: Caroline de Gruyter

Take note my #DNS friends
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Multi-qubit Rydberg gates between distant atoms
Antonis Delakouras, Georgios Doultsinos, David Petrosyan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16602 https://

Multi-qubit Rydberg gates between distant atoms
We propose an efficient protocol to realize multi-qubit gates in arrays of neutral atoms. The atoms encode qubits in the long-lived hyperfine sublevels of the ground electronic state. To realize the gate, we apply a global laser pulse to transfer the atoms to a Rydberg state with strong blockade interaction that suppresses simultaneous excitation of neighboring atoms arranged in a star-graph configuration. The number of Rydberg excitations, and thereby the parity of the resulting state, depends…

Archaic Podcast 574 - ØTI
ØTi is a distinctive force in the electronic music scene. With a background rooted in techno and years of experience, he crafts a sonic journey that fuses raw energy with intricate rhythms, reflecting a dynamic blend of innovation and mastery.
https://www.instagram.com/oti_music_/