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Greater Manchester still has a long way to go on protected cycling infrastructure.
Share of protected cycling infra-
structure of total roads %:
Paris 44
Hamburg 33
Barcelona 19
Waraw 15
G London 8
Manchester 8 rank 29/36
Did better on school streets and safe speeds
https…

Streets for Kids, Cities for All: Protected cycling infrastructure ranking
We've analysed 36 European cities to see how they’re progressing in creating transport systems that prioritise the needs of children.

David Hogg, the young vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee whose vow to unseat “asleep-at-the-wheel” Democrats roiled his party,
said on Wednesday that he would step away from the high-ranking role in a move that ends months of internal infighting.
Moments before Hogg announced his decision, members of the committee had voted to hold new vice-chair elections that could have led to his ouster.
“I came into this role to play a positive role in creating the change o…

Parole de Survivante, Š propos des séquelles Š vie :
1️⃣ Les séquelles d’un passé volé ne disparaissent pas. Elles hantent. Elles rongent. Elles isolent. 🧵 #ChardonsBleus #VictimesDeSectes
2️⃣ Des cauchemars de fin du monde. Chaque nuit.
Un passé qui refuse de rester derri…

On the Effective Non-vanishing of Rankin--Selberg $L$-functions at Special Points
Zhi Qi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08546 https://arx…

On the Effective Non-vanishing of Rankin--Selberg $L$-functions at Special Points
Let $Q (z)$ be a holomorphic Hecke cusp newform of square-free level and $u_j (z)$ traverse an orthonormal basis of Hecke--Maass cusp forms of full level. Let $1/4 + t_j^2$ be the Laplace eigenvalue $u_j (z)$. In this paper, we prove that there is a constant $ γ(Q) $ expressed as a certain Euler product associated to $Q$ such that at least $ γ(Q) / 11 $ of the Rankin--Selberg special $L$-values $L (1/2+it_j, Q \otimes u_j)$ for $ t_j \leqslant T$ do not vanish as $T \rightarrow \infty$. Furth…

No such thing as a slow cybersecurity news day anymore, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Top cyber vendors hope to clean up crazy threat group naming practices,
--Coinbase knew of data leak in January,
--Prolific swatter pleads guilty,
--Cartier confirms data breach,
--Abilene gropes for recovery after rejecting ransom payment,
--North Face customers' data stolen in credential s…

Top cyber vendors hope to clean up crazy threat group naming practices
Coinbase knew of data leak in January, Prolific swatter pleads guilty, Cartier confirms data breach, Abilene gropes for recovery after rejecting ransom payment, North Face customers' data stolen in credential stuffing attacks, $11.5m stolen from BitoPro hot wallets, much more

Comprehensive Radio Monitoring of the Black Hole X-ray Binary Swift J1727.8$-$1613 during its 2023$-$2024 Outburst
Andrew K. Hughes, Francesco Carotenuto, Thomas D. Russell, Alexandra J. Tetarenko, James C. A. Miller-Jones, Arash Bahramian, Joe S. Bright, Fraser J. Cowie, Rob Fender, Mark A. Gurwell, Jasvinderjit K. Khaulsay, Anastasia Kirby, Serena Jones, Elodie Lescure, Michael McCollough, Richard M. Plotkin, Ramprasad Rao, Saeqa D. Vrtilek, David R. A. Williams-Baldwin, Callan M. Wo…

Comprehensive Radio Monitoring of the Black Hole X-ray Binary Swift J1727.8$-$1613 during its 2023$-$2024 Outburst
This work presents comprehensive multi-frequency radio monitoring of the black hole low-mass X-ray binary Swift J1727.8$-$1613, which underwent its first recorded outburst after its discovery in August 2023. Through a considerable community effort, we have coalesced the data from multiple, distinct observing programs; the light curves include ${\sim} 10$ months and 197 epochs of monitoring from 7 radio facilities with observing frequencies ranging from (approximately) 0.3$-$230GHz. The primary …

I've read now through the "Streets for kids" #cityranking report: https://cleancitiescampaign.org/city-ranking-2025/

Streets for Kids, Cities for All: City Ranking 2025
We've analysed 36 European cities to see how they’re progressing in creating transport systems that prioritise the needs of children.

Adaptive Exploration in Lenia with Intrinsic Multi-Objective Ranking
Niko Lorantos, Lee Spector
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02990 https://

Adaptive Exploration in Lenia with Intrinsic Multi-Objective Ranking
Artificial life aims to understand the fundamental principles of biological life by creating computational models that exhibit life-like properties. Although artificial life systems show promise for simulating biological evolution, achieving open-endedness remains a central challenge. This work investigates mechanisms to promote exploration and unbounded innovation within evolving populations of Lenia continuous cellular automata by evaluating individuals against each other with respect to dist…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.01948 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csAI_…

The Evolution and Future Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC), a rapidly advancing technology, is transforming content creation across domains, such as text, images, audio, and video. Its growing potential has attracted more and more researchers and investors to explore and expand its possibilities. This review traces AIGC's evolution through four developmental milestones-ranging from early rule-based systems to modern transfer learning models-within a unified framework that highlights how each milestone co…

Greater Manchester still has a long way to go on protected cycling infrastructure.
Share of protected cycling infra-
structure of total roads %:
Paris 44
Hamburg 33
Barcelona 19
Waraw 15
G London 8
Manchester 8 rank 29/36
Did better on school streets and safe speeds
https…

Streets for Kids, Cities for All: Protected cycling infrastructure ranking
We've analysed 36 European cities to see how they’re progressing in creating transport systems that prioritise the needs of children.