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A former employee says fewer than 10,000 people use Ola Krutrim's LLM chatbot, which supports 10 Indian languages, and that over 60% of them are random testers (Swathi Moorthy/The Economic Times)
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Krutrim finds few takers for its LLMs and cloud products
Ola founder Aggarwal first announced Krutrim in December 2023, launching an LLM that could support 10 Indian languages, starting with Krutrim chatbot in February 2024, and cloud offering shortly after. Two founders told ET recently that repeated sign-in attempts were blocked by a persistent “logged out of session” error, making sign-up via mobile or Gmail difficult.

The Python-based data-exfiltration utility used by the Cl0p ransomware group (commonly distributed as part of the toolset during the 2023 – 2024 MoveIt campaigns) constructs operating-system commands by directly concatenating attacker-supplied strings without input sanitization. An authenticated endpoint on the Cl0p operators’ staging/collection host passes file-or directory-names received from compromised machines straight into a shell-escape sequence. No official patch or cooperation from …

T CrB - overview of the accretion history, Roche-lobe filling, orbital solution, and radiative modeling: #TCrB are mounting, initiated by the discovery in 2015 of a new enhanced mass-transfer phase (SAP), which is reminiscent of the one preceding the last recorded outburst in 1946. [...] SAP has been caused by an inside-out collapse of the disk, during which the mean accretion rate onto the WD has been ~28x larger than in quiescence. SAP ended in April 2023, but from May 2024 mass-flow has intensively resumed at disk inner radii while the collapse wave reached the outer portions of the disk; the consequent revamp in mass accretion could fill the gap inherited by the fainter 2015-2023 SAP and eventually lead the WD accreted shell to ignition."

Yes, it’s absurd.
LLMs don’t scale to reach “AGI”. That is mathematically proven[1], so it doesn’t matter how large your data center is.
But that’s not the main reason why this is absurd—as a society we shouldn’t spend these enormous resources and lasting environmental damage on this _even if it would work_.
[1] https://irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2023/09/17/debunking-agi-inevitability-claims/

"Finding Bliss"
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Finding Bliss #NowPlaying
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2021: There is no #AI, I'm doing my own laundry.
2023: CEOs are saying that AI is coming and will do your laundry.
2025: There is AI. I'm still doing my own laundry.
2027?: I'm doing the AI's laundry.

Cosmic Axions Revealed via Amplified Modulation of Ellipticity of Laser (CARAMEL)
Hooman Davoudiasl, Yannis K. Semertzidis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.24022

Cosmic Axions Revealed via Amplified Modulation of Ellipticity of Laser (CARAMEL)
We propose a new axion dark matter detection strategy that employs optical readout of laser beam ellipticity modulations caused by axion-induced electric fields in a microwave cavity, using electro-optic (EO) crystals, enhanced by externally injected radio-frequency (RF) power. Building upon the variance-based probing method, PRD 107, 103005, (2023), we extend this concept to the optical domain: a weak probe laser interacts with an EO crystal placed inside a resonant microwave cavity at cryogen…

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Ich empfehle gerne noch mal Thomas Hettches „Sinkende Sterne“ von 2023. Neben aller anderen Grossartigkeit zeigt er sehr treffend, was im Wallis passiert, wenn es sich durch Naturgewalt teilt — erst Verkehrswege, dann Gesellschaft. Quasi an den immer noch vorhandenen „natürlichen“ Bruchstellen. In anderen Gegenden sicher ähnlich möglich, aber das ist schon sehr Wallis, meinem Empfinden nach
#ThomasHettche

Decrease in Milky Way rotation curve revisited
Jozef Kla\v{c}ka, Michal \v{S}turc
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23551 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.23551

Decrease in Milky Way rotation curve revisited
Context. Latest papers on the rotation curve of the Milky Way galaxy, i. e. Ou et al. (2024); Jiao et al. (2023); Sylos Labini et al. (2023) suggest a Keplerian decrease in the rotation curve. This behavior is not consistent with other spiral galaxies (Lelli et al. 2016; Mistele et al. 2024). Aims. Show that the prior use of the axisymmetric Jeans equation is not consistent with the final model produced in the papers. Methods. Comparison of the results on gravitational potential in Ou et al. (2…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.08161 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@ar…

The Monte Carlo Computational Summit -- October 25 & 26, 2023 -- Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
The Monte Carlo Computational Summit was held on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, USA on 25--26 October 2023. The goals of the summit were to discuss algorithmic and software alterations required for successfully porting respective code bases to exascale-class computing hardware, compare software engineering techniques used by various code teams, and consider the adoption of industry-standard benchmark problems to better facilitate code-to-code performance comp…

Multi-wavelength Study of HESS J0632 057: New Insights into Pulsar-Disk Interaction
Jaegeun Park (Chungbuk National University), Hongjun An (Chungbuk National University), Chanho Kim (Chungbuk National University), Natalie Matchett (University of the Free State), Kaya Mori (Columbia University), Brian van Soelen (University of the Free State), VERITAS Collaboration, :, A. Archer, P. Bangale, J. T. Bartkoske, W. Benbow, J. H. Buckley, Y. Chen, A. J. Chromey, A. Duerr, M. Errando, M. Es…

Multi-wavelength Study of HESS J0632+057: New Insights into Pulsar-Disk Interaction
We present an analysis of new multi-wavelength observations of the TeV gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057, conducted using SALT, Swift, NuSTAR, and VERITAS in 2023--2024. By combining these new data with archival observations, we confirm previous suggestions of orbital variability in the source's X-ray spectrum, including increased X-ray absorption at the orbital phase interval of $ϕ\approx0.3\textrm{--}0.4$. The source's X-ray flux within this phase interval seems to have exhibited a significant…

Establishment of global phase coherence in a highly disordered fractal MgO/MgB2 nanocomposite: Roles of interface, morphology and defect
Iku Nakaaki, Aoi Hashimoto, Shun Kondo, Yuichi Ikuhara, Shuuichi Ooi, Minoru Tachiki, Shunichi Arisawa, Akiko Nakamura, Taku Moronaga, Jun Chen, Hiroyo Segawa, Takahiro Sakurai, Hitoshi Ohta, Takashi Uchino
https://…

Establishment of global phase coherence in a highly disordered fractal MgO/MgB2 nanocomposite: Roles of interface, morphology and defect
Recently, we have reported that a highly disordered fractal MgO/MgB2 nanocomposite exhibits bulk-like superconducting properties with isotropic pinning, showing an excellent phase-coherent capability irrespective of the low volume fraction (~30 vol. %) of MgB2 [Uchino et al., Phys. Rev. B 101, 035146 (2020); Teramachi et al,, Phys. Rev. B 108, 155146 (2023)]. Hence, this nanocomposite provides a useful experimental system to investigate the relationship between the structural disorder and the e…

DC Circuit orders EPA to review 2023-2025 biofuel standard for environmental harms | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-orders-epa-to-review-2023-2025-biofuel-standard-for-environmental-harms/

A Comparison of Relativistic Coupled Cluster and Equation of Motion Coupled Cluster Quadratic Response Theory
Xiang Yuan, Lo\"ic Halbert, Lucas Visscher, Andr\'e Severo Pereira Gomes
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22905

A Comparison of Relativistic Coupled Cluster and Equation of Motion Coupled Cluster Quadratic Response Theory
We present the implementation of relativistic coupled cluster quadratic response theory (QR-CC), following our development of relativistic equation of motion coupled cluster quadratic response theory (QR-EOMCC) [X. Yuan et al., J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2023, 19, 9248]. These codes, which can be used in combination with relativistic (2- and 4-component based) as well as non-relativistic Hamiltonians, are capable of treating both static and dynamic perturbations for electric and magnetic operators…

Temperature Sensitivity of Residential Energy Demand on the Global Scale: A Bayesian Partial Pooling Model
Peer Lasse Hinrichsen, Katrin Rehdanz, Richard S. J. Tol
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22768

Temperature Sensitivity of Residential Energy Demand on the Global Scale: A Bayesian Partial Pooling Model
This paper contributes to the limited literature on the temperature sensitivity of residential energy demand on a global scale. Using a Bayesian Partial Pooling model, we estimate country-specific intercepts and slopes, focusing on non-linear temperature response functions. The results, based on data for up to 126 countries spanning from 1978 to 2023, indicate a higher demand for residential electricity and natural gas at temperatures below -5 degrees Celsius and a higher demand for electricity…

A second security breach at Tea exposes more than 1.1M user messages, dating from early 2023 to as recently as last week, many containing sensitive information (404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/a-second-tea-breach-reveals-users-dms-about-abortion…

A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating
The more than one million messages obtained by 404 Media are as recent as last week, discuss incredibly sensitive topics, and make it trivial to unmask some anonymous Tea users.

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Blondie:
🎵 Atomic
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Seeking Joy
- in spite of all the ruckus, we seek joy -
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Seeking Joy #NowPlaying
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from my link log —
The yaml document from hell.
https://ruudvanasseldonk.com/2023/01/11/the-yaml-document-from-hell
saved 2025-04-11

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Piano Sample Libraries You Love to Hear
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Assessing the Sensitivities of Input-Output Methods for Natural Hazard-Induced Power Outage Macroeconomic Impacts
Matthew Sprintson, Edward Oughton
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.19989

Assessing the Sensitivities of Input-Output Methods for Natural Hazard-Induced Power Outage Macroeconomic Impacts
It is estimated that over one-fourth of US households experienced a power outage in 2023, costing on average US $\$150$ Bn annually, with $87\%$ of outages caused by natural hazards. Indeed, numerous studies have examined the macroeconomic impact of power network interruptions, employing a wide variety of modeling methods and data parameterization techniques, which warrants further investigation. In this paper, we quantify the macroeconomic effects of three significant natural hazard-induced US…

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Aretha Franklin:
🎵 Save Me
#ArethaFranklin
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Convergence of a finite-volume scheme for aggregation-diffusion equations with saturation
David G\'omez-Castro
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11132 https:/…

Convergence of a finite-volume scheme for aggregation-diffusion equations with saturation
In [Bailo, Carrillo, Hu. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 2023] the authors introduce a finite-volume method for aggregation-diffusion equations with non-linear mobility. In this paper we prove convergence of this method using an Aubin--Simons compactness theorem due to Gallouët and Latché. We use suitable discrete $H^1$ and $W^{-1,1}$ discrete norms. We provide two convergence results. A first result shows convergence with general entropies ($U$) (including singular and degenerate) if the initial datum d…

from my link log —
A simple ray tracer written in the meson.build language.
https://github.com/annacrombie/meson-raytracer
saved 2023-11-19

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Sometimes they come back: pulsations in A 0538-66 at 69 ms rediscovered with NICER
Lorenzo Ducci, Sandro Mereghetti
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16420 https:…

Sometimes they come back: pulsations in A 0538-66 at 69 ms rediscovered with NICER
We report on NICER X-ray observations of the Be X-ray binary A 0538-66 located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Fast pulsations (69 ms) in this source were discovered in 1980 during a bright outburst in which it reached a luminosity of ~8E38 erg/s, but were never reobserved since then. We clearly detected the pulsations at P=69.3055 +/- 0.0005 ms with a pulsed fraction of ~20% during a short time interval (~11 minutes) on 2023 January 9, when A 0538-66 had a luminosity of ~8E36 erg/s (0.3-10 keV)…