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Ukraine shows footage of Bober drones hiitting Russian air defenses, fighter jet in Crimea: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/01/ukraine-shows-footage-of-bober.html

Apple incurred ~$800M in tariff-related costs in Q3, $100M less than expected, and expects a jump to $1.1B in Q4 if current rates and policies remain in place (William Gallagher/AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/0

Apple staring down $2 billion in Tariff costs in total before end of September
Apple's bill for Trump's tariffs in the third quarter was a little less than first expected, but Tim Cook has cautioned that it will be considerably more in the next quarter, totaling about $2 billion across just two quarters.

Slowly making some progress with mapping out our new neighborhood!
Before/After created with #OpenStreetMap

Like "a professional wrestler’s dressing room."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/01/trump-oval-office-gold-before-after-decor-white-house-makeover?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

" About half of all AI-generated code contains security flaws.
Veracode tasked over 100 different large language models with completing 80 separate coding tasks, from using different coding languages to building different types of applications. The results were not exactly inspiring if security is your top priority, with just 55% of tasks completed ultimately generating “secure” code."
Read This Before You Trust Any AI-Written Code
https://gizmodo.com/read-this-before-you-trust-any-ai-written-code-2000637243

Proof-of-Behavior: Behavior-Driven Consensus for Trustworthy Decentralized Finance
Ailiya Borjigin, Wei Zhou, Cong He
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22171 http…

Proof-of-Behavior: Behavior-Driven Consensus for Trustworthy Decentralized Finance
Current blockchain protocols (e.g., Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake) secure the ledger yet cannot measure validator trustworthiness, allowing subtle misconduct that is especially damaging in decentralized-finance (DeFi) settings. We introduce Proof-of-Behavior (PoB), a consensus model that (i) gives each action a layered utility score -- covering motivation and outcome, (ii) adapts validator weights using recent scores, and (iii) applies decentralized verification with proportional slashing. T…

Darren Waller traded: Veteran TE reveals real reason he retired in the first place before trade to Dolphins

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/…

Good Morning #Canada
Conservationists who focus on restoration of wetlands are increasingly "Leaving It To Beaver." Beavers are considered the ultimate Keystone Species because they area they re-engineer offer benefits to many other species, and an entire ecosystem can collapse if a Beaver is removed. A Beaver dam doesn't just hold and conserve water. Beavers increase the population of frogs, fish, insects, birds, and small mammals and extend the range of larger mammals like moose, deer, and bears. The quantity and variety of vegetation are increased. Water is filtered and saturates the land, refilling artesian wells. It's unbelievable that we almost lost this amazing creature because of a hat fashion trend.
#CanadaIsAwesome #BeaverWeek
https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2021/01/01/leave-it-to-beavers-keystone-species-provides-nature-based-restoration/

Multi-Timescale Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning for Unified Behavior and Control of Autonomous Driving
Guizhe Jin, Zhuoren Li, Bo Leng, Ran Yu, Lu Xiong
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23771

Multi-Timescale Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning for Unified Behavior and Control of Autonomous Driving
Reinforcement Learning (RL) is increasingly used in autonomous driving (AD) and shows clear advantages. However, most RL-based AD methods overlook policy structure design. An RL policy that only outputs short-timescale vehicle control commands results in fluctuating driving behavior due to fluctuations in network outputs, while one that only outputs long-timescale driving goals cannot achieve unified optimality of driving behavior and control. Therefore, we propose a multi-timescale hierarchica…

#BeaverWeek #Factoid
A Beaver's tail is flat, leathery, and sparsely haired. Beavers use it as a rudder for steering while swimming and as a prop to balance when standing or sitting on land. They will slap their tail on the water's surface to warn other Beavers of danger. Beavers store fat in their tails, especially before winter, to help them survive periods with limited food.
A Beavertail is also a famous Canadian pastry that was introduced in the winter of 1978 to skaters on the Rideau Canal. It's a great way to eat Beaver without harming any animals.