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A Be star-black hole binary with a wide orbit from LAMOST time-domain survey
Qian-Yu An, Yang Huang, Wei-Min Gu, Yong Shao, Zhi-Xiang Zhang, Tuan Yi, B. D. Lailey, T. A. A. Sigut, Kyle Akira Rocha, Meng Sun, Seth Gossage, Shi-Jie Gao, Shan-Shan Weng, Song Wang, Bowen Zhang, Xinlin Zhao, Senyu Qi, Shilong Liao, Jianghui Ji, Junfeng Wang, Jianfeng Wu, Mouyuan Sun, Xiang-Dong Li, Jifeng Liu

A Be star-black hole binary with a wide orbit from LAMOST time-domain survey
Binary systems consisting of an early type star and a black hole (BH) are crucial for understanding various astrophysical phenomena, particularly the origins of detected gravitational wave sources. Be binary systems are expected to represent a key evolutionary stage in hosting BHs. However, while hundreds of Be X-ray binaries are known, the only confirmed BH candidate in a Be binary remains highly controversial. We report the discovery of ALS 8814, a Be star-BH binary with a moderately eccentri…

Exploring Year-timescale Gamma-ray Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in Blazars: Evidence for Supermassive Binary Black Holes Scenario
Ajay Sharma, Sakshi Chaudhary, Aishwarya Sarath, Debanjan Bose
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23697

Exploring Year-timescale Gamma-ray Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in Blazars: Evidence for Supermassive Binary Black Holes Scenario
A comprehensive analysis of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the gamma-ray emissions of blazars. Utilizing 15 years of Fermi-LAT observations of seven blazars in our sample, we identify both long-term and transient quasi-periodic oscillations in the gamma-ray light curves, with timescales ranging from a few months to years. These periodicities were detected using the Lomb-Scargle periodogram and REDFIT techniques. To robustly evaluate the statistical significance of the quasi-periodic sign…

Zscaler has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Red Canary.
https://redcanary.com/blog/news-events/redcanary-joining-zscaler/

Red Canary to join Zscaler | Red Canary
Today we are announcing a major milestone in our journey – Zscaler has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Red Canary.

#DJT expected to quickly run to pals in #SCOTUS to overturn 3 judge panel's ban in US Court of International Trade to resume his chaotic #WhiteHouse wank off of tariff tirades that many experts agree exceeds executive branch authorit…

Court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
Trump imposed tariffs on most of the countries in the world in an effort to reverse America’s massive and longstanding trade deficits. He earlier plastered levies on imports from Canada, Chin…

Series C, Episode 10 - Ultraworld
DAYNA: And if we agree?
ULTRA 1: We shall reconsider the fate of your friends. And, of course, yourselves.
TARRANT: Is that the best you can do? No deal.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/310/506 B7B5

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Series C, Episode 10 - Ultraworld
DAYNA: And if we agree?
ULTRA 1: We shall reconsider the fate of your friends. And, of course, yourselves.
TARRANT: Is that the best you can do? No deal.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/310/506 B7B5

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Scott Logic Lead Developer Darren Smith shares a report of carbon emission measuring software tools in 2025, their scope, and reviews these in the context of principal cloud service providers' offerings, including Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon AWS.
"Tools for measuring Cloud Carbon Emissions (updated for 2025)"

Tools for measuring Cloud Carbon Emissions (updated for 2025)
In this post I'll discuss ways of estimating the emissions caused by your Cloud workloads as a first step towards reaching your organisation's Net Zero goals.

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Blog author and Microsoft employee "JoshMSFT" shares details on Microsoft's new PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code.
Feature set includes:
1. Schema Visualization
2. Database aware GitHub Copilot
3. Database Explorer
4. Query History
5. Query Editing with Context-aware IntelliSense
 
"Announcing a new IDE for PostgreSQL in VS Code from Microsoft"

🚀 Melhoramos nossa implementação de malloc(), agora garantindo alinhamento de memória para evitar desperdício e melhorar a performance. Pequenos ajustes, grandes impactos! Quer entender como isso funciona e por que faz diferença? Confira no post 👇
https://suspensao.blog.br/descrenca…

Implementando malloc() e free() — alinhamento de memória
Nossa implementação de malloc() e free() avançou bastante. No último post, vimos por exemplo como unificar blocos de memória menores para evitar fragmentação. Para evitar ainda mais problemas nessa…

Church wants to add a 17-bed homeless shelter. Town says pickleball courts would be a better use of the land. Far too many residents agree. #EminentDomain #NIMBY #DamnedIfTheyDo

Pickleball over people? NJ town moves to seize church and block homeless shelter
Toms River officials say it's about recreation. Critics say the city wants to push the homeless out of sight.