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Ukraine courts big foreign investors but leaves smaller players behind: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/25/ukraine-courts-big-foreign-investors.html

Vivani subsidiary Cortigent (which took over the visual prosthesis technology of Second Sight Medical Products) claims that "Argus II has been discontinued due to the small population of patients with RP" https://www.cortigent.com/argus-ii after 350 blind people had received the Argus II retinal …

Fundamental Scaling Limit in Critical Quantum Metrology
Ju-Yeon Gyhm, Hyukjoon Kwon, Myung-Joong Hwang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19003 https://

Fundamental Scaling Limit in Critical Quantum Metrology
Critical quantum metrology aims to harness critical properties near quantum phase transitions to enhance parameter estimation precision. However, critical slowing down inherently limits the achievable precision within a finite evolution time. To address this challenge, we establish a fundamental scaling limit of critical quantum metrology with respect to the total evolution time. We find that the winding number of the system's phase space trajectory determines the scaling bound of quantum Fishe…

DirecTV experiments with discontinuing satellite TV subscriptions for new customers in several US regions and directing subscribers toward its streaming option (Luke Bouma/Cord Cutters News)
https://cordcuttersnews.com/directv-stop…

DIRECTV Stops Selling Satellite TV for New Customers in Select Areas | Cord Cutters News
DIRECTV, a leading provider of television entertainment, has announced a significant shift in its service offerings, discontinuing satellite TV subscriptions for new customers in several regions across the United States. The company is now directing new subscribers toward its streaming option, as part of a broader strategy to adapt to evolving consumer preferences and technological […]

1/x) I thought I would return without any photos at all from our hike last Saturday to the #Wallberg near #Tegernsee
But back home I noticed some potential in at least some of the photos so I invested some time in them and compiled a little video as well.

Wallberg Beyond the Crowds
Last weekend’s hike to the Wallberg near Tegernsee offered a calm alternative to the usual crowds thanks to overcast skies and cool temperatures. We enjoyed varied views, a peaceful ascent, and a choice descent on a narrow trail with photo-worthy moments, while testing a new action cam along the way

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Curtis Harding:
🎵 There She Goes
#CurtisHarding
https://curtisharding.bandcamp.com/track/there-she-goes
https://open.spotify.com/track/3tRfWnJXA557NsVIz2R2GB

Nature: Cortical circuits for cross-modal generalization (in mice) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-59342-9 "Optogenetic sensory substitution and systematic silencing of these associative areas revealed that a single area in the dorsal stream is necessary an…

Cortical circuits for cross-modal generalization - Nature Communications
Neural mechanisms underlying cross-modal generalization of learned sensorimotor associations are not fully understood. Here authors show that mice use a specialized cortical circuit to generalize learned behaviors between vision and touch. A single region in the dorsal cortex is essential for forming abstract spatial representations that enable cross-modal flexibility.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Curtis Harding:
🎵 True Love Can't Be Blind
#CurtisHarding
https://curtisharding.bandcamp.com/track/true-love-cant-be-blind
https://open.spotify.com/track/13XkT1WvbAFyDvltA9ubt6

Under a new amendment, English and Welsh courts will have to notify journalists in advance when reporting restrictions are applied for, starting in October (Ellen Ehrlich/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/courts-t…

Courts to notify journalists of reporting restrictions so they can be challenged
Journalists are to see improved press freedom within courts in England and Wales from October with legal changes to reporting restrictions.

Object knowledge representation in the human visual cortex requires a connection with the language system https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003161 "Our experiments reveal the contribution of the vision-la…

Object knowledge representation in the human visual cortex requires a connection with the language system
This study shows that communication between the visual cortex and the brain language system is necessary for the representation of object knowledge in the visual cortex and for corresponding behaviors in humans. This highlights the significance of connections between sensory and language systems for object knowledge in the human brain.