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More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest union said.
Italian unions proclaimed the strike after the Global Sumud Flotilla that was trying to break Israel’s naval blockade to deliver aid to Gaza was intercepted by Israeli naval forces Wednesday night.
Protests and demonstrations have sprung up all over Europe and globally since then,

Millions rally in Italy in solidarity with Gaza amid clashes and disruptions
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike. Italy’s largest union announced the strike on Friday to support Gaza residents and a humanitarian mission. Italian unions called for the strike after the Global Sumud Flotilla, trying to break Israel’s naval blockade, was intercepted by Israeli forces Wednesday night. Italy’s conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the strike, calling it politically motivated. In Rome, 300,0…

Even More Kawaii than Real-Person-Driven VTubers? Understanding How Viewers Perceive AI-Driven VTubers
Yiluo Wei, Yupeng He, Gareth Tyson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.20817 https:…

Even More Kawaii than Real-Person-Driven VTubers? Understanding How Viewers Perceive AI-Driven VTubers
VTubers, digital personas represented by animated avatars, have gained massive popularity. Traditionally, VTubers are operated and voiced by human controllers known as Nakanohito. The reliance on Nakanohito, however, poses risks due to potential personal controversies and operational disruptions. The emergence of AI-driven VTubers offers a new model free from these human constraints. While AI-driven VTubers present benefits such as continuous operation and reduced scandal risk, they also raise …

A Photometric Classifier for Tidal Disruption Events in Rubin LSST
Kunal Bhardwaj, Asen Christov, Sergey Karpov
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25902 https://ar…

A Photometric Classifier for Tidal Disruption Events in Rubin LSST
Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) are astrophysical phenomena arising when stars are disrupted by supermassive black holes. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), with its unprecedented depth and cadence, will detect thousands of TDEs, motivating the need for robust photometric classifiers capable of efficiently distinguishing these events from other extragalactic transients. We aim to develop and validate a machine learning pipeline for photometric TDE identificatio…