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Hybrid Stabilization Protocol for Cross-Chain Digital Assets Using Adaptor Signatures and AI-Driven Arbitrage
Shengwei You, Andrey Kuehlkamp, Jarek Nabrzyski
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05708

Hybrid Stabilization Protocol for Cross-Chain Digital Assets Using Adaptor Signatures and AI-Driven Arbitrage
Stablecoins face an unresolved trilemma of balancing decentralization, stability, and regulatory compliance. We present a hybrid stabilization protocol that combines crypto-collateralized reserves, algorithmic futures contracts, and cross-chain liquidity pools to achieve robust price adherence while preserving user privacy. At its core, the protocol introduces stabilization futures contracts (SFCs), non-collateralized derivatives that programmatically incentivize third-party arbitrageurs to cou…

Ancilla measurement-based Quantum Otto engine using double-pair spin architecture
S R Rathnakaran, Asoka Biswas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05948 https://…

Ancilla measurement-based Quantum Otto engine using double-pair spin architecture
We present a quantum heat engine model utilizing a dual spin-pair architecture, wherein an Otto-like cycle is implemented using a single heat bath. The conventional cold bath is replaced by a measurement protocol, enabling engine operation without the need for a second thermal reservoir. Unlike standard quantum heat engines, our framework employs an ancillary spin pair in a two-dimensional configuration to regulate performance. Operating in finite time, the engine attains finite power, which is…

Survey of LLM Agent Communication with MCP: A Software Design Pattern Centric Review
Anjana Sarkar, Soumyendu Sarkar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05364 https…

Survey of LLM Agent Communication with MCP: A Software Design Pattern Centric Review
This survey investigates how classical software design patterns can enhance the reliability and scalability of communication in Large Language Model (LLM)-driven agentic AI systems, focusing particularly on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It examines the foundational architectures of LLM-based agents and their evolution from isolated operation to sophisticated, multi-agent collaboration, addressing key communication hurdles that arise in this transition. The study revisits well-established pa…

\textit{QuantMCP}: Grounding Large Language Models in Verifiable Financial Reality
Yifan Zeng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06622 https://

\textit{QuantMCP}: Grounding Large Language Models in Verifiable Financial Reality
Large Language Models (LLMs) hold immense promise for revolutionizing financial analysis and decision-making, yet their direct application is often hampered by issues of data hallucination and lack of access to real-time, verifiable financial information. This paper introduces QuantMCP, a novel framework designed to rigorously ground LLMs in financial reality. By leveraging the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for standardized and secure tool invocation, QuantMCP enables LLMs to accurately interfac…

Analysis of X's new XChat shows that X can probably decrypt users' messages, as it holds users' private keys on its servers (Matthew Green/A Few Thoughts ...)
https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/06/09/a-bi…

A bit more on Twitter/X’s new encrypted messaging
Matthew Garrett has a nice post about Twitter (uh, X)’s new end-to-end encryption messaging protocol, which is now called XChat. The TL;DR of Matthew’s post is that from a cryptographic…

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Open Wireless Digital Twin: End-to-End 5G Mobility Emulation in O-RAN Framework
This paper presents an end-to-end wireless digital twin platform constructed using open-source software and open data to enhance the evaluation of mobile communication systems. The proposed open wireless digital twin (OWDT) integrates OpenAirInterface (OAI) for 5G NR protocol stack emulation and NVIDIA Sionna RT for high-resolution ray tracing based radio propagation modeling. This integration enables realistic emulation of vehicular mobility scenarios, leveraging real-world geographic and buil…

Network Hexagons Under Attack: Secure Crowdsourcing of Geo-Referenced Data
Okemawo Obadofin, Joao Barros
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05601 https://

Network Hexagons Under Attack: Secure Crowdsourcing of Geo-Referenced Data
A critical requirement for modern-day Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is the ability to collect geo-referenced data from connected vehicles and mobile devices in a safe, secure and anonymous way. The Nexagon protocol, which builds on the IETF Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) and the Hierarchical Hexagonal Clustering (H3) geo-spatial indexing system, offers a promising framework for dynamic, privacy-preserving data aggregation. Seeking to address the critical security and privacy v…

Random Exclusion Codes: Quantum Advantages of Single-Shot Communication
Joonwoo Bae, Kieran Flatt, Teiko Heinosaari, Oskari Kerppo, Karthik Mohan, Andr\'es Mu\~noz-Moller, Ashutosh Rai
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07701

Random Exclusion Codes: Quantum Advantages of Single-Shot Communication
Identifying information tasks that offer advantages over their classical counterparts by exploiting quantum resources finds the usefulness of quantum information technologies. In this work, we introduce a two-party communication primitive, Random Exclusion Code (REC), which is a single-shot prepare-and-measure protocol where a sender encodes a random message into a shorter sequence and a receiver attempts to exclude a randomly chosen letter in the original message. We present quantum advantages…

This is really neat.
https://mastodon.social/@pid_eins/114618473677694301

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Certifying the activation of Bell nonlocality with finite data
The activation of Bell nonlocality is a protocol that enables the violation of a Bell inequality from a system that initially did not allow for any such violation because the state of the system was Bell-local. This activation of hidden Bell nonlocality has been demonstrated in experiments; however, while the certification of Bell nonlocality is conceptional straightforward, a statistically rigorous verification that the initial state is Bell-local has not yet been achieved. This is due to two …

Esto se ve realmente interesante. Una herramienta que permite migrar cuentas entre activitypub y ATprotocol conservando publicaciones y seguidores. Y, según entiendo, también permite migrar entre plataformas del mismo protocolo. Habrš que ver qué tal va.
https://blog.anew.social/bounce-a-cros…

Optimal protocol for collisional Brownian engines
Gustavo A. L. For\~ao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05078 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.0…

Optimal protocol for collisional Brownian engines
Collisional Brownian engines have recently gained attention as alternatives to conventional nanoscale engines. However, a comprehensive optimization of their performance, which could serve as a benchmark for future engine designs, is still lacking. In this work, we address this gap by deriving and analyzing the optimal driving protocol for a collisional Brownian engine. By maximizing the average output work, we show that the optimal protocol consists of linear force segments separated by impuls…

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Depermissioning Web3: a Permissionless Accountable RPC Protocol for Blockchain Networks
In blockchain networks, so-called "full nodes" serve data to and relay transactions from clients through an RPC interface. This serving layer enables integration of "Web3" data, stored on blockchains, with "Web2" mobile or web applications that cannot directly participate as peers in a blockchain network. In practice, the serving layer is dominated by a small number of centralized services ("node providers") that offer permissioned access to RPC endpoints. Clients register with these providers …

This week’s edition of my @… newsletter shines a light on the impact of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) across multiple computing eras—leading right up to today.
We’ve arrived at a moment where loose coupling principles are cool (and super useful) again.
Naturally, there are some live demo nuggets in the post to help bring it all to life:
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The Model Context Protocol: Bridging Generational Computing Experiences
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is emerging as a transformative force in computing, with its significance uniquely appreciated across generational lines. This new protocol serves as crucial middleware for LLM-powered productivity tools, addressing needs that previous computing paradigms couldn't fu

fediverse: Fediverse network (2018)
An early snapshot of the federation network among web publishers using the ActivityPub protocol. Nodes are instances, and a directed edge exists if an instance follows another instance.
This network has 4860 nodes and 484164 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Information
https://ne…

Improved Byzantine Agreement under an Adaptive Adversary
Fabien Dufoulon, Gopal Pandurangan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04919 https://…

Improved Byzantine Agreement under an Adaptive Adversary
Byzantine agreement is a fundamental problem in fault-tolerant distributed computing that has been studied intensively for the last four decades. Much of the research has focused on a static Byzantine adversary, where the adversary is constrained to choose the Byzantine nodes in advance of the protocol's execution. This work focuses on the harder case of an adaptive Byzantine adversary that can choose the Byzantine nodes \emph{adaptively} based on the protocol's execution. While efficient $O(\l…

Looking at the Common Alert Protocol (https://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap/v1.2/CAP-v1.2-os.html), for our Service Alerts (

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Suppression of spin bath and low-frequency noise for sub-MHz AC magnetometry based on double-dressed spin qubit in diamond
We experimentally demonstrate a protocol that effectively suppresses the qubit-bath interaction in diamond and enables detection of weak AC signals (below 1 MHz) with enhanced signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) up to SNR = 17. The method is based on AC magnetometry with single- and double-dressed states that are adiabatically transferred from the initial qubit states using concatenated continuous dynamical decoupling. This work paves a way toward sensitive detection of weakly coupled nuclear spins in …

Rumors on evolving graphs through stationary times
Vicenzo Bonasorte
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04386 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.0438…

Rumors on evolving graphs through stationary times
We study rumor spreading in dynamic random graphs. Starting with a single informed vertex, the information flows until it reaches all the vertices of the graph (completion), according to the following process. At each step $k$, the information is propagated to neighbors of the informed vertices, in the $k$-th generated random graph. The way this information propagates from vertex to vertex at each step will depend on the ``protocol". We provide a method based on strong stationary times to study…

Some of you probably remember WAIS. An Internet search engine from the Gopher era (more specific: a search protocol). TIL: Thinking Machines (those with the massive red blinkenlights servers) were the main driver and developer of WAIS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_area_information…

A Study on the MCP x A2A Framework for Enhancing Interoperability of LLM-based Autonomous Agents
Cheonsu Jeong
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01804 https://

A Study on the MCP x A2A Framework for Enhancing Interoperability of LLM-based Autonomous Agents
This paper provides an in-depth technical analysis and implementation methodology of the open-source Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol developed by Google and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) introduced by Anthropic. While the evolution of LLM-based autonomous agents is rapidly accelerating, efficient interactions among these agents and their integration with external systems remain significant challenges. In modern AI systems, collaboration between autonomous agents and integration with external t…

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Proof of Sampling: A Nash Equilibrium-Based Verification Protocol for Decentralized Systems
This paper introduces the Proof of Sampling (PoSP) protocol, a Nash Equilibrium-based verification mechanism, and its application to decentralized machine learning inference through spML. Our protocol has a pure strategy Nash Equilibrium, compelling rational participants to act honestly. It economically disincentivizes dishonest behavior, making it costly for participants to compromise the network's integrity. In our spML protocol, we apply PoSP to decentralized inference for AI applications vi…

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Statistical Channel Based Low-Complexity Rotation and Position Optimization for 6D Movable Antennas Enabled Wireless Communication
Six-dimensional movable antenna (6DMA) is a promising technology to fully exploit spatial variation in wireless channels by allowing flexible adjustment of three-dimensional (3D) positions and rotations of antennas at the transceiver. In this paper, we investigate the practical low-complexity design of 6DMA-enabled communication systems, including transmission protocol, statistical channel information (SCI) acquisition, and joint position and rotation optimization of 6DMA surfaces based on the …

I know its a bad picture, but I got a funny sticker at a conference today and had to share.

Looking at the Common Alert Protocol (https://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap/v1.2/CAP-v1.2-os.html), for our Service Alerts (

French Listening Tests for the Assessment of Intelligibility, Quality, and Identity of Body-Conducted Speech Enhancement
Thomas Joubaud, Julien Hauret, V\'eronique Zimpfer, \'Eric Bavu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04495

French Listening Tests for the Assessment of Intelligibility, Quality, and Identity of Body-Conducted Speech Enhancement
This study evaluates the Extreme Bandwidth Extension Network (EBEN) model on body-conduction sensors through listening tests. Using the Vibravox dataset, we assess intelligibility with a French Modified Rhyme Test, speech quality with a MUSHRA (MUltiple Stimuli with Hidden Reference and Anchor) protocol and speaker identity preservation with an A/B identification task. The experiments involved male and female speakers recorded with a forehead accelerometer, rigid in-ear and throat microphones. …

MULTISS: un protocole de stockage confidentiel {\`a} long terme sur plusieurs r{\'e}seaux QKD
Thomas Pr\'evost (I3S), Olivier Alibart (INPHYNI), Marc Kaplan, Anne Marin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04800

MULTISS: un protocole de stockage confidentiel {à} long terme sur plusieurs r{é}seaux QKD
This paper presents MULTISS, a new protocol for long-term storage distributed across multiple Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) networks. This protocol is an extension of LINCOS, a secure storage protocol that uses Shamir secret sharing for secret storage on a single QKD network. Our protocol uses hierarchical secret sharing to distribute a secret across multiple QKD networks while ensuring perfect security. Our protocol further allows for sharing updates without having to reconstruct the entire s…

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Multi-mode NOON states generation with ultracold atoms via geodesic counterdiabatic driving
We present a protocol for the generation of NOON states with ultracold atoms, leveraging the Bose-Hubbard model in the self-trapping regime. By the means of an optimized adiabatic protocol, we achieve a significant reduction in the time required for the preparation of highly entangled NOON states, involving two or more modes. Our method saturates the quantum speed limit, ensuring both efficiency and high fidelity in state preparation. A detailed analysis of the geodesic counterdiabatic driving …

my #gemini server is back online at
gemini://gemini.jasonsanta.xyz
#gemini_protocol

This is just one example. "MCP" the protocol for "AI agents" is basically without security measures. It's like running random code on your infrastructure and data.
(Original title: GitHub MCP Exploited: Accessing private repositories via MCP)
https://simonwillison.net…

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DeepResearchGym: A Free, Transparent, and Reproducible Evaluation Sandbox for Deep Research
Deep research systems represent an emerging class of agentic information retrieval methods that generate comprehensive and well-supported reports to complex queries. However, most existing frameworks rely on dynamic commercial search APIs, which pose reproducibility and transparency challenges in addition to their cost. To address these limitations, we introduce DeepResearchGym, an open-source sandbox that combines a reproducible search API with a rigorous evaluation protocol for benchmarking d…

BEAR: BGP Event Analysis and Reporting
Hanqing Li, Melania Fedeli, Vinay Kolar, Diego Klabjan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04514 https://

BEAR: BGP Event Analysis and Reporting
The Internet comprises of interconnected, independently managed Autonomous Systems (AS) that rely on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for inter-domain routing. BGP anomalies--such as route leaks and hijacks--can divert traffic through unauthorized or inefficient paths, jeopardizing network reliability and security. Although existing rule-based and machine learning methods can detect these anomalies using structured metrics, they still require experts with in-depth BGP knowledge of, for example…

It is fascinating (maybe not the word everyone would use) to watch, what once was viewed as an init replacement, systemd evolve. Terminal emulation:
https://mastodon.social/@pid_eins/114618473677694301

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Muon Imaging for Illicit Cargo Detection: A Simulation-Based Study
This study evaluates the potential of muon tomography as a non-invasive technique for detecting concealed illicit drugs in cargo, based on detailed simulations performed using the GEANT4 toolkit. A combined analysis of muon scattering and absorption data was employed to enhance material discrimination, with a focus on realistic smuggling scenarios involving cocaine hidden within legitimate cargo. A two-stage inspection protocol is proposed to balance detection speed and resolution. In the first…

More than $12 million stolen from crypto platform Cork Protocol https://therecord.media/cork-protocol-defi-12million-crypto-theft

An LLM Agent for Functional Bug Detection in Network Protocols
Mingwei Zheng, Chengpeng Wang, Xuwei Liu, Jinyao Guo, Shiwei Feng, Xiangyu Zhang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00714

An LLM Agent for Functional Bug Detection in Network Protocols
Functional correctness is critical for ensuring the reliability and security of network protocol implementations. Functional bugs, instances where implementations diverge from behaviors specified in RFC documents, can lead to severe consequences, including faulty routing, authentication bypasses, and service disruptions. Detecting these bugs requires deep semantic analysis across specification documents and source code, a task beyond the capabilities of traditional static analysis tools. This p…

Figma releases Dev Mode Model Context Protocol server, which provides more context about how AI designs are created in Figma (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/679439/figma-dev-mode-mcp-server-beta-release

Figma will let your AI access its design servers
Figma is launching a Dev Mode MCP Server that can help AI models more effectively translate designs into fully coded applications.

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Beyond the Protocol: Unveiling Attack Vectors in the Model Context Protocol Ecosystem
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an emerging standard designed to enable seamless interaction between Large Language Model (LLM) applications and external tools or resources. Within a short period, thousands of MCP services have already been developed and deployed. However, the client-server integration architecture inherent in MCP may expand the attack surface against LLM Agent systems, introducing new vulnerabilities that allow attackers to exploit by designing malicious MCP servers. In th…

The Model Context Protocol acts as a universal translator between LLMs and data sources, eliminating complex platform-specific requirements. Our new open source MCP server for ODBC (mcp-odbc-server) enables seamless integration of any ODBC-accessible data into RAG pipelines.
Read more in my latest newsletter!

What's The Model Context Protocol & Why Is It Important?
The way Large Language Models (LLMs) interact with the vast world of data sources and APIs (Application Programming Interface) is undergoing a significant transformation, thanks to the emergence of the Model Context Protocol (MCP). MCP servers act as a crucial middleware layer, a kind of "universal

Do we know if Anthropic named their (technically garbage) "Agentic AI" protocol MCP in refence to the antagonist of the TRON movie?

Singularity Protocol for Cross Chain AMM without Intermediate Tokens or Bridges
Sumit Vohra
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24337 https://…

Singularity Protocol for Cross Chain AMM without Intermediate Tokens or Bridges
Automated Market Makers (AMMs) are decentralized exchange protocols that provide continuous access to token liquidity without the need for order books or traditional market makers. However, this innovation has failed to scale when it comes to cross-chain swaps. Modern cross-chain swaps employ double-sided AMMs, which are not only inefficient due to liquidity fragmentation but also require an intermediate token. This introduces inherent volatility risk as well as blockchain and bridging risk, es…

A Smart-Contract to Resolve Multiple Equilibrium in Intermediated Trade
Daniel Aronoff, Robert M. Townsend
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22940 https://…

A Smart-Contract to Resolve Multiple Equilibrium in Intermediated Trade
We present a model of a market that is intermediated by broker-dealers where there is multiple equilibrium. We then design a smart-contract that receives messages and algorithmically sends trading instructions. The smart-contract resolves the multiple equilibrium by implementing broker-dealer joint profit maximization as a Nash equilibrium. This outcome relies upon several factors: Agent commitments to follow the smart contract protocol; selective privacy of information; a structured timing of …

Beyond the Protocol: Unveiling Attack Vectors in the Model Context Protocol Ecosystem
Hao Song, Yiming Shen, Wenxuan Luo, Leixin Guo, Ting Chen, Jiashui Wang, Beibei Li, Xiaosong Zhang, Jiachi Chen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02040

Beyond the Protocol: Unveiling Attack Vectors in the Model Context Protocol Ecosystem
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an emerging standard designed to enable seamless interaction between Large Language Model (LLM) applications and external tools or resources. Within a short period, thousands of MCP services have already been developed and deployed. However, the client-server integration architecture inherent in MCP may expand the attack surface against LLM Agent systems, introducing new vulnerabilities that allow attackers to exploit by designing malicious MCP servers. In th…

as_skitter: Skitter IP graph (2005)
An aggregate snapshot of the Internet Protocol (IP) graph, as measured by the traceroute tool on CAIDA's skitter infrastructure, in 2005.
This network has 1696415 nodes and 11095298 edges.
Tags: Technological, Communication, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/as_s…

Multi-mode NOON states generation with ultracold atoms via geodesic counterdiabatic driving
Dengis Simon, Sandro Wimberger, Peter Schlagheck
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01948

Multi-mode NOON states generation with ultracold atoms via geodesic counterdiabatic driving
We present a protocol for the generation of NOON states with ultracold atoms, leveraging the Bose-Hubbard model in the self-trapping regime. By the means of an optimized adiabatic protocol, we achieve a significant reduction in the time required for the preparation of highly entangled NOON states, involving two or more modes. Our method saturates the quantum speed limit, ensuring both efficiency and high fidelity in state preparation. A detailed analysis of the geodesic counterdiabatic driving …

A Reinforcement Learning-Based Telematic Routing Protocol for the Internet of Underwater Things
Mohammadhossein Homaei, Mehran Tarif, Agustin Di Bartolo, Oscar Mogollon Gutierrez, Mar Avila
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00133

A Reinforcement Learning-Based Telematic Routing Protocol for the Internet of Underwater Things
The Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) faces major challenges such as low bandwidth, high latency, mobility, and limited energy resources. Traditional routing protocols like RPL, which were designed for land-based networks, do not perform well in these underwater conditions. This paper introduces RL-RPL-UA, a new routing protocol that uses reinforcement learning to improve performance in underwater environments. Each node includes a lightweight RL agent that selects the best parent node based…

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Applying the ACE2 Emulator to SST Green's Functions for the E3SMv3 Global Atmosphere Model
Green's functions are a useful technique for interpreting atmospheric state responses to changes in the spatial pattern of sea surface temperature (SST). Here we train version 2 of the Ai2 Climate Emulator (ACE2) on reference historical SST simulations of the US Department of Energy's EAMv3 global atmosphere model. We compare how well the SST Green's functions generated by ACE2 match those of EAMv3, following the protocol of the Green's Function Model Intercomparison Project (GFMIP). The spatia…

Complementary Time-Space Tradeoff for Self-Stabilizing Leader Election: Polynomial States Meet Sublinear Time
Yuichi Sudo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23649 …

Complementary Time-Space Tradeoff for Self-Stabilizing Leader Election: Polynomial States Meet Sublinear Time
We study the self-stabilizing leader election (SS-LE) problem in the population protocol model, assuming exact knowledge of the population size $n$. Burman, Chen, Chen, Doty, Nowak, Severson, and Xu (PODC 2021) showed that this problem can be solved in $O(n)$ expected time with $O(n)$ states. Recently, Gąsieniec, Grodzicki, and Stachowiak (PODC 2025) proved that $n+O(\log n)$ states suffice to achieve $O(n \log n)$ time both in expectation and with high probability (w.h.p.). If substantially m…

The ATProTO meetup on April 14th conflicts with Tech Pizza Monday, so we will try to hijack it. Just kidding! Or are we? Either way, the details are in the Luma link. #ATProtocol #Toronto #ATProTO

I'm baffled that this guy is a respected analyst. Yeah, an infinite number of AI agents will spend their money on content from human creators, making those humans infinitely rich. I see no flaws in this model.

I forget. What do you call it when a single political appointee overturns an established, disciplined, scientific process because he's smarter than everyone else combined? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/health/covid-vac…

U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upended decades of standard protocol in announcing that the vaccine would be dropped from the immunization schedule for healthy children.

Bayesian and Markovian classical feedforward for discriminating amplitude damping channels
Milajiguli Rexiti, Stefano Mancini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01851

Bayesian and Markovian classical feedforward for discriminating amplitude damping channels
We address the issue of multishot discrimination between two qubit-amplitude damping channels by invoking a simple adaptive protocol that employs Helstrom measurement at each step and classical information feedforward. We contrast the performance of Bayesian and Markovian strategies. We show that the former is only slightly advantageous for a limited parameters' region.

“Our parents kept us carefully isolated - from birth - from even witnessing examples of other children being disrespectful, and even the faintest disobedience gets slapped out of you starting as a baby.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/aella/p/the-joy-is-not-optional…

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Fast and direct preparation of a genuine lattice BEC via the quantum Mpemba effect
We present an efficient method for dissipatively preparing a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) directly on a lattice, avoiding the need for a two-staged preparation procedure currently used in ultracold-atom platforms. Our protocol is based on driving the lattice-subsystem into a non-equilibrium steady state, which we show to exhibit a lattice analog of a true BEC, where the depletion can be controlled via the dissipation strength. Furthermore, exploiting a symmetry-based Mpemba effect, we analyti…

Next Generation Authentication for Data Spaces: An Authentication Flow Based On Grant Negotiation And Authorization Protocol For Verifiable Presentations (GNAP4VP)
Rodrigo Men\'endez, Andres Munoz-Arcentales, Joaqu\'in Salvach\'ua, Carlos Aparicio, Irene Plaza, Gabriel Huecas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24698

Next Generation Authentication for Data Spaces: An Authentication Flow Based On Grant Negotiation And Authorization Protocol For Verifiable Presentations (GNAP4VP)
Identity verification in Data Spaces is a fundamental aspect of ensuring security and privacy in digital environments. This paper presents an identity verification protocol tailored for shared data environments within Data Spaces. This protocol extends the Grant Negotiation and Authorization Protocol (GNAP) and integrates OpenID Connect for Verifiable Presentations (OIDC4VP) along with support for Linked Verifiable Presentations (LVP), providing a robust foundation for secure and privacy-preser…

Electro-optic sampling of the electric-field operator for ultrabroadband pulses of Gaussian quantum light
Geehyun Yang, Sandeep Sharma, Andrey S. Moskalenko
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01730

Electro-optic sampling of the electric-field operator for ultrabroadband pulses of Gaussian quantum light
Quantum light pulses (QLPs) can be described by spatio-temporal modes, each of which is associated with a quantum state. In the mid-infrared spectral range, electro-optic sampling (EOS) provides a means to characterize quantum fluctuations in the electric field of such light pulses. Here, we present a protocol based on the two-port EOS technique that enables the complete characterization of multimode Gaussian quantum light, demonstrating robustness to both the shot noise and cascading effects. …

Decoding TCP SYN for Stronger Network Security
https://www.netscout.com/blog/asert/decoding-tcp-syn-stronger-network-security
A brief look at TCP SYNs observed by low impact honeypots. I mainly sought evidence for source address spoofing and a…

Decoding TCP SYN for Stronger Network Security | NETSCOUT
Analyzing transmission control protocol (TCP) SYN segments, the initial step in th

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Morpheus Consensus: Excelling on trails and autobahns
Recent research in consensus has often focussed on protocols for State-Machine-Replication (SMR) that can handle high throughputs. Such state-of-the-art protocols (generally DAG-based) induce undue overhead when the needed throughput is low, or else exhibit unnecessarily-poor latency and communication complexity during periods of low throughput. Here we present Morpheus Consensus, which naturally morphs from a quiescent low-throughput leaderless blockchain protocol to a high-throughput leader…

A double selection entanglement distillation-based state estimator
Joshua Carlo A. Casapao, Ananda G. Maity, Naphan Benchasattabuse, Michal Hajdu\v{s}ek, Akihito Soeda, Rodney Van Meter, David Elkouss
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24280

A double selection entanglement distillation-based state estimator
With the advent of practical quantum communication networks drawing closer, there is a growing need for reliable estimation protocols that can efficiently characterize quantum resources with minimum resource overhead requirement. A novel approach to this problem is to integrate an estimator into an existing network task, thereby removing the need for an additional characterization protocol. In this work, we show that the measurement statistics of a double selection distillation protocol alone c…

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Contiguous Zero-Copy for Encrypted Transport Protocols
We propose in this paper to revisit the design of existing encrypted transport protocols to improve their efficiency. We call the methodology "Reverso" from reversing the order of field elements within a protocol specification. We detail how such a benign-looking change within the specifications may unlock implementation optimizations for encrypted protocols during data transport. To demonstrate our findings, we release quiceh, a QUIC implementation of QUIC VReverso, an extension of the QUIC V1…

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) brings Unix-style loose coupling to AI Agents.
I built a visual explainer (JSON-LD metadata included) using Google Gemini’s new Canvas feature—with an embedded Knowledge Graph to illustrate.
Check it out:
https://openlinksw.com//data/html/unix

Couple of notes, #DailyMail
1. Obviously the story's overblown scaremongering, used here purely as a stick to beat the gov with;
2. IDK the details, but it sounds very much like the standard NHS protocol for anonymised mass data, it's not "Let's look up Jonathan Harmsworth's doctors notes, so as to embarrass, understand & predict, blackmail or manipulate…

Video Streaming Over QUIC: A Comprehensive Study
Jashanjot Singh Sidhu, Abdelhak Bentaleb
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21769 https://ar…

Video Streaming Over QUIC: A Comprehensive Study
The QUIC transport protocol represents a significant evolution in web transport technologies, offering improved performance and reduced latency compared to traditional protocols like TCP. Given the growing number of QUIC implementations, understanding their performance, particularly in video streaming contexts, is essential. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of various QUIC implementations, focusing on their congestion control (CC) performance in single-server, multi-client environme…

Am I reading the web link correctly that the compromised Signal app was using a non-standard protocol? Or could this happen to any Signal user?
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Targeted Nakamoto: A Bitcoin Protocol to Balance Network Security and Energy Consumption
In a Proof-of-Work blockchain such as Bitcoin mining hashrate is increasing in the block reward. An increase in hashrate reduces network vulnerability to attack (a reduction in security cost) while increasing carbon emissions and electricity cost (an increase in externalities cost). This implies a tradeoff in total cost at different levels of hashrate and the existence of a hashrate interval where total cost is minimized. Targeted Nakamoto is a Proof-of-Work protocol augmentation that incentivi…

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Quantum Hilbert Transform
The Hilbert transform has been one of the foundational transforms in signal processing, finding it's way into multiple disciplines from cryptography to biomedical sciences. However, there does not exist any quantum analogue for the Hilbert transform. In this work, we introduce a formulation for the quantum Hilbert transform (QHT)and apply it to a quantum steganography protocol. By bridging classical phase-shift techniques with quantum operations, QHT opens new pathways in quantum signal process…

Looking for Attention: Randomized Attention Test Design for Validator Monitoring in Optimistic Rollups
Suhyeon Lee
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24393 https:/…

Looking for Attention: Randomized Attention Test Design for Validator Monitoring in Optimistic Rollups
Optimistic Rollups (ORUs) significantly enhance blockchain scalability but inherently suffer from the verifier's dilemma, particularly concerning validator attentiveness. Current systems lack mechanisms to proactively ensure validators are diligently monitoring L2 state transitions, creating a vulnerability where fraudulent states could be finalized. This paper introduces the Randomized Attention Test (RAT), a novel L1-based protocol designed to probabilistically challenge validators in ORUs, t…

Scrapers selectively respect robots.txt directives: evidence from a large-scale empirical study
Taein Kim, Karstan Bock, Claire Luo, Amanda Liswood, Emily Wenger
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21733

Scrapers selectively respect robots.txt directives: evidence from a large-scale empirical study
Online data scraping has taken on new dimensions in recent years, as traditional scrapers have been joined by new AI-specific bots. To counteract unwanted scraping, many sites use tools like the Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP), which places a robots.txt file at the site root to dictate scraper behavior. Yet, the efficacy of the REP is not well-understood. Anecdotal evidence suggests some bots comply poorly with it, but no rigorous study exists to support (or refute) this claim. To understand th…

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Attribute-Based Authentication in Secure Group Messaging for Distributed Environments
Messaging Layer security (MLS) and its underlying Continuous Group Key Agreement (CGKA) protocol allows a group of users to share a cryptographic secret in a dynamic manner, such that the secret is modified in member insertions and deletions. Although this flexibility makes MLS ideal for implementations in distributed environments, a number of issues need to be overcome. Particularly, the use of digital certificates for authentication in a group goes against the group members' privacy. In this …

Streaming Remote rendering services: Comparison of QUIC-based and WebRTC Protocols
Daniel Mej\'ias, Inhar Yeregui, \'Angel Mart\'in, Roberto Viola, Pablo Angueira, Jon Montalb\'an
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22132

Streaming Remote rendering services: Comparison of QUIC-based and WebRTC Protocols
The proliferation of Extended Reality (XR) applications, requiring high-quality, low-latency media streaming, has driven the demand for efficient remote rendering solutions. This paper focuses on holographic conferencing in virtual environments and their required uplink and downlink media transmission capabilities. By examining Media over QUIC (MoQ), Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) over QUIC (RoQ), and Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC), we assess their latency performance over Wi-Fi and 5…

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A Novel Stabilizer-based Entanglement Distillation Protocol for Qudits
Entanglement distillation, the process of converting weakly entangled states into maximally entangled ones using Local Operations and Classical Communication (LOCC), is pivotal for robust entanglement-assisted quantum information processing in error-prone environments. A construction based on stabilizer codes offers an effective method for designing such protocols. By analytically investigating the effective action of stabilizer protocols for systems of prime dimension $d$, we establish a stand…

"But there were technologists and open source projects in attendance. Notably, representatives from the Mastodon and Bluesky teams were at the Festival. The Newsmast Foundation was also present, incisively taking part in conversations to help newsrooms onboard themselves onto both of them. I got to hang out with them all, connecting with people I’d spoken with but never interacted with in person. Mastodon has undergone a transformation, has doubled its team, and is working on smoothing out some of its rough edges, while not letting go of its core ethos. It’s also beginning to position itself as a European alternative to American social media platforms, with a community-first values system and new services to directly help organizations join the network.
Bluesky, on the other hand, has done an able job of bringing journalists onto its existing social app, and is now hard at work explaining why its underlying protocol matters. Both want to engage with newsrooms and journalists and do the right thing by them. They each have something different to prove: Mastodon that it can be usable and accessible, and Bluesky that it can provide a return to its investors and truly decentralize while holding onto its values. I’m rooting for both of them.
These platforms’ messages dovetail with my own: news can own the platforms that support them. Lots of people at the Festival were worried about the impact of US big tech on their businesses — particularly in a world where tech moguls seem to be aligning themselves with a Presidential administration that has positioned itself as being adversarial to news, journalists, sources, and, arguably, the truth. The good news is that the technology is out there, the values-aligned technologists are out there, and there’s a strong path forward. The only thing left is to follow it."
#media #Mastodon #BlueSky #Journalism
https://werd.io/2025/notes-from-perugia-journalism-values-and-building-the-web-we