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Coalitions on the Fly in Cooperative Games
Yao Zhang, Indrajit Saha, Zhaohong Sun, Makoto Yokoo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11883 https://

Coalitions on the Fly in Cooperative Games
In this work, we examine a sequential setting of a cooperative game in which players arrive dynamically to form coalitions and complete tasks either together or individually, depending on the value created. Upon arrival, a new player as a decision maker faces two options: forming a new coalition or joining an existing one. We assume that players are greedy, i.e., they aim to maximize their rewards based on the information available at their arrival. The objective is to design an online value di…

Gerade die letzte Folge durch: Die sechsteilige Serie House of Scam ist ein irrer Dauer-Kopfschüttel-Podcast, aber sehr zu empfehlen. Was Kriminelle für Geld so machen, wenn man sie nur lässt. Mit absurden Verbindungen, die mir so nicht klar waren.
Zu abonnieren über den Podcast "Legion":
https://www.rbb-online.de/legion/

Legion
Wir alle kennen Online-Scams. Doch "Love Scams" haben sich zu einer globalen Bedrohung entwickelt. Heute sprechen viele von "Pig Butchering Scams". In Südostasien existieren Scam-Fabriken, groß wie Städte. Hunderttausende Scammer*innen arbeiten dort für ein einziges Ziel: Sie betrügen Menschen weltweit. Online. Mit gefälschten Krypto-Investments, Liebesschwindel und Catfishing. In der neuen Staffel von LEGION tauchen Khesrau Behroz ("Cui Bono: WTF happened to Ken Jebsen?") und sein Team e…

"We're becoming the soft, floating people from Wall-E. Ordering everything to our doorstep, swiping instead of talking, letting AI write our emails and create our art. Convenience is stealing everything from us if we let it. The friction is where the growth happens. The resistance is where we build strength. Work, real work, will give us fulfillment in ways we never expected, in ways that all the optimization hacks and life shortcuts never could."

why are we lying to young people about work?
hard work isn't the tax you pay for living, it's the tuition for a life worth having -your fav gen z philosopher x

If Texas guardsman enter Illinois without IL authorization, & so are not legally a military force to the state of Illinois, & if they emerge from Great Lakes base carrying a gun that’s properly of the TX NG’s arsenal, do they both break law by not being licensed in IL to carry a firearm arm _&_ is the firearm itself contraband to & in state of IL, so could guardsman be charged, as any civilian would be, both w/some sort of illegal possession of a firearm arm _&_ possessio…

Voltage Support Procurement in Transmission Grids: Incentive Design via Online Bilevel Games
Zhisen Jiang, Saverio Bolognani, Giuseppe Belgioioso
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.05378

Voltage Support Procurement in Transmission Grids: Incentive Design via Online Bilevel Games
The integration of distributed energy resources into transmission grid operations presents a complex challenge, particularly in the context of reactive power procurement for voltage support. This paper addresses this challenge by formulating the voltage regulation problem as a Stackelberg game, where the Transmission System Operator (TSO) designs incentives to guide the reactive power responses of Distribution System Operators (DSOs). We utilize a gradient-based iterative algorithm that updates…

Understanding Fanchuan in Livestreaming Platforms: A New Form of Online Antisocial Behavior
Yiluo Wei, Jiahui He, Gareth Tyson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00780 https://

Understanding Fanchuan in Livestreaming Platforms: A New Form of Online Antisocial Behavior
Recently, a distinct form of online antisocial behavior, known as "fanchuan", has emerged across online platforms, particularly in livestreaming chats. Fanchuan is an indirect attack on a specific entity, such as a celebrity, video game, or brand. It entails two main actions: (i) individuals first feign support for the entity, and exhibit this allegiance widely; (ii) they then engage in offensive or irritating behavior, attempting to undermine the entity by association. This deceptive conduct i…