@Techmeme@techhub.socialVera Rubin NVL72 inference tests show up to 7x better token throughput per MW vs. Blackwell on a 1.6T DeepSeek model, above Huang's 3x claim for 1T-3T LLMs (Bryan Shan/SemiAnalysis)
https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/vera-rubin-nvl72-agentic-inference…
@heiseonline@social.heise.deCloud-Hyperscaler nehmen Nvidias Vera Rubin NVL72 in Betrieb
Nvidia will AMDs Helios-Server zuvorkommen und verkündet den Einsatz eigener Vera-Rubin-Racks. Benchmarks sind mit Vorsicht zu genießen.
https://www.…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comCongresswoman Says 'Homoerotic' Side Of GOP's Masculinity Mania Can't Be Ignored (Kelby Vera/HuffPost)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hegseth-testosterone-tests-masculinity-homoerotic_n_6a5d1ec1e4b0ab756517782f
http://www.memeorandum.com/260720/p4#a260720p4
@krone@frawas.deWurde 85 Jahre alt - Volkstheater-Ikone Vera Borek gestorben #News #Nachrichten
@Techmeme@techhub.socialNvidia details its Vera CPU, its first CPU with a custom core design, featuring 88 cores and 176 threads, and set for general availability in H2 2026 (Jake Roach/Tom's Hardware)
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-component…
@stargazersmith@social.linux.pizzaRubin Observatory Peers Deep Into the Famous COSMOS Field - Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/articles/rubin-observatory-peers-deep-into-the-famous-cosmos-field
@cdarwin@c.imFor her research on fungi that can degrade plastic and sunscreen,
Vera Wang, a senior at Kaiser High School,
won in multiple categories at the 2026 Hawaiʻi State Science & Engineering Fair
Her research was conducted in Anthony Amend’s lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
https://www.
@heiseonline@social.heise.de @memeorandum@universeodon.comBorder Czar Blames 3 ICE Deaths On Failure To Comply -- Before Making Shocking Admission (Kelby Vera/HuffPost)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-homan-ice-deaths-comply-video-evidence_n_6a5ce697e4b063a1f5f1b626
http://www.memeorandum.com/260720/p3#a260720p3
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz"As of June 2026, the delivered image quality from the Vera C. #Rubin Observatory is not yet meeting design specifications for the total system contribution to the PSF FWHM, ellipticity, and uniformity of the PSF size and shape across the field of view. A technical pathway exists to meet all of the SRD design specifications with continued work on the Active Optics System (AOS) and environment control. We present an image quality improvement plan based [on] analyses and experience from the Early Operations system optimization period, including strategy, priorities, and milestones for image quality improvements" - here it is: https://sotn-004.lsst.io/ h/t @…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Lil Silva:
🎵 Vera (Judah Speaks)
#LilSilva
https://lilsilva.bandcamp.com/track/vera-judah-speaks
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk @Techmeme@techhub.social
@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.orgRegister for our 8/12 (defendresearch.org) webinar with Professor Vera Kemp in conversation with #DefendResearch co-founder Sara Rouhi discussing “What Can I Really Do? Behavioural Choices for Scholars in Past and Emerging Autocracies”
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyzFrom a mountaintop in Chile the Vera C. #Rubin Observatory has finally begun the revolutionary Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST): https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2616/ - the ten-year survey is Rubin’s signature campaign to create the most comprehensive, cinematic record of the Universe in history.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialElon Musk says SpaceX has decided to "build exclusively on Nvidia because we think the Vera Rubin architecture is the best architecture" (Shubhangi Goel/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-will-only-buy-from-nvidia-20…
@arXiv_astrophCO_bot@mastoxiv.pageFisher Forecasting for the DESC with $\texttt{Augur}$
Paul Rogozenski, Sankarshana Srinivasan, Javier S\'anchez, Nora Elisa Chisari, Arthur Loureiro, Marc Paterno, Rebekah Polen, Heather Prince, Biancamaria Sersante, An\v{z}e Slosar, Sandro Vitenti, Carlos Garc\'ia-Garc\'ia, Eric Gawiser, Christos Georgiou, C. Danielle Leonard, Ayan Mitra, Jeremy Neveu, The LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.03876 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.03876 https://arxiv.org/html/2608.03876
arXiv:2608.03876v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) has begun its ten-year survey of the entire visible southern hemisphere. To ensure robust cosmological measurements, computationally inexpensive investigations of modeling choices must be made to gauge the performance of proposed cosmological analyses. In this paper, we introduce the $\texttt{Augur}$ tool of the Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC), which provides Fisher forecasts for cosmological inference for the LSST using software frameworks designed for DESC science. We test the pipeline by comparing it to forecasts produced by external code and direct sampling of the posterior via nested sampling methods, finding good agreement between all methods. We additionally investigate a range of modeling and hyperparameter choices for a 3$\times$2pt investigation in harmonic space, providing users with diagnostics to obtain reliable forecasts. $\texttt{Augur}$ will be continually updated to be compatible with the other tools in the DESC software ecosystem as additional probes and functionality become available.
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@arXiv_condmatsoft_bot@mastoxiv.pageA Multi-scale Investigation of Aqueous Foams Stabilised by PNIPAM Microgels
Joanne Zimmer, Luca Mirau, Kevin Gr\"aff, Ga\"etan Barth, Carina Schneider, Vera A. N. A. Hesse, Hayden Robertson, Regine von Klitzing
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.11999 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.11999 https://arxiv.org/html/2608.11999
arXiv:2608.11999v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Aqueous foams possess multiple structural motifs across different length scales: macroscopic foam, bubbles, foam films and the air/water interface. In this study, macroscopic foams are generated by sparging gas through an aqueous dispersion of PNIPAM microgels which act as foam stabilisers due to their surface activity. The stiffness of the microgels and thus their interfacial activity are tuned by variation of the cross-linker density. The effect of the cross-linker density and the microgel concentration on the resulting foam formation properties (foamability) and the foam stability are investigated. A lower cross-linker density and a higher microgel concentration enhance the foamability, generate foams with smaller bubbles and higher liquid fractions, and increase the foam stability. These observations are correlated with the microgel behavior at the single air/water interface examined by pendant drop tensiometry and Langmuir compression experiments as well as the mobility in single free-standing foam films determined using a Thin Film Pressure Balance. Our findings highlight good agreement across all length scales: increased foamability correlates with a faster decrease in surface tension, and higher foam stability with a higher surface elastic modulus of a microgel-covered single air/water interface and decreasing mobility in foam films.
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@arXiv_hepth_bot@mastoxiv.pageReplaced article(s) found for hep-th. https://arxiv.org/list/hep-th/new
[3/3]:
- Equivalence of Stability Criteria for Multi-Fluid Stars
Tian-Shun Chen, Xiao-Ding Zhou, Hao Feng, Kilar Zhang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01640 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_astrophHE_bot/115649670029097728
- ACT-Planck data and phase transitions from a viable no-scale Standard Model completion
Filippo Cutrona, Francesco Rescigno, Alberto Salvio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.24664 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_hepph_bot/116300067793362249
- Rotation of the polarization plane in axion fields: application to neutron star polar cap regions
Iver H. Brevik, Moshe M. Chaichian, Tiberiu Harko, Yuri N. Obukhov
https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.28826 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_hepph_bot/116328472387188451
- The scalar--Maxwell--$\Lambda(x)$ system: Wormhole spacetimes without nonlinear electrodynamics i...
G. Alencar, T. M. Crispim
https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.30003 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_grqc_bot/116328672276108547
- Exact general relativistic solutions for a cylindrically symmetric stiff fluid matter source
Tiberiu Harko, Francisco S. N. Lobo, Man Kwong Mak
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.02449 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_grqc_bot/116356753476950318
- Gauged Q-balls in flat potentials
Julian Heeck, Yu Zhi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.07454 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_hepph_bot/116379500037672008
- Electromagnetic, gravitational wave, and static gravitational transmission through throat spaceti...
Jeff Riley
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.14238 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_grqc_bot/116418938291963451
- Rotating black holes with primary hair in five-dimensional generalized Proca theory
Mokhtar Hassaine, Ulises Hernandez-Vera
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17870 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_grqc_bot/116600369149996731
- Exact Entanglement Dynamics Beyond Nearest-Neighbor Dual-Unitary Floquet Systems
Tanay Pathak
https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.11311 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_quantph_bot/116730376162758952
- Weyl gauge symmetry at LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA
D. M. Ghilencea, V. -M. Mandric
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.13146 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_grqc_bot/116928555436432190
- Two-Horizon Sector Thermodynamics as a Diagnostic for the Bi-Hair Organization of NUT Charge
Di Wu, Robert B. Mann, Shuang-Qing Wu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.23644 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_grqc_bot/116996732836199490
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@memeorandum@universeodon.comTop Democrat Seems Sour After Mamdani-Backed Candidates Oust House Incumbents (Kelby Vera/HuffPost)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hakeem-jeffries-reacts-zohran-mamdani-endorsed-candidates-ousting-democrat-incumbents_n_6a3c0ca4e4b0488a51b2f237
http://www.memeorandum.com/260624/p89#a260624p89
@Techmeme@techhub.socialNvidia says its inference accelerator Groq 3 LPX has entered full production and Nebius has signed on as the first customer; SpaceXAI will adopt Vera CPUs (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/24/nv
@katrinakatrinka@infosec.exchangeStarted reading "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers" by Jesse Q. Sutanto, and I'm having repetitive generational shocks.
The main character is being described as an old woman with wrinkles and her shop like it's from the 1950s, but this takes place now, and she has a Gen Z son, so she's probably no older than 60. She probably wasn't even born yet in the 1950s.
I just keep getting yanked out of the story thinking, "She's not old. She can't be much older than me and I'm young and hip and of the current generation. Everyone younger than me is but a child.
I mean, yes, when I was young, 60 was ancient, but not anymore. Heck, Marissa Tomei's 62 this year, and she's young Aunt May. Not old at all!
#Bookstodon #JesseQSutanto
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Hemi Hemingway feat. Vera Ellen:
🎵 Oh, My Albertine
#HemiHemingway #VeraEllen
https://hemihemingway.bandcamp.com/track/oh-my-albertine-feat-vera-ellen
https://open.spotify.com/track/1vWqAeeT5CKkjRBfQ9SONh
@Techmeme@techhub.social
@arXiv_physicsmedph_bot@mastoxiv.pageSensitivity of silicon-to-water dose conversion and Bragg-peak metrics to stopping-power datasets in proton dosimetry
F. Matias, J. M. B. Shorto, P. de Vera, R. Garcia-Molina, I. Abril, T. F. Silva, J. Pereira, H. Yoriyaz
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.16441 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.16441 https://arxiv.org/html/2607.16441
arXiv:2607.16441v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Accurate proton dosimetry requires consistent stopping-power data for detector-to-water conversion and Monte Carlo radiation transport. We quantify the sensitivity of water-to-silicon stopping-power ratios, converted dose-to-water distributions, and Bragg-peak metrics to the stopping-power dataset for a 67.5 MeV pristine proton beam in water. PHITS simulations used SRIM-2013, PSTAR/NIST, ATIMA, and TDDFT-Penn stopping powers up to 10 MeV, together with a common SBETHE-based extension at higher energies. The water-to-silicon stopping-power ratio showed relative entrance-to-distal variations of 17.40%$-$22.10%. Conversion of normalized PTW silicon-diode percentage-depth-ionization data yielded relative percentage-depth-dose curves with a common maximum at 36.86 mm, consistent with the experimental Bragg-peak depth of (36.81 $\pm$ 0.15) mm. The converted curves were approximately 3% below the reference throughout the entrance and plateau regions, while deviations of up to 2.1% occurred near the Bragg peak. Direct PHITS calculations predicted Bragg-peak depths of 36.575$-$36.675 mm; only the TDDFT-Penn result lay within the quoted experimental uncertainty. These results show that stopping-power treatment affects the magnitude of the converted dose more strongly than the Bragg-peak position does, and that it should be harmonized or explicitly included in uncertainty budgets for proton-beam calibration, commissioning, quality assurance, and Monte Carlo validation.
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@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyzDiscovery of the Distant, Ultra-Faint Milky Way Satellite Aquarius IV with the Vera C. #Rubin Observatory Early Data Preview 2: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.02601 -> An Early Discovery by Rubin Observatory: https://astrobites.org/2026/09/08/rubin-first-ultrafaint-dwarf/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe Cyberattack That Brought a Distant War to Small-Town Minnesota (Vera Bergengruen/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/the-cyberattack-that-brought-a-distant-war-to-small-town-minnesota-66451b93?st=X3yCya&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/260808/p15#a260808p15
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Vera Sola:
🎵 The Line
#NowPlaying #VeraSola
#radioeins gespielten Titel als #Spotify Playliste: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hdH98B6uyXilhcWxCA6nv
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyzThe Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is shocked and dismayed to hear that the UK's iconic #JodrellBank Observatory is at risk of closure amid a slew of catastrophic budget cuts: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/mass-cuts-and-potential-jodrell-closure-devastating-astronomy - other casualties in the long list of funding cuts include UK withdrawal from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) located in Hawaii, 20 per cent cuts for the UK's Square Kilometre Array Regional Centre and activities at the Vera Rubin Telescope in Chile, while the BISON solar observing network will suffer cuts of 40 per cent; see also https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/27/jodrell-bank-observatory-facing-closure-uk and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y6r9rdxygo
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Alessandro Piccinini & United Continuo Ensemble:
🎵 Toccata; Mariona alla vera spagnola, chiaccona
#AlessandroPiccinini #UnitedContinuoEnsemble
#Spotify
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Heinz Holliger & Vera Flurina Gassmann:
🎵 From 5 Little pieces for solo oboe: nos 2, 4 & 5
#HeinzHolliger #VeraFlurinaGassmann
#Spotify
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RecordReview
Olga Amelkina-Vera & An Tran:
🎵 Ana-Lucía
#OlgaAmelkinaVera #AnTran #newRelease 🆕 album
https://open.spotify.com/track/31G8vFlMOAnBcBSUolqz0H
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Arvo Pärt, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste:
🎵 Pärt: In Principio: III. Erat Lux Vera
#ArvoPärt #EstonianPhilharmonicChamberChoir #EstonianNationalSymphonyOrchestra
