AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Beyond Entropy: Correctness-Aware Advantage Shaping via Contrastive Policy Optimization

Proposes Contrastive Policy Optimization (CPO) for reinforcement learning to improve correctness-aware advantage shaping over entropy-based methods.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Knowing You at First Glance: Inferring Apparent Personality from Faces

Introduces GlanceFace, a framework for inferring perceived personality traits from facial images using vision-language models.

Cybersecurity arXiv cs.AI

MemPoison: Uncovering Persistent Memory Threats and Structural Blind Spots in LLM Agents

Introduces MemPoison, a benchmark for analyzing persistent memory security vulnerabilities in LLM agents, specifically addressing adversarial content injection.

Software Engineering arXiv cs.AI

LLM-Driven Approach to Modeling Tool Interoperability in Automotive Domain

Explores an LLM-driven approach to automate model interoperability between heterogeneous tools in the automotive domain using Ecore and SysML v2.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

An Intelligent-Cloud Edge Multimodal Interaction System for Robots

Presents a cloud-edge multimodal interaction system for robots using an enhanced YOLO-based gesture detector and LLM/VLM agents.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Team RAS in 11th ABAW Competition: Multimodal Ambivalence Recognition Approach

Presents a text-centered multimodal fusion approach for recognizing ambivalence and hesitancy in human behavior for the 11th ABAW Competition.

AI/ML Hacker News

AI Meets Cryptography 2: What AI Found in OpenVM's ZkVM

An exploration of how AI can be applied to ZkVMs, specifically analyzing findings within OpenVM's implementation.

Cybersecurity Hacker News

Show HN: Watch bots interact with an SSH honeypot in real time

A 'Show HN' project demonstrating a real-time SSH honeypot to observe bot behavior.

Other Hacker News

Three ways people respond to a problem (other than solving it)

A discussion on psychological responses to problems that avoid actual resolution.

Software Engineering Hacker News

A Road to Lisp: Which Lisp

A guide or discussion regarding the various dialects of Lisp and how to choose one for learning.

Other Hacker News

More Bounce to the Ounce – By Maciej Cegłowski

An essay or piece by Maciej Cegłowski, likely discussing technical or societal observations.

AI/ML Hacker News

PennyLane is an open-source quantum software platform for quantum

Introduction to PennyLane, an open-source quantum software platform for quantum machine learning.

Other Hacker News

Tannakian Reconstruction

A technical exploration of Tannakian Reconstruction, a mathematical concept used in category theory and algebra.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling 

Advice for pre-seed founders on securing funding through storytelling and conviction in a competitive AI startup market.

Other TechCrunch

Zoox issues software recall after a robotaxi got confused by heavy smoke

Zoox issues a software recall for its robotaxis after smoke caused navigation errors, highlighting AV safety concerns.

Hardware/Chips The Verge

Over half a million power tool batteries have been recalled due to a USB-C charging fire risk

Greenworks Tools recalls over 500,000 Kobalt power tool batteries due to USB-C charging fire risks.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

Multi-Primary Color Display Emerges as Next-Gen Color Reproduction Technology

Discussion on the emergence of multi-primary color displays as a new technology for improved color reproduction.

Cybersecurity Hacker News

VulnHunter: Capital One's agentic AI code security tool

Capital One introduces VulnHunter, an agentic AI tool designed to enhance code security.

Other The Verge

Bethesda teases Fallout 5 soon after Xbox’s mass layoffs

Bethesda announces Fallout 5 is in development amid significant layoffs at Xbox and its studios.

Other The Verge

The manosphere’s testosterone fever is coming for the troops

An opinion piece discussing the influence of 'manosphere' ideologies and testosterone trends within the military.