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Sony is closing the PS3 and Vita digital stores
Sony announces the closure of digital stores for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita across various markets between 2026 and 2027.
Emergent Culture in Minimal LLM Systems
Research on emergent culture in minimal LLM agent systems that use a shared decaying text store to cooperate and generate artifacts.
Local Pheromone Network: Sparse Local Learning with Multi-Scale Synaptic Trails, Consolidation, and Replay
Introduction of the Local Pheromone Network, a research prototype for sparse, local, manually updated neural networks avoiding automatic differentiation.
Listening Between the Lines: Joint Learning of ASR Embeddings and LLM-Augmented Linguistics for Dementia Detection
A multimodal framework using Whisper and LLMs to detect dementia through acoustic and linguistic speech analysis.
Locker-based Truck-Drone Routing with Integrated Considerations of Pickups, Deliveries, and No-Fly Zones
A deep reinforcement learning-based approach for optimizing truck-drone routing in locker-based delivery networks.
ALM2Vec: Learning Audio Embeddings for Universal Audio Retrieval with Large Audio-Language Models
ALM2Vec introduces a universal audio embedding framework for controllable and instruction-aware audio retrieval using large audio-language models.
Position: Vision-Language-Action Models Cannot Be Verified to Perform Physical Reasoning
A position paper arguing that Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models cannot currently be verified to perform genuine physical reasoning.
Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client
A new native iOS client for Hacker News called HackerNows has been shared on Show HN.
Swedish court says Google is to pay $1.5B to Klarna in antitrust damages
A Swedish court has ordered Google to pay $1.5 billion in antitrust damages to Klarna.
Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs
Sony will cease production of physical discs for all new PlayStation games starting January 2028, moving entirely to digital distribution.
Google built a great smart speaker, but Gemini isn’t ready for it
Google has released a new smart speaker integrated with Gemini, though early reviews suggest the AI integration remains unfinished.
Rhythm Heaven never misses a beat
Nintendo is launching Rhythm Heaven Groove on the Switch, reviving a consistent but niche music-based minigame series.
Scientists find no link between Tylenol and autism, again, after Trump warning
Scientific research continues to find no link between Tylenol usage during pregnancy and autism.
Agentic AI Enhances Physician Trust in Clinical Decision Making
Research indicates that agentic AI, which transparently uses external tools, increases physician trust in clinical decision-making compared to non-agentic models.
Improving Survey Participation in Low-Literacy Populations Through Value-Sensitive Conversational AI
Conversational AI designed with value-sensitive and culturally aligned elements improves survey completion rates among low-literacy populations in India.
ELEVATE: Designing Human-Centered GenAI Virtual Tutors for Scalable and Inclusive Education
The ELEVATE framework introduces local-first, GenAI-driven 3D avatar tutors designed for inclusive and privacy-preserving education on consumer hardware.
Estimating the Effect of Timing on Coupon Effectiveness
A new framework using causal inference on natural randomized control trials allows businesses to measure coupon timing effectiveness without dedicated AB tests.
Single Dose of Frog-Derived Gut Bacterium Eradicates 100% of Tumors in Mice
A research finding suggests that a specific gut bacterium derived from frogs can completely eradicate tumors in mice.
Obfuscation: Building the final boss of cryptography (Part I)
A deep dive into the complexities and construction of obfuscation as a high-level cryptographic challenge.
The Internet I Grew Up with Doesn't Exist Anymore
A reflective piece on the evolution of the internet and how the early web experience has vanished.