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California lawmakers take on ‘surveillance pricing’ as FTC retreats

You pay $75 more for your hotel room than the guest in an identical room next to yours. A friend is charged an extra $10 while online shopping for the same item. The difference in these prices isn’t a result of simple supply-and-demand economics, but rather algorithms that analyze customers’ personal data in order to maximize what an individual will pay. 

“Traditional pricing is based on market forces. Price discrimination is different,” explains Justin Kloczko of the advocacy

Samsung CEO Han Jong-Hee, head of consumer electronics, dies at 63

Han Jong-Hee, a senior Samsung Electronics executive credited with elevating the company’s television business, died Tuesday, the company said. He was 63.

Han, a co-chief executive who oversaw the company’s consumer electronics and

These genetically engineered houseplants are 30 times better at clearing toxins

It’s not every day that microbial genetics leads to a chic influencer party in Los Angeles. Yet there stood Patrick Torbey, the lone scientist in a plant-filled wine bar, addressing a roomful of stylish guests nibbling artisan crackers topped with melted Brie.

Torbey was there to introduce the first product from Neoplants, the Paris-based startup he cofounded six years ago with Lionel Mora, a former Google product marketing manager. Their debut

‘I can’t stop’: Diners are stealing from restaurants—and posting about it on TikTok

Restaurant diners can be a sticky-fingered bunch. Who hasn’t been tempted to slip a particularly nice cocktail glass or a tiny saltshaker into their bag after lunch?

But as dining out gets more expensive, more people seem determined to get their money’s worth, swiping everything from cups and plates to steak knives and even cheese graters. And not only are they getting away with it, they’re proudly flaunting their loot online.

​​In a

This fintech startup’s $100 million fund aims to get influencers paid faster

Influencers, how many late payments are you waiting on? Odds are, more than one.

Influencer marketing is a booming $10 billion industry, but for creators, inconsistent cash flow remains a major pain point. Brand budgets shift, campaign timelines change, and payments can

Britové „položili kýl“ největší ponorky Královského námořnictva všech dob

Před pár dny proběhl slavnostní ceremoniál se symbolickým položením kýlu, který se v námořnictvu považuje za zrození dotyčné lodi, pro balistickou ponorku s jaderným pohonem HMS Dreadnought, první ponorku své třídy. Jde o významný milník, i když první říznutí do oceli proběhlo už v roce 2016 a na moře se dostane až někdy ve třicátých letech, pokud vše dobře dopadne. http://www.osel.cz/13966-britove-polozili-kyl-nejvetsi-ponorky-kralovskeho-namornictva-vsech-dob.html

28d | osel.cz
How to cautiously use health advice from social media

In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and produc

Italy freezes Starlink talks as Elon Musk’s controversies snowball


Last week, Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service was installed at the White House. A week before that, Donald Trump promoted Tesla on the White House front lawn, after rallying people to buy the company’s cars and stock.  The Trump administration’s endorsement

29d | The Next Web
SAP becomes Europe’s most valuable company, ASML holds fourth place


Just five months after surpassing ASML, German software giant SAP has overtaken Novo Nordisk to become Europe’s most valuable listed company. SAP’s shares rose 1.6% on Monday, bringing its market cap to €313bn. That was just enough to nudge Danish weight loss

29d | The Next Web
TikTok has a big ADHD problem

ADHD content has been trending on TikTok for a while. Unsurprisingly, much of it has been found to be misleading. 

A study published last week in the journal PLOS One found that fewer than half of the claims in popular ADHD-related TikTok videos aligned with clinical diagnostic criteria or professional treatment guidelines. 

Researchers also warned that the more ADHD content young adults consume on TikTok, the more like

Section 230 faces bipartisan repeal effort. Experts say it’s a risky bet

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—the provision that protects tech platforms from legal liability for content posted by their users—has long been a point of contention among lawmakers. Since its passage in 1996, it has fueled frustration across the political spectrum, with critics arguing that it enables Big Tech to dodge accountability. Now, nearly three decades later, a bipartisan group of senators is making a renewed push to dismantle it, with Senators Lindsey Graham and Dick

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on what business leaders need to know about Trump’s tariffs

Trump’s tariff war is causing vast disruption across international trade. Ryan Petersen, founder and CEO of worldwide logistics and shipping platform Flexport, shares a behind-the-scenes look into how global commerce truly functions right now. Petersen also explores how business leaders should meet this moment and understand what tariffs won’t change when it comes to global trade. Whether y

How ‘The Matrix’ helped build—and break—beleaguered production company Village Roadhouse

The name Village Roadshow might not ring a bell with every moviegoer, but "> the company’s logo almost certainly will. Its shimmering, nested “V” of metallic ribbons that taper inward like a cinematic illusion played before dozens of movies that collectively spawned 34 No. 1 opening weekends, 19 Academy Awards, and $19 billion in worldwide box office gross.

Would you pay $4,000 to solve your streaming movie problems?

Let’s say you were spending tens of thousands of dollars to build yourself a fancy home theater. How would you go about actually watching movies in it?

While you could always set up a Roku or Apple TV box to stream on, they’re not going to feel all that theatrical. Most streaming devices are too bogged down with banner ads and obnoxious upsells, and the streaming services themselves compromise on audiovisual quality for the sake of smoother streaming. Maybe what you act

Jaderná fúze: úskalí soukromých konceptů

V loňském roce bylo evidováno 45 soukromých firem podnikajících ve výzkumu jaderné fúze. Tyto firmy jsou obvykle financovány rizikovým kapitálem ze soukromých zdrojů a celkové investice již překročily 7 miliard USD. Některé ze soukromých konceptů fúzních reaktorů ale budí pochybnosti. http://www.osel.cz/13965-jaderna-fuze-uskali-soukromych-konceptu.html

29d | osel.cz
Teoretici kvantové gravitace: Vesmír miluje spirály

Ahmed Farag Ali s Anetou Wojnarovou navazují na představu, že entropie není abstraktní mírou neuspořádanosti, ale vlastně kvantita ukotvená v časoprostoru. Navrhují, že má toroidální strukturu, což by otřáslo Heisenbergovým principem neurčitosti a řešilo tragikomickou Vakuovou katastrofu, tedy bizarní rozpor mezi předpovězenou a pozorovanou energií vakua. http://www.osel.cz/13964-teoretici-kvantove-gravitace-vesmir-miluje-spiraly.html

30d | osel.cz
These tech companies are building healthier social media habits for kids

The last year has seen a global reckoning with the effects of social media on kids. Australia banned children younger than 16 from using social media platform. Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation became one of the most purchased books of 2024. And former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for

This wellness app is like TikTok for your feelings

Would you share the pages of your journal with a bunch of strangers, because that’s the idea behind social wellness app Exist. 

The new iOS social wellness app wants to turn journaling into a social experience. Originally designed with Gen Z in mind, Exist unexpectedly found its audience among middle-age users, with the average sign-up age landing at 40. Seeing this, the founders pivoted to focus o

#461 – ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God

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Průlom na obzoru? Nové výsledky DESI ukazují na vývoj temné energie v čase

Nad standardním kosmologickým modelem se stahují mračna. Model, jemuž se láskyplně říká Lambda CDM, má problémy s lambda, tedy s kosmologickou konstantou, co asi není tak konstantní, jak se zdálo. Potvrzuje to nová analýza založená na datech ze tří let pozorování experimentu DESI. http://www.osel.cz/13963-prulom-na-obzoru-nove-vysledky-desi-ukazuji-na-vyvoj-temne-energie-v-case.html

1mo | osel.cz
Suffering from loneliness? These businesses may have a cure

Loneliness isn’t just a lingering by-product of COVID lockdowns—it’s a public health crisis. The impacts of social isolation are said to be as detrimental to human health as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, according to former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. Loneliness can increase the risk of heart disease and strokes by roughly 30%, and dementia by abo

Yes, Apple is delaying some AI features. But does it really matter?

Earlier this month, Apple officially announced that it would be postponing the launch of some planned Apple Intelligence features to a later, unspecified date in the future. These features mainly revolved around an AI-supercharged Siri.

The news of the delay sent the tech press into a frenzy, with many writers criticizing the company for failing to deliver on its promises. Additionally, people speculated that the delay of these features could impact iPhone sales this year. While th

Anthropic is adding web search to its Claude chatbot in a very smart way

Anthropic announced Thursday that it has added web search capability to its Claude chatbot. It’s not a new feature to the AI world—but the company’s approach stands as one of the most thoughtful to date.

Much like Perplexity, Anthropic’s Claude works relevant information from the web into a conversational answer, and includes clickable source citations. 

Web search is availab

Google Provides Timeline To Improve Publishers’ Search Visibility via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google commits to December deadline to improve independent publishers' search visibility after mounting criticism from content creators.

The post Google Provides Timeline To Improve Publishers’ Search Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-provides-t

In this horror game, the monster can see you through your webcam

If the thought of being hunted by something that can see your every move makes your skin crawl, you might want to steer clear of Eyes Never Wake.

This viral horror game takes immersion to the next level, using your webcam to let a lurking monster track your movements in real time. To survive, players must physically move to avoid detection—ducking under desks, leaning out of sight, and staying perfectly still as the creature stalks the room.

The game doesn’t stop

Google Search Central Live NYC: Insights On SEO For AI Overviews via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google’s Danny Sullivan explains the role predictive summaries, fan-out technique and grounding play to produce AI Overviews search results

The post Google Search Central Live NYC: Insights On SEO For AI Overviews appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-central-

Boston Dynamics skórují velmi lidskými pohyby robota Atlase

Legendární Boston Dynamics ukázali, jak se hraje extraliga v robotice. Sledovat jejich nové video s Atlasem potěší na duši a navrací opatrnou víru v lepší technologické zítřky. Atlas se teď prý pohybuje ladněji než Kryton. Science-fiction se zhmotňuje před očima. Mrkněte na video a posuďte sami. http://www.osel.cz/13962-boston-dynamics-skoruji-velmi-lidskymi-pohyby-robota-atlase.html

1mo | osel.cz
Fewer than 500 people are responsible for $3.2 trillion of artificial crypto trading

Market manipulation in the cryptocurrency world is rampant—and fewer than 500 people are responsible for as much as $250 million a year in profits and over $3.2 trillion in artificial trading, according to a new study published on Cornell University’s preprint server arXiv.

Honglin Fu and colleagues at University College London have developed a tool that can track the coordination of pump-and-dump schemes, where crypto coin holders art

Opinion: To close Europe’s defence tech gap, governments must support startups


The United States has long understood a simple truth: war is won not by size alone, but by speed and creativity. Indeed, innovation has always been crucial in conflict. Armour made knights safe until the crossbow came along. High walls protected cities until c

1mo | The Next Web
After Northvolt, Europe’s battery path leads to China — or new tech frontiers


Fuelled by $15bn in financing, Northvolt was supposed to be Europe’s great battery success story — a homegrown champion capable of competing with Asian and American giants.   So when Northvolt filed for bankruptcy last week, after months of job cuts, restructu

1mo | The Next Web
Google Business Profile Suspensions Rise, But Appeals Are Delayed

Google Business Profile suspensions are rising, with appeal times now hitting five weeks. Experts say one thing is clear: Don’t make any changes.

The post Google Business Profile Suspensions Rise, But Appeals Are Delayed appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-business-pr

Larry Page on the improbable dream that became Waymo

One more reminder about our upcoming online event: On Thursday, March 27, at 1 p.m. ET, my colleague Max Ufberg and I will host “The AI Tools We Love Right Now—and What’s Next,” exclusively for Fast Company Premium subscribers. We’ll discuss the AI-assisted productivity tools that are actually helping us get our jobs done, and where we’d like to see the whole category go. Fast Company Premium subscribers can

12 Of The Most Engaged Brands On Instagram via @sejournal, @donutcaramel13

Learn how successful brands on Instagram engage their audience and drive loyalty and conversions through creative content.

The post 12 Of The Most Engaged Brands On Instagram appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/most-engaged-brands-on-instagram/540036/

What the Rippling vs. Deel lawsuit reveals about corporate espionage in tech

It’s a story that sounds almost too outrageous to be true. Deel, a $12 billion company in the HR tech space, is facing serious allegations of corporate espionage, according to a lawsuit filed by its competitor, Rippling.

The lawsuit—filed earlier this month in a California court—claims Deel orchestrate

Tesla Takedown organizers plan 500 protests worldwide in campaign against Musk

Organizers behind the “Tesla Takedown” protests are planning their “biggest day of action” to date with demonstrations at 500 showrooms across the world on March 29, the group said in a " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">planning call late Wednesday.

Protesters around the world are ta

Use this trick to watch March Madness while you work

If you’re trying to keep an eye on March Madness but you still need to get some actual work done, Google’s Picture-in-Picture Extension feels like a secret weapon.

This free Chrome browser extension lets you move any video into a resizable

An AI future free of slop

Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar sat down with Ryan at HumanX 2025 to talk about how Stack is integrating AI into its public platform, the enormous importance of a high-quality knowledge base in your AI journey, how AI tools are empowering junior developers to build better software, and much more. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/03/21/an-ai-future-free-of-slop/

5 critical trends to watch in DevOps

Software increasingly makes the world go round. Without this critical digital infrastructure, the economy—and society at large—wouldn’t function.

But as recent events like last year’s CrowdStrike outage have shown, enormous leaps in software power and complexity, including the integration of AI into the development process, ratchet up the potential for things to go sideways, fast.

How can software teams better harness the supercharged new tools at their disposal? Here’s a

Tesla Cybertrucks are getting roasted on TikTok—one prank at a time

Under cover of night, a group of TikTokers known as the Cybertruck Hunters roam the streets, hunting Tesla Cybertrucks in the wild. When they spot one, they pull up behind it and project anti-Elon Musk and anti-Cybertruck messages directly onto its tailgate. The unsuspecting driver? Completely oblivious.

The Cybertruck Hunters accoun