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How data are reshaping society: “Datafication” and socioeconomic transformations

With the ever-increasing importance of data, we’re always looking for expert voices that can expand our view of what data and our reliance on data means for software development and society as a whole. More and more of our lives are becoming data-driven. Is that a good thing? https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/07/10/datafication-and-socioeconomic-transformations/

Icelandic VC closes $87M fund as country’s startup scene comes of age


Amid increasing interest in Iceland’s tech ecosystem, Reykjavik-based Frumtak Ventures has closed a $87M fund aimed at local startups. This is the venture capital firm’s fourth fund, following a €57mn predecessor in 2021. While sector-agno

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Microsoft drops OpenAI board seat amid antitrust concerns

Microsoft has ditched the board observer seat at OpenAI that has drawn regulatory scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, saying it was not necessary after the AI start-up’s governance had improved significantly in the past eight months.

Apple, which last month announced bring

Air taxis cleared for Paris Olympics, Macron offered seat on first flight


Air taxis have been cleared for takeoff during the Paris Olympics — and President Macron has been offered a seat on the first flight. German startup Volocopter will deliver the flying taxis. A barge on the River Seine will provide a tiny airport for the vehicles

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The Wild West of online political advertising needs transparency tools ahead of the election

Think back to the last time you scrolled through your social media feed and encountered a political ad that perfectly aligned with your views—or perhaps one that

Part 1: How To Launch, Manage, & Grow An Affiliate Program Step-By-Step via @sejournal, @rollerblader

Are you curious about having an affiliate program, or wonder if your program is flat? This three-part guide walks you through launching, scaling, and value-testing.

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Inside the House’s $25 billion NASA funding proposal

The House unveiled its $25.2 billion fiscal 2025 budget for NASA, shorting the space agency by about $204.1 million compared to its original request. 

The topline budget included in the draft bill from the House Appropriations Committee would give the agency $303.6 million more than it received in fiscal 2024. 

By the numbers

The $25.2 billion budget plan is broken down into several buckets, including: 

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Texans are using the Whataburger app to track power outages in the wake of Hurricane Beryl 

When the energy company that supplies Houston with power couldn’t keep up with its outage map following Hurricane Beryl’s Monday landfall, some residents checked area outages through a different Texas institution instead: Whataburger.

The regional fast-food giant’s app, which provides a map showing whether locations were open and operating, has proven to be a surprisingly accurate metric for

DoorDash ramps up efforts to remove dangerous delivery drivers after cities complained

DoorDash said Tuesday that it’s stepping up efforts to identify dangerous delivery drivers and remove them from its platform after a

Archipelag v ohni (ne teď, ale roku 1821)

Pirátská bambitka a jiné zbraně, šperky samotné Madó Mavrogenús a věci z Kastra Mykonu, další památky na povstání. Z výstavy v Archeologickém muzeu na Mykonu v letech 2021-22. http://www.osel.cz/13554-archipelag-v-ohni-ne-ted-ale-roku-1821.html

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Ariane 6 has lift off! Historic rocket launches Europe back into space


Finally, Europe has regained independent access to space. The continent reestablished a sovereign launch capacity on Tuesday with the maiden flight of the Ariane 6 rocket. Built to take satellites into orbit, Ariane 6 lifted off from the European Spaceport in

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Google is giving everyone free dark web monitoring. Here’s how to use it

As the number of high-profile data breaches continues to grow, it’s getting harder and harder to keep track of how widely your personal information is spreading on the dark web, the shadowy corners of the Internet known for illicit activities.

Google, though, is giving people a new line of defense. The company has announced it will offer free dark web monitoring to all consumer account holders starting at the end of this month. That will help consumers learn if details like their a

Donald Trump threatens to jail Mark Zuckerberg in a Truth Social rant

Donald Trump’s animosity toward Mark Zuckerberg is getting even more heated. In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, the former president threatened to put “election fraudsters” in jail, name checking the Meta founder in the process.

“All I can say is that if I’m elected President, we will pursue Election Fraudsters at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time,” Trump

Meta and Vodafone collaborate to boost short-form video quality across Europe


In a collab between big tech and telcos, Meta and Vodafone today announced the roll-out of network optimisation across 11 different markets in Europe to free up capacity and boost video quality.  It is no secret that video content has exploded on t

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Evolve Bank says a Russia-linked gang stole millions of customers’ data

Evolve Bank & Trust said this week that hackers accessed millions of customers’ personal data during a recent cyberattack

The Memphis-based lender said in a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Monday that more than 7.6 million people we

AI startup funding doubled in Q2, Crunchbase data shows

Investors bet $24 billion on AI companies during the second quarter, new Crunchbase data shows, doubling the amount invested in the burgeoning space in the first quarter. AI investments represented 30% of the total dollars invested in the quarter.

AI attracted more investment than all other sectors for the first time since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, Crunchbase finds. 

“And there

Belgian startup to build LLM that detects hate speech in all EU languages


Belgian startup Textgrain is building the world’s first AI model that will be capable of detecting hate speech online in all 24 official EU languages. Founded in 2016, Textgrain is a spinoff from the University of Antwerp. The company develops AI-based data manage

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NATO-backed Project HEIST to protect subsea internet by diverting it to space


To protect critical underwater infrastructure from potential attacks or natural disasters, NATO is backing a project that aims to reroute internet from subsea cables to satellites in space. The Alliance will reportedly support the project with a grant of €400mn

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TNW Conference 2024 sparks call for collaboration across European tech


TNW Conference 2024 showed us plenty of pathways the future of tech may take. As I mull over this year’s event, there are several lessons that stand out for Europe’s tech community while it seeks to navigate current challenges and opportunities. Tech grow

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Inside Uber’s new plan to route around traffic at the Paris Olympics

Efficiently making your way around a national capital during the Olympics could be an Olympic sport in its own right.

Uber’s plan to avoid losing that game in Paris starts with a feature that gives drivers the ability to report crashes and traffic so that others don’t also find themselves (and their passengers) in the same stream of brake lights.

In the U.S.,

Etsy will now tell you what role a seller had in a product’s creation

Etsy is adding news tags to products to further clarify a seller’s role in the creation process.

The online marketplace is requiring all items to be listed as either “made by a seller,” “designed by a seller,” “sourced by a seller,” or “handpicked by a seller.” For example, a seller who finds vintage shirts would fall under the “handpicked” umbrella, while a ceramic vase from a pottery studio would be listed und

Critical SERP Features Of Google’s Shopping Marketplace via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig

This analysis explores the integration of shopping experiences into Google's SERP features and evaluates their significance for ecommerce search queries.

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Munich startup planqc secures €50M for ‘Made in Germany’ quantum computers


German quantum computing startup planqc yesterday announced a Series A raise of

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Programování evoluce nádorů, genetický trojský kůň a „Bouchni-krtka“

Boj s nádory připomíná mlácení krtků v legendární hře „Whac-A-Mole.“ Bouchnete do krtka a nádor se brzy objeví znovu, rezistentní vůči léčbě. Zvrat by mohla přinést léčba založená na genetickém obvodu, který jako zákeřný trojský kůň využívá mechanismy evoluce proti nenasytným nádorům. http://www.osel.cz/13552-programovani-evoluce-nadoru-geneticky-trojsky-kun-a-bouchni-krtka.html

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How data drove McLaren’s race car to the fastest pit stop in F1 history


In Formula One, races are often won by slimmer margins than the naked eye can see. A tiny twist of a steering wheel, a twitchy step on a pedal, a fleeting lapse of concentration: any moment can determine success or failure. Frequently, these moments arrive when

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Apple director backs Swift to replace C++ as choice programming language


When it comes to programming languages, it’s often the newest that garner the most attention. But according to Ted Kremenek, Apple director of languages and runtimes, programmers should be shaking off programming stalwart C++ in favour of Swift. “Swift’s safety

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Pitchbook says defense tech is a stalwart in an otherwise chilly VC environment

Technology companies, especially small ones, have often had difficulty selling their wares to the Pentagon thanks to bureaucratic red tape and excruciatingly slow sales cycles. And the U.S. greatly needs to work with the tech sector in order to stay competitive in a world of increasingly high-tech (and AI-powered) weapons systems. 

But over the past year a narrative has develop

AI vulnerabilities to space pirates: Cyberattacks in space can threaten life on Earth

If space systems such as GPS were hacked and knocked offline, much of the world would instantly be returned to the communications and navigation technologies of the 1950s. Yet space cybersecurity is largely invisible to the public at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions.

3 Types Of PR & SEO Funnels That Will Maximize Conversions via @sejournal, @_kevinrowe

Discover how integrating digital PR with SEO can drive qualified leads and ensure consistent messaging to guide customers to website engagement.

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We chat search from both sides now

In this episode, Ben chats with Elastic software engineering director Paul Oremland along with Stack Overflow staff software engineer Steffi Grewenig and senior software developer Gregor Časar about vector databases and semantic search from both the vendor and customer perspectives. They talk about the impact of GenAI on productivity and the search experience, the value of structured data for LLMs, and the potential for knowledge extraction and sharing. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/07/09/we-c

Netherlands’ LUMO Labs launches €100M fund for European impact startups


Dutch venture capital fund manager LUMO Labs is launching a new €100mn fund for Europe’s impact-driven tech startups. Building on LUMO Lab’s existing investment strategy, the new Rise Fund will target startups that develop emerging technologies which align wit

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Google Struggles To Boost Search Traffic On Its iPhone Apps via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google struggles to shift iPhone searches to its apps, reaching a low 30% adoption, as antitrust concerns loom over the Safari partnership.

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Jaderná fúze: nový harmonogram dokončení reaktoru ITER

Projekt ITER je největším pozemským vědeckým projektem v dějinách lidstva. Jde o globální projekt, ve kterém spolupracuje 31 zemí reprezentujících více než polovinu obyvatel Země. Cílem projektu je postavit termojaderný reaktor o výkonu 500 MW a prokázat tak technickou realizovatelnost fúzního zdroje energie. Reaktor se úspěšně buduje v jižní Francii a je již v pokročilé fázi realizace. http://www.osel.cz/13551-jaderna-fuze-novy-harmonogram-dokonceni-reaktoru-iter.html

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Europe’s Ariane 6 ready for launch: Here’s how the rocket will reach orbit


Europe is set to regain independent access to space tomorrow, July 9, when the long-awaited Ariane 6 rocket lifts off for the first time. The heavy-lift satellite launcher — commissioned by the Europe

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Supranormální sluch

Některé z nás sudička obdařila něčím, čemu se říká sluch absolutní. Jde o schopnost rozlišovat a identifikovat jednotlivé tóny a noty s neuvěřitelnou přesností. Většinou se při tom zmiňují jména jako Beethoven, Mozart, Stevie Wonder, Paul Shaffer, Mariah Carey,… Výsledky nynějších pokusů na myších ale dávají tušit, že kromě termínu absolutní sluch nám přibude termín sluch „supranormální“. Po fyziologické stránce ho již definovat dovedeme. Horší to je s představou získaných schopností po takovém

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The Three Pillars Of SEO: Authority, Relevance, And Experience via @sejournal, @marktraphagen

Explore the three pillars of SEO: authority, relevance, and user experience. Get insights on optimizing your website for better rankings and increased traffic.

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Extreme heat is raising concerns about the durability of our tech infrastructure

The summer of 2024 started less than a month ago, but it’s already off to a scorching start. Phoenix has already topped 112 degrees and the year’s first Heat Dome arrived weeks ago.  

Beyond the well-founded meteorological fears of

14 tools to help you make the most of your mornings

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here.

Here are some of the support tools I relied on this morning to get work done.

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What Is Bounce Rate & How To Audit It via @sejournal, @vahandev

Gain a clear understanding of what bounce rate really means and how to interpret it using Google Analytics 4.

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Lovci technosignatur mají zálusk na extrémně divnou Przybylského hvězdu

Przybylského hvězda je jako žádná jiná, z těch co známe. Kromě toho, že jde o velmi výjimečnou hvězdu typu roAp, se na ní v hojném množství vyskytují aktinoidy, včetně těch, u nichž neznáme izotopy s delší dobou rozpadu. Což nedává smysl. Relativně blízko máme ohromující záhadu, ať už je přírodního rázu anebo ne. http://www.osel.cz/13549-lovci-technosignatur-maji-zalusk-na-extremne-divnou-przybylskeho-hvezdu.html

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44 Pinterest Statistics And Facts For 2024 via @sejournal, @annabellenyst

Explore the power of Pinterest: Discover the latest facts and statistics about this unique social platform and its advertising potential.

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Forget Zoom, Meet, and FaceTime: This video-chat app beats them all

At this point, video chatting has become a common part of our day-to-day lives—and yet, when you really stop and think about it, it tends to be a pretty awful experience.

Whether you’re using Meet, Zoom, or any other such service, starting a virtual face-to-face chat inevitably involves a lot of annoyances. You’ve gotta download something, create an account or sign in, and share all sorts of personal info with the company behind it.

Plus, you’ve gotta hope (or, more likel

Could Ariana Grande joining Weverse start the K-popification of American music?

When Jungkook—a member of Korean pop group BTS—went to an Ariana Grande concert in 2019, he said it was partially to learn from her performance. Five years later, Grande has become the pupil of BTS by joining Weverse, the fan-engagement platform that’s helped the K-pop group grow the ranks of its global fandom, known as ARMY. 

Weverse—owned by

SEO Cost Calculator: How Much Should You Budget For SEO Services? via @sejournal, @ChuckPrice518

Discover the importance of budgeting for SEO services. Find out how to calculate and plan your SEO budget effectively for optimal online presence and growth.

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Titan-safírový laser na čipu představuje technologický průlom

Titan-safírové lasery jsou výtečné a ceněné. Platí se za to ale vysoká cena. Doslova, jsou velmi drahé a také dost velké. Tým Stanford University přichází s dramatickou změnou konceptu tohoto laseru. Titan-safírový laser na čipu je 10 000krát menší a 1 000krát levnější než kterýkoliv jiný tohoto typu. http://www.osel.cz/13548-titan-safirovy-laser-na-cipu-predstavuje-technologicky-prulom.html

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