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Beyond Vanity Metrics: How Brands Are Measuring Social Media Impact via @sejournal, @rio_seo

Find out how to measure social media impact beyond surface-level indicators. Learn how to align with social media algorithms and adhere to privacy regulations.

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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/measuring-social-media-impact/536

This startup wants to be Shopify for indie filmmakers

A new startup is leaning on the power of recommendations to spread the word about indie films.

Olyn offers a direct-to-consumer platform for film and video distribution, enabling filmmakers to retain up to 90% of their revenue. Billed as “Shopify for filmmakers,” Olyn removes the platform as a middleman, eliminating ads and algorithm-driven recommendations. This allows movies to shine based on their own merits and be monetized directly through viewer

OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever’s new AI startup is fundraising with a $30 billion valuation

A new artificial intelligence company from one of the cofounders of OpenAI is quickly becoming one of the most highly valued AI firms in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence (SSI) is in the process of raising in excess of $1 billion with a valuation topping $30 billion. Bloomberg reports San Francisco-based Greenoak

Elon Musk faces more conflict-of-interest questions after DOGE fires FDA staff reviewing Neuralink

Since the moment the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was first proposed, Elon Musk’s critics have warned that the world’s richest man was at risk of making decisions that could be a conflict of interest, given his multiple business operations. With recent cuts at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), those fears are increasing.

Roughly 20 employees of the FDA’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices were let go over the weekend, part of

AI hallucinations could get lawyers fired, law firm says

U.S. personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan sent an urgent email this month to its more than 1,000 lawyers: Artificial intelligence can invent fake case law, and using made-up information in a court filing could get you fired.

A federal judge in Wyoming had just threatened to sanction two lawyers at the firm who included fictitious case citations in a lawsuit against Walmart. One of the lawyers admitted in

Why CX is every brand’s biggest opportunity

The Fast Company Impact Council is a private membership community of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay annual membership dues for access to peer learning and thought leadership opportunities, events and more.


Customer experience is at a tipping point. Companies are struggling to see results from AI, digital transformation, and pers

Fyzici změřili „velikost“ neutrina: Je větší než běžné atomové jádro

Neutrina jsou přízraky, které se řítí vesmírem, aniž by se příliš zajímaly o to, s čím se na své dráze setkají. Mezinárodní tým fyziků provedl experiment, v němž odhadl velikost elektronového neutrina. Vzhledem k tomu, že neutrina mají téměř nulovou hmotnost, je určená velikost docela slušná. http://www.osel.cz/13916-fyzici-zmerili-velikost-neutrina-je-vetsi-nez-bezne-atomove-jadro.html

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After leaving OpenAI, Mira Murati debuts her AI startup Thinking Machines Lab

Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup founded by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, has tapped about 30 leading researchers and engineers from competitors such as OpenAI, Meta and Mistral, it said in a blog post on Tuesday.

The team — roughly two-thirds of which comprises former OpenAI employees — includes

Federal workers fired by Elon Musk’s DOGE are sharing their anxieties on Reddit

Elon Musk’s aggressive push to cut government spending reached new heights on Valentine’s Day, as employees across more than two dozen federal government departments were abruptly fired on Valentine’s Day—with those let go warning it could impact how the government operates.

Jack, who spoke on condition of a pseudonym (as did every ex-federal worker in this story), started working

‘The bravest thing I’ve ever seen’: A lone anglerfish has the internet in tears

A lone anglerfish has captured the internet’s heart. 

Usually found 6,500 feet under the sea, this black seadevil was filmed by marine researchers in Tenerife swimming towards the water’s surface on January 26. The shark conservation NGO Condrik Tenerife called the black, razor-toothed creature “a legendary fish that few will ever have the privilege of observing alive,” when sharing their footage on Instagram.

Need a bodyguard? Now there’s an app for that

A new app makes hiring security as simple as ordering an Uber. 

A viral TikTok with 11.2 million views reads, “POV we just ordered bodyguards to pick us up from the airport.” In the video, two influencers summon a pair of Protectors—private security in black SUVs—to Newark Airport after flying in from Los Angeles for New York Fashion Week. Another

Netherlands a rare bright spot as EU struggles to make and keep unicorns


The US continues to hog the global herd of unicorns, dwarfing the EU in both the number and total valuation of billion-dollar startups. However, the Netherlands provides a minor bright spot, according to a new report by PwC.    More than 3,000 companies worldwi

2mo | The Next Web
Exclusive: Tech mogul Mel Morris announces public launch of AI research engine Corpora.ai


British tech mogul Mel Morris has announced the general release of AI research engine Corpora.ai. The system provides a new approach to research. Built to generate comprehensive reports from single prompts, Corpora promises in-depth analysis and accurate outp

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What is Y Combinator now? Critics say the famed accelerator is having an identity crisis

In December, Y Combinator’s first-ever Fall batch got their own Demo Day. The Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator—which has produced big hits like Airbnb, Doordash, and Stripe—had doubled the number of startup classes that could enter its program. The showing was mixed: 87% were AI companies, and

AI Companions: the future of friendship or a dangerous illusion?

Loneliness is no longer just an emotion—it’s a growing public health crisis in the U.S.

A 2024 Harvard study found that 21% of U.S. adults regularly experience loneliness, while the American Psychological Association reports that nearly half of young workers feel isolated at work. Capitalizing on the recent tech boom, AI

Google’s New ‘Ask For Me’ Reviewed: Is This Bad For Local Businesses?

Uncover the potential impacts of Google's new Ask for Me on local businesses and customers. Is it a game changer, or bad for local businesses?

The post Google’s New ‘Ask For Me’ Reviewed: Is This Bad For Local Businesses? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-as

These fantastic sites will save you from ever getting a bad seat again

When you’re booking travel, scoring a ticket to a sporting event, or securing yourself a spot at some other sort of show, you’re frequently faced with the impossible-seeming task of committing to a specific seat—on the spot.

It may seem simple. But, well—which is the best seat on the plane? Which areas of the arena will give you an unobscured view of the action? Is that concert seat going to be behind a speaker? And are the more expensive options really w

Jak rychle a levně vyrobit průhlednou keramiku z oxidu hliníku?

Průhledná alumina je nejen průhledná, ale také velice pevná a odolná. Její výroba je ale náročná a patřičně drahá. Nová metoda kapkové anodizace zajistí levnější a dostupnější materiál, který se může prosadit v mnoha rozmanitých aplikacích, včetně dotykových displejů, čoček nebo trvanlivých povrchů automobilů či budov. http://www.osel.cz/13914-jak-rychle-a-levne-vyrobit-pruhlednou-keramiku-z-oxidu-hliniku.html

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Kai Cenat plans to launch a ‘streaming university’ to teach aspiring creators

Kai Cenat is launching a “streaming university.”

Cenat announced his plans during a February 13 stream, explaining how he wants to help streamers both big and small learn from his success. “I’m going to rent out a university over a course of a weekend. It will be streaming university. Okay? I’m going to rent it out,” Cenat said during his Twitch stream. “I’m going to put out enrolls and applications of people to enroll into the un

Why is it so hard for companies to protect your privacy?

Minh Nguyen, VP of Engineering at Transcend, joins Ryan for a conversation about the complexities of privacy and consent in tech, from the challenges organizations face in managing data privacy to the importance of consent management tools to the evolving landscape of privacy regulations. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/18/why-is-it-so-hard-for-companies-to-protect-your-privacy/

Lessons in sustainability: What colleges can teach workplaces

The Fast Company Impact Council is a private membership community of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Members pay annual membership dues for access to peer learning and thought leadership opportunities, events and more.


When you factor in home, school, work, and other public spaces, the average person spends 90% of their time

Git New

Git. It’s the lifeblood of modern software development. After several years of navigating through code repositories and juggling various project versions, it’s easy for seasoned developers to settle into a comfortable routine with familiar tools. Git, the ubiquitous version control system, is no exception to this rule. It’s a tool that many of us use […]

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How VCs are killing climate tech — and how they can save it


Sustainability tech has been all the buzz in the last few years. Investors are hunting promising ESG businesses, governments are pushing ambitious legislation, and companies are getting on board to adopt new solutions. Sustainability funding is projected to rea

2mo | The Next Web
Apple may be launching a new iPhone this week. It could sport a radical redesign

If you’re on the cusp of buying a new iPhone, you might want to hold off until this Wednesday, February 19. That’s the day Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will be launching “the newest member of the family.”

But what does that cryptic tease mean, exactly? Is Cook talking about a new iPhone, a new computer, or even just a new accessory? Here’s what you need to know about Apple’s upcoming product launch.

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Boost Your Vacation Rental Bookings with SEO via @sejournal, @JRiddall

Capture the attention of potential guests and drive direct bookings with a strong SEO strategy for your vacation rental business.

The post Boost Your Vacation Rental Bookings with SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/vacation-rental-seo/537301/

How to use AI to find new movies, music, and books

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

Imagine turning your reading history into a treasure map. By feeding a list of your favorite books and movies to an AI assistant, you can uncover hidden patterns in what you love. From your subconscious att

Gen Z isn’t worried about China having access to their data. They should be

With TikTok and DeepSeek, young people are forking over sensitive personal data to the Chinese government. We should be worried. 

Among Gen Z, there’s a certain

5 free time-saving Windows apps every PC should have

Whether you’re setting up a new Windows PC or looking to enhance your current setup, there are some life-changing apps you can grab for free that will transform how you use your computer.

From screen grabbing to file searching to quick launching and more, these essential apps will supercharge your productivity—all for the low, low price of nothing.

Černé díry se mohou zrodit z čiré gravitace

Klasické černé díry, které se objevily v Einsteinových rovnicích, v sobě obsahují singularity, které vědce přivádějí k šílenství. Španělští fyzikové spočítali, že teoreticky mohou existovat černé díry bez singularit. Výzkum je v plném běhu, rovnice se pěkně žhaví a v budoucnu by mohly přinést pozoruhodné objevy. http://www.osel.cz/13913-cerne-diry-se-mohou-zrodit-z-cire-gravitace.html

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We give safety ratings to cars and restaurants. Why not do the same to protect our digital lives?

The American economy runs on what are known as heuristics, a diverse array of mental short-cuts that help consumers make a dizzying number of choices to navigate the wild complexity of everyday life. These shortcuts help us select the restaurants we may choose to patronize, the cars we drive, the food we purchase, and the schools we attend and to which we send our children. We rely on scoring systems, certifications, and ranking methodologies to consider what movies to see, what music to lis

Kick Start Your Bluesky Experience

The social networking landscape has changed so dramatically in the past five years. It’s challenging to keep up with. When you get on a new social network, one of the first hurdles you have is to figure out who’s on that network you would be interested in following. A while back, I created a GitHub […]

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We give safety ratings to cars and restaurants. Why not do the same to protect our digital lives?

The American economy runs on what are known as heuristics, a diverse array of mental short-cuts that help consumers make a dizzying number of choices to navigate the wild complexity of everyday life. These shortcuts help us select the restaurants we may choose to patronize, the cars we drive, the food we purchase, and the schools we attend and to which we send our children. We rely on scoring systems, certifications, and ranking methodologies to consider what movies to see, what music to lis

Kvantové trable: Z kvantových systémů se vynořují dvě šipky času

Šipka času naší reality míří z minulosti do budoucnosti. Rozbitá hračka se sama od sebe neposkládá. Jenomže v říši kvant to, jak se zdá, tak úplně neplatí. Nejnověji k tomu dospěli teoretičtí kvantoví fyzici, podle jejichž výzkumu je šipka času ve kvantových systémech jako korouhvička, která může měnit směr podle okolností. http://www.osel.cz/13912-kvantove-trable-z-kvantovych-systemu-se-vynoruji-dve-sipky-casu.html

2mo | osel.cz
AI that isolates instruments in any song is bringing my musical dreams to life


“For the third time, stop tapping!” my primary school teacher screams at me from across the room. I must not have heard her the first two times. I’d been drumming on the desk again, using my fingers for sticks and the floor beneath for a kick drum. While my bod

2mo | The Next Web
Apple finally lets you merge two Apple IDs—kinda. Here’s how

A few years ago, I chronicled the journey I went on to manually merge two Apple ID accounts into one.

I was attempting to rectify a problem that I and many other long-time Apple users had been stuck with: Our data—emails, contacts, movie and app purchases, photos, logins, and more—was spread across two different Apple accounts. This segregation made accessing this data on our various device

A ‘true crime’ YouTube channel’s videos got millions of views. It turns out the stories were AI-generated

A popular “true crime” YouTube channel has been pulling in millions of views with videos about gruesome murders. As it turns out, None of them are real.

One of those videos, titled “Husband’s Secret Gay Love Affair with Step Son Ends in Grisly Murder,” claimed to detail a gruesome crime in Littleton, Colorado. After it amassed nearly two million views, viewers reached out to local reporter Elizabeth Hernandez. But there was no record of the crime—because it never happen

Milrem Robotics vyvinuli osmikolového robotického obrněnce HAVOC

Estonští tvůrci pozemních bojových robotů Milrem Robotics představili 15tunového osmikolového obrněnce HAVOC s hybridním/elektrickým pohonem na všechna kola. Má slušnou výdrž, zvládá náročný terén a může být vybaven pro rozmanité bojové i logistické mise jako doprovodný obrněnec pro tanky a obrněná vozidla s posádkou. http://www.osel.cz/13911-milrem-robotics-vyvinuli-osmikoloveho-robotickeho-obrnence-havoc.html

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GBP Reviews Outage Is Over via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Google announced that most Business Profile Reviews are returned to normal. Sites still missing reviews should be normal in a few days

The post GBP Reviews Outage Is Over appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/gbp-reviews-outage-is-over/539864/

Co nám říká Ciolkovského rovnice o mezihvězdných letech?

Pro dosažení i nejbližších hvězd je potřeba zajistit odpovídající pohon. Pokud půjde o raketový motor, je třeba zajistit nejen dostatek energie, ale také hybnosti, která zajišťuje zrychlování kosmické lodi. Let rakety a potřebné parametry popisuje Ciolkovského rovnice. Podívejme se na výzvy spojené s mezihvězdným letem, které nám ukazuje. http://www.osel.cz/13910-co-nam-rika-ciolkovskeho-rovnice-o-mezihvezdnych-letech.html

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She helped create the U.S. Digital Service. Now it’s become the U.S. DOGE Service

As former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Jen Pahlka helped to create the U.S. Digital Service (USDS). Today, the USDS houses Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), hell-bent on quick, disruptive change. Pahlka shares why the motivation behind Musk’s disruption of the status quo isn’t necessarily wrong, arguing that we must clear the “sludge” out of government