You wake up in the morning and, first thing, you open your weather app. You close that pesky ad that opens first and check the forecast. You like your weather app, which shows hourly weather forecasts for your location. And the app is free!
But do you know why it’s free? Look at the app’s privacy settings. You help keep it free by allowing it to collect your information, including:
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How the Boomer wealth transfer could reshape global finance.
Born too late to ride the wave of postwar prosperity, but just early enough to watch the 2008 financial crisis decimate some of their first paychecks. Old enough to remember dial-up. Young enough to buy Bitcoin on their phones. They’ve lived through tech booms, housing busts, meme stocks, student debt, and five different definitions of “retirement planning.”
Now, as trillions in wealth begin to
The Velvet Sundown is the most-talked-about band of the moment, but not for the reason you might expect.
The “indie rock band,” which has gained more than 634,000 Spotify listeners in just a few weeks, has spoken out in response to accusations that the group is AI-generated.
Robotický systém ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System), který detekuje malé vesmírné objekty objevil už třetího známého mezihvězdného návštěvníka. 3I/ATLAS, zřejmě kometa, se řítí rychlostí asi 58 km/s po dráze s nejvyšší excentricitou, s jakou jsme se doposud setkali. http://www.osel.cz/14141-mezihvezdna-promenada-slunecni-soustavou-svisti-treti-mezihvezdny-objekt.html
The Dutch government has approved the first electric scooter for public roads and bike lanes, marking a cautious yet significant shift in the country’s tough stance on micromobility. Dubbed Selana Alpha and developed by the startup Selana, the vehicle was recentl
Swedish startup Lovable is in talks to raise $150mn at a valuation just shy of $2bn, the Financial Times reports. The Stockholm-based business has built a generative AI platform that allows non-technical users to build apps or websites based
French software firm LumApps is set to merge with Swiss counterpart Beekeeper in a deal that will create a new business valued at over $1bn. LumApps, which calls itself an “intranet super app,” offers a platform that helps staff at large firms manage inte
Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges on Wednesday, following an eight-week federal trial. The verdict immediately sparked a wave of reactions online, ranging from disbelief to outrage.
The jury returned guilty verdicts on two of the five counts after three days of deliberations. Upon h
YouTube is updating its monetization policies to target mass-produced and repetitious content. Here's you need to know.
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Want better B2B results? Combine traditional and digital marketing with AI, intent data intelligence, and geotargeting to enhance B2B buyer engagement.
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Letní postřehy o zkušenostech s využitím umělé inteligence ve vysokoškolské výuce http://www.osel.cz/14140-budeme-umele-inteligentni.html
Cloudflare's new pay-per-crawl feature blocks AI crawlers and allows publishers to charge for access, sparking debate in the SEO industry over content visibility and monetization.
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A U.S. judge has ruled that China’s Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must face criminal charges in a wide reaching case alleging it stole techn
Shares of U.K.’s Bytes Technology plunged over 27% on Wednesday after the IT firm said its operating profit for the first half of fiscal 2026 would be marginally lower due to delayed customer decisions and longer-than-expected readjustments from internal restructuring.
Trading in the first few months of the year was hurt by macroeconomic pressures, leading to deferred customer decisions, particularly among corporates, the firm said in an update to the exchanges ahead of its a
Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act has passed through the Senate thanks to Vice President JD Vance’s tiebreaking vote. But alongside the late-night drama in the chamber this week, another wave of developments has unfolded online.
Elon Musk, once President Trump’s closest confidante during the early months of his second presidency, has broken his social media sil
YouTube is replacing the "returning viewers" metric with new viewer segments to help creators better understand long-term audience engagement.
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To a certain brand of policy wonk, January 31, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy.
It had been nearly two weeks since President Donald Trump took office for the second time—days that passed in a swirl of executive orders to cut federal spending and rid the government of now-forbidden ideas—when suddenly, vast troves of government data began to disappear in a single day.
“My inbox exploded, and it was just people emailing saying, ‘Hey, do you know where this da
For over a decade, Canva has made design and publishing accessible to anyone. Now the company is wrestling with how to harness AI while staying true to its mission of empowering individual creators. Cofounder and COO Cliff Obrecht reveals how Canva is navigating this shift—and why the stakes are so high when it comes to AI adoption in the creative industry.
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Faulty conversion tracking can tank PPC campaigns. Here's how to fix the seven most common Google Ads tracking issues hurting your performance.
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For a few days, my finger would hover over the TikTok hole on my home screen. But it was all for naught: There was nothing there to click.
TikTok debuted at exactly the wrong time for me. I downloaded the short-form video app during my junior year of high school, just as in-person activities shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic and my life dissolved into an endless loop
How far would you travel in search of a sweet treat?
“Bakery tourism” is on the rise, with more and more people traveling—sometimes across the globe—in search of the perfect flaky croissant or artisan bun they spotted online. Long lines aren’t a deterrent; in fact, they’re often part of the appeal. A crowd signals you’ve found the right spot.
Jessica Morgan-Helliwell, 26, and her mother, Louise Church, 48, are two self-proclaimed “
More than half of Americans now use a chatbot, with an increasing number of people replacing search engines with large language model (LLM)-powered chat queries to navigate the web and find answers. In general, the quality of these outputs is improving as the underlying models get better.
However, the challenge of processing so much information means
LLM tools appear to be gaining maturity, though there are differing views on what should be tracked..
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Get your on-demand webinar and learn how A.I. is already changing clicks, visibility, and content performance.
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A study finds Google’s AI Mode returns different URLs 91% of the time for the same query, offering insight into how sources are chosen.
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Těžko si představit úpornější infekce než biofilmy plné patogenů, které potáhnou obtížně dostupné místo v lidském těle, například v dutinách. Tým z Hong Kongu navrhuje vypustit do dutin mikroboty naváděné magnetickým polem a aktivované světlem, které biofilmy nemilosrdně zničí. http://www.osel.cz/14138-lecba-vdechnutim-hejna-nepatrnych-nosnich-robotu-mohou-vycistit-dutiny.html
The EU AI Act is expected to introduce its key rules for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models on August 2. However, amid growing concerns that over-regulation could erode Europe’s competitiveness in artificial intelligence, calls to postpone the roll-out have inte
Despite a cautious VC climate and ongoing geopolitical jitters, European startups are still attracting serious cash. Covering everything from AI drug discovery and space launches to quantum software and fusion energy, the continent’s startups raised €19bn in the f
“Girl With a Pearl Earring” has taken on a new meaning on social media.
TikTok loves a theory, especially ones that attempt to explain dating struggles. The “pearl earring theory” is the latest to go viral, claiming that the classic freshwater gemstone could be the reason you are chronically single.
Why? According to TikTok, pearl jewelry gives off
Google says core updates rely on long-term patterns, not recent link spam. Should you disavow? Here's what John Mueller told SEO professionals.
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People on TikTok tend to follow accounts that align with their own political beliefs, meaning the platform is creating political echo chambers among its users. These findings, from a study my co
Yahoo is at a critical inflection point. Despite having a large user base—across Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, and Yahoo News—the media company hasn’t reclaimed the buzz of its early days. CEO Jim Lanzone candidly discusses the fear of being “left behind” and how he’s pushing the brand to shed its old skin. He explains the wide-ranging implications as
In this week's Growth Memo, Kevin Indig shows how to build a scalable keyword universe that adapts to AI-driven search intent and content priorities.
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You’ve got traffic but no checkout action. These CRO insights from Kevin Gibbons help you turn clicks into customers without overhauling your entire site.
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Perched on a dusty high desert plain about 100 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, the Mojave Air and Space Port looks more like a final destination for aerospace experiments than a stepping stone to the stars. A field with dozens of decommissioned commercial jetliners bakes in the early morning sun–it’ll eventually hit 110 degrees around noon–and the small shacks set between dusty roads and cracked pavement look mostly empty.
But drive past cracked airstrips and barbed wire gates
Google's trust ranking patent suggests that user behavior can influence how search results are ranked.
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Představa vědce jako tichého génia v bílém plášti je iluze. Realita je mnohem prozaičtější a brutálnější: je to neustálý boj o přežití v byrokratické bažině, kde o vaší existenci nerozhoduje kvalita myšlenek, ale schopnost vyplnit správné kolonky. Na základě detailních vhledů od lidí zevnitř systému odhalujeme, proč je financování české vědy dokonalým strojem na zabíjení talentu. http://www.osel.cz/14137-grantova-bazina-proc-je-ceska-veda-pasti-na-mysi.html
Banks are embracing the AI workforce—but some institutions are taking unexpected approaches to its deployment.
The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has dozens of so-called digital employees working alongside its human counterparts. And distinguishing those
Jon Skeet, the first Stack Overflow user with a million reputation, sits down with Ryan to share his wealth of knowledge on all things development: the deceptively simple but actually complicated problem of timezones, the importance of clear documentation for programmers, handling breaking changes and upgrading legacy systems, and the need for improved communication skills among developers. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/07/01/programming-problems-that-seem-easy-but-aren-t-featuring-jon-skeet/
For those who’ve had enough of scrolling AI slop, meet Picastro: an Instagram app for astrophotography.
Picastro is a dedicated, mobile-first platform built for amateurs and pros who capture images of the night sky. Launched late last year by Tom McCrorie, an amat
The European Union has 24 official languages and dozens more unofficial ones spoken across the continent. If you add in the European countries outside the union, then that brings at least a dozen more into the mix. Add dialects, endangered languages, and lang
AI slop songs are flooding Spotify — and the latest hit is by an indie rock band called The Velvet Sundown. The track’s success has intensified the ongoing debate on whether or not music streaming sites should label AI-generated songs. The group has attrac
The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) has made its first investment in a biotechnology startup. The alliance’s VC arm announced today that it’s co-leading a $35mn Series A round for UK-based Portal Biotech as it seeks to strengthen NATO’s defences agai
The Republican Party’s 800-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now being debated in the Senate, with a final up-or-down vote expected as soon as Monday night. On the issue of artificial intelligence, much of the attention has focused on the bill’s prop
Colombian gangs are using social media to reach and recruit children, the United Nations has warned.
Gangs and rebel groups are enticing children to enlist by posting videos on platforms like TikTok and Facebook that showcase the “perks” of the lifestyle. Some clips promise money, mobile phones, and, in some cases, cosmetic surgery, according to Scott Campbell, Colombia
Most top-ranking websites fail HTML validation. Google explains why perfect code isn’t required, and what matters instead.
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Two key U.S. Republican senators agreed to a revised federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence to five years and to allow states to adopt rules on child online safety and protecting artists’ images or likelinesses.
Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz originally proposed securing compliance by blocking states that regulate A
Israel’s Cato Networks said on Monday it had raised $359 million in a funding round, valuing the cybersecurity firm at more than $4.8 billion, as investors bet on growing demand for artificial intelligence-driven security and networking solutions.
An uptick in sophisticated cyberattacks has prompted fears of operational disruptions among companies and
Germany is pursuing a ban on DeepSeek due to alleged illegal transfers of user data to China.
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Chcete mít problémy? Vezměte pokročilý jazykový model, zadejte mu cíl, k němuž má směřovat, vystavte ho stresu, jako třeba hrozbě vypnutí a napojte ho na reálný svět. Inteligence jsou ve skutečnosti bezohlední řezníci a jdou si tvrdě za svým, zřejmě díky výchově, které se jim dostává. Určitě bude lepší se k nim chovat slušně a s respektem. Pro jistotu. http://www.osel.cz/14136-drsne-ai-pokrocile-inteligence-v-ohrozeni-lzou-vydiraji-a-vyhrozuji.html
For some in Hollywood, as Silicon Valley’s AI models have become impossible to ignore, it’s better to have a seat at the table as these new technologies emerge, rather than sitting back and letting the tech titans take full control.
This, at least, is the impetus behind Asteria, the generative AI studio cofounded by the filmmaking couple of Bryn Mooser
The classic funding announcement post is getting the Gen Z treatment.
More startups, especially those led by young founders, are moving away from LinkedIn posts or X threads and turning to viral TikToks and short-form videos to stand out, Business Insider recently r
Google’s June 2025 core update is now rolling out and may take up to three weeks to complete.
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Google has launched a new integrated version of Search Console Insights, offering simplified performance data in the main dashboard.
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Large language models are non-deterministic by design. Here's how you can inject a little bit of determinism into GenAI workflows. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/06/30/reliability-for-unreliable-llms/
On a recent flight home to Cincinnati, I found myself in a Wi-Fi pickle.
Delta was offering free in-flight Wi-Fi for all SkyMiles members, but only after logging in through a web page. That created an obstacle for connecting my recently-acquired retro gaming handhelds, which don’t have web browsers onboard. With no access to Delta’s login site, I couldn’t get them online to
As AI reshapes buying behavior, marketers need smarter insights. Here’s how to keep up.
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CMOs looking to improve ROAS should rethink video. This article outlines why social content repurposing is killing performance and what to do instead.
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Curious about my actual tech tool kit? I’m sharing the apps and tools that powered me through a recent morning—from wake-up alarm to lunchtime break. This builds on my recent
Often lost in the generally breathless coverage of generative AI, ChatGPT sports a few genuinely useful features that aren’t quite so obvious.
These options don’t get splashy demos or make the headlines, but instead quietly make your life as a gen-AI user a bit easier.
Let’s take a quick look at some of ChatGPT’s unsung heroes.
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Antické a hlavně podstatně starší památky menšího kykladského ostrova v kontextu pátrání po místech jejich původu, i když bylo (alespoň pro mě) z valné části marné. Příklad problémů topografie i vývoje kultur v průběhu řady tisíciletí. http://www.osel.cz/14135-antiparos.html
Pokud se temná hmota skládá z ohromující spousty zcela nepatrných částic ultralehké temné hmoty, mohla by se chovat jako kvantová kapalina. Podle simulací by při v rotující „kapalinové“ temné hmotě vznikala mikroskopická tornáda, uspořádaná do pravidelného vzoru podobného krystalické mřížce. http://www.osel.cz/14134-tvori-temnou-hmotu-zaplava-mikroskopickych-tornad.html
Technology can seem pretty mysterious at times, so it’s all too easy for misconceptions to spread.
That helps explain why I keep seeing technological myths propagate. Should you bury a wet phone in rice? Do you need a VPN to use public Wi-Fi networks? Is your phone secretly recording your conversations? The answer to these questions and more is no, but believing otherwise can be detrimental.
Here’s my attempt to dispel a half dozen popular tech myths, and what you should
Explore strategies for successful event promotion. Find out how to use paid search and social ads for events like conferences and webinars.
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Dassault Aviation nedávno představili projekt univerzálního raketoplánu VORTEX. Kosmické plavidlo o délce 12 metrů a rozpětí křídel 7 metrů by mělo létat do vesmíru na špici nosné rakety a přistávat na ranveji, podobně jako dávno zrušené americké raketoplány. Snad bude mít VORTEX více štěstí. http://www.osel.cz/14133-francouzsky-vortex-je-nasledovnikem-americkeho-raketoplanu.html
