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These geeks are building an early warning system for disappearing government data

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

‘Creatives are going to be elevated’: Canva’s COO on how AI is transforming the artistic landscape

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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Is Your Conversion Data Misleading You? 7 Common Google Ads Tracking Issues

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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I quit TikTok—and got my attention span back

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

‘Bakery tourism’ is the sweet new travel trend for Gen Z and food lovers

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 “

AI chatbots are breaking the web—and forcing a 404 makeover

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

Study: Google AI Mode Shows 91% URL Change Across Repeat Searches via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

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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Léčba vdechnutím: Hejna nepatrných nosních robotů mohou vyčistit dutiny

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

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‘Europe is not the US’: Tech insiders call for smarter AI rules


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

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Europe’s 20 largest startup funding rounds this year (so far)


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

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What is the ‘pearl earring theory’? The TikTok trend blaming jewelry for being single

“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’s John Mueller: Core Updates Build On Long-Term Data via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

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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TikTok could be making you more politically polarized. Here’s how

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 CEO Jim Lanzone talks AI, reinvention, and reclaiming relevance

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

Keywords Are Dead, But The Keyword Universe Isn’t via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig

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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Ask An SEO: How Can I Turn Low-Converting Traffic Into High-Value Sessions? via @sejournal, @kevgibbo

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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This entrepreneur made billions on crypto. His next frontier is outer space

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

Grantová bažina: Proč je česká věda pastí na myši

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

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Inside Wikipedia’s AI revolt—and what it means for the media

Before generative AI, if you wanted an inexpensive way to build out lots of content, you launched a wiki. You’d spin up a site—broad or niche—and throw the doors open for anyone to edit. Be an early mover (like Wikipedia) or cultivate a loyal community (think any popular sci-fi

Why this bank is hiring full-time AI employees

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

Programming problems that seem easy, but aren't, featuring Jon Skeet

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/

Meet Picastro, the Instagram alternative for astrophotographers

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 race to make AI as multilingual as Europe


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

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A viral band on Spotify is probably AI — but there’s no label to tell you


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

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NATO’s VC fund backs biotech startup for first time


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

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Here’s what Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ means for AI

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 recruit children, the U.N. warns

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

Senate debates revised state AI regulation ban

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

Cato Networks secures $359 million in latest funding round

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

Drsné AI: Pokročilé inteligence v ohrožení lžou, vydírají a vyhrožují

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

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Is this Hollywood’s moment of AI reckoning?

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

Startups are ditching LinkedIn for TikTok to announce funding rounds

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

Reliability for unreliable LLMs

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/

The sneaky way to to deal with public Wi-Fi restrictions

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

The Strategy Gap: Social Video Is Not PPC Video via @sejournal, @LisaRocksSEM

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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Start your day right with these digital productivity tools

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

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 

These three underrated features make ChatGPT way better

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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Antiparos

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

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Tvoří temnou hmotu záplava mikroskopických tornád?

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

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Don’t believe these tech myths

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

How To Use Paid Search & Social Ads For Promoting Events via @sejournal, @LisaRocksSEM

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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Francouzský VORTEX je následovníkem amerického raketoplánu

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

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This accuracy-obsessed weather app does one thing oh so well

Whether weather is always on your radar or merely a passing front of occasional interest, having an on-demand eye on the world around you is one of the most powerful slices of sorcery you can set your sights on today.

And this week, I want to introduce you to a worthwhile new weather app I recently encountered that’s decidedly different from the others. It isn’t meant to replace whatever weather app you’re already using, whether that’s the one that came preinstalled on you

These two game-changing breakthroughs advance us toward artificial general intelligence

The biggest technology game changers don’t always grab the biggest headlines. Two emerging AI developments may not go viral on TikTok or YouTube, but they represent an inflection point that could radically accelerate the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI). That’s AI that can function and learn like us.

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WhatsApp just got banned on Capitol Hill. Here’s how you can make the Meta messaging platform more secure

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Catherine Szpindor, informed congressional staffers this week that WhatsApp is now banned from government phones. The move came after the CAO’s Office of Cybersecurity deemed the Meta-owned app to be “high-risk to users”—a claim that WhatsApp quickly rebutted.

But the CAO is correct. While WhatsApp is one of the more secure messaging apps out there, it does have some pri

Magnetická molekula s dysprosiem zařídí malé disky s ohromnou kapacitou

Australští a britští chemici vyvinuli novou molekulu s dysprosiem, která si jako monomolekulární magnet udrží paměťové vlastnosti i při teplotách kolem 100 K (mínus 173 °C). Mohla by se stát základem pro super kompaktní pevné disky, co pojmou kolem 3 T na centimetr čtvereční. http://www.osel.cz/14132-magneticka-molekula-s-dysprosiem-zaridi-male-disky-s-ohromnou-kapacitou.html

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Britain’s first ‘space factory’ blasts into orbit on test mission


A British-built manufacturing satellite successfully launched into orbit on its first test mission. Cardiff-based startup Space Forge launched the probe — called ForgeStar-1 — aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base i

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Switzerland leads the world in deep tech investment, report finds


Switzerland pours more of its venture capital into deep tech than any other country, according to new data. The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2025 found that 60% of all Swiss venture funding between 2019 and 2025 went to deep tech — far surpassing any other n

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Why the ‘Tiny Chef’ cancellation broke the internet’s heart

Justice for Tiny Chef.

A now-viral clip of the stop-motion animated star of The Tiny Chef Show getting laid off directly by the execs at “Mickelflodeon” has tugged at the heartstrings of the internet.

In a ">YouTube short posted earlier this week, now with 365,000 views, the tiny green chef (Cheffy, as he’s known to friends) is minding his business, dusting his room, when he gets a call deliverin

Bumble is stumbling. Tinder is flagging. But this go-to gay dating app is thriving

Dating app Bumble continues to lose its footing. After subpar earnings, sluggish user growth, and internal stagnation, the company has laid off 30% of its staff. Meanwhile, its dating app competitor Grindr is soaring. 

Among dating apps, Match Group’s properties—mostly Hinge

Why Apple is revamping its App Store terms in the European Union

Apple has revamped its app store policies in the European Union with hopes of fending off escalating fines under the 27-nation bloc’s

This AI-powered social app aims to end loneliness—by ‘engineering chance’

“An opportunity to choose chance.”

That’s what social platform startup 222 claims to offer its members. It isn’t a dating app—there’s no swiping, and, more notably, there’s no actual choosing of who you might be meeting.

Instead, an AI-driven algorithm does it for you.

“We wanted people to be out and meeting each other.
It was [based] on this whole idea of the death of third places, and that people aren’t just running into each o

Has AI already rotted my brain?

Five years ago, I bought an e-bike. At the time, the motor-equipped two-wheelers were burdened with an iffy reputation. Was it way easier to get up a hill on one than on a bike without a battery? Absolutely. Did that mean people who rode them were

Gen Alpha slang baffles parents—and AI

If a Gen Alpha tween said, “Let him cook,” would you know what that meant? No? AI doesn’t either.

A research paper written by soon-to-be ninth grader Manisha Mehta was presented this week at the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Athens. The paper details how four leading AI models—GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, and Llama 3—all struggled to fully understand slang from Gen Alpha, defined as t

Why Gen Z is ditching popular emojis for unexpected alternatives

Not all emojis are created equal.

The sparkle emoji or red heart emoji are staples of text conversations and social media captions. But how often are you using the baggage claim icon or the non-potable water symbol?

Recently, a new trend has emerged: mainstream emojis are being passed over in favor of more creative alternatives. The broken heart emoji? Tired. Predictable. Th

Aurora hits a self-driving trucking milestone. But the road ahead is still bumpy

Self-driving vehicle startups have often drawn skepticism for overpromising and underdelivering—see: Argo AI and GM’s Cruise subsidiary, both now in corporate junkyards—but in early May, one of them achieved a milestone that had long eluded the

Tajemství královny Hatšepsut: Proč byly v Egyptě zničeny její sochy?

Po smrti úspěšné egyptské královny Hatšepsut ničili její sochy. Podle nového výzkumu nebyla přinejmenším část z nich zničena ve snaze vymazat její památku, ale spíše rituálně deaktivována. Egypťané považovali sochy vladařů za mocné, možná i živoucí entity, s nimiž se bylo nutné rituálně vvypořádat. http://www.osel.cz/14131-tajemstvi-kralovny-hatsepsut-proc-byly-v-egypte-zniceny-jeji-sochy.html

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You’ve got 99 problems but data shouldn’t be one

Ryan is joined by Tobiko Data co-founders Toby Mao and Iaroslav Zeigerman to talk about the crucial role of rigorous data practices and tooling, the innovations of Tobiko Data’s SQLMesh and SQLGlot, and their insights into the future of data engineering with the rise of AI. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/06/27/you-ve-got-99-problems-but-data-shouldn-t-be-one/

Trump’s isolationism can be ‘best thing that happened’ to Europe, says ex-ASML chief


ASML’s former CEO believes Donald Trump’s reelection presents a golden opportunity for Europe. Peter Wennink, who led ASML to become the continent’s most valuable tech company, sees a chance for other businesses to thrive by embracing collaboration as the US s

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