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Listy is a simple, free way to share recommendations with friends

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European startups rejoice — VC investment is on the rise again


New data published today by Dealroom reveal that European VC investment rose 5% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2024. What’s more, the Netherlands is showing a particularly strong comeback. Amsterdam funding rose a highly encour

14d | The Next Web
US Navy připravují test lodní vysokoenergetické mikrovlnné zbraně METEOR

Americké námořnictvo by rádo co nejrychleji získalo účinný mikrovlnný systém pro obranu lodí. V roce 2026 by mělo dojít na námořní testy vyvíjeného systému METEOR. Měl by fungovat proti dronům a podobným levným cílům, ale také proti balistickým protilodním střelám, které lze očekávat od technologicky vyspělých protivníků. http://www.osel.cz/13445-us-navy-pripravuji-test-lodni-vysokoenergeticke-mikrovlnne-zbrane-meteor.html

14d | osel.cz
10 Paid Search & PPC Planning Best Practices via @sejournal, @LisaRocksSEM

Ensure the success of your PPC marketing program. Align your strategy, keep up with trends, and improve performance with new features.

The post 10 Paid Search & PPC Planning Best Practices appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ppc-best-practices/274019/

Systém AUAR využívá mikrotovárny k rychlejší a levnější stavbě domů

Stavebnictví se topí v problémech. Řešení by mohly přinést robotické minitovárny s nízkými kapitálovými náklady, které nabízejí úspory na práci a ještě větší na dodavatelských řetězcích a logistice. Automated Architecture (AUAR) s nimi chtějí v roce 2030 stavět 75 tisíc nízkoenergetických domů ročně. http://www.osel.cz/13444-system-auar-vyuziva-mikrotovarny-k-rychlejsi-a-levnejsi-stavbe-domu.html

15d | osel.cz
Paramount Streaming’s CEO launched Pluto TV 10 years ago. Here’s what he thinks about the future of free streaming

As streaming services continue to raise prices, customers have turned to more affordable options. Free ad-supported TV (or FAST) allows viewers to watch a variety of programming from TV shows and movies to live news on any device for free—but the trade-off is that you have to watch commercials. It’s a market that is growing quickly.

Over the past several years, Paramount’s Pluto TV, Fox’s Tubi, Amazon Freevee, The Roku Channel, and others have emerged as some of the popular FAST se

How global transport is getting greener, safer, and smarter

The global transport industry is always evolving. A decade ago, there was a big appetite for autonomous vehicles and cloud computing. These days, the industry is driven by a dual focus on decarbonization and automation across all layers of mobility—road, sea, rail, and air.

On the decarbonization front, the broa

Immanuel Kant

Ikonický filosof klasického novověku se narodil právě před 300 lety. Tady to bude hlavně o jeho geniálních nápadech v astrofyzice a specificky břitkém humoru. Pak něco málo o jeho kritice lidských poznávacích schopností. A jen letmo o nové metafyzice a morálce, neboť to jsou věci všude omílané a ne vždy přitažlivé. http://www.osel.cz/13443-immanuel-kant.html

15d | osel.cz
#427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

Neil Adams is a judo world champion, 2-time Olympic silver medalist, 5-time European champion, and often referred to as the Voice of Judo. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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Exotický supravodič je možné ovládat magnetickým polem

Mezinárodní tým fyziků vytvořil exotický materiál, jehož supravodivost lze ovládat vnějším magnetickým polem. Je to 2D topologický izolátor ze rtuti manganu a telluru, který spojuje výhody supravodiče s ovladatelností topologického izolátoru. Už teď se rýsují zajímavé aplikace v supravodivých technologiích. http://www.osel.cz/13442-exoticky-supravodic-je-mozne-ovladat-magnetickym-polem.html

16d | osel.cz
The ethical pros and cons of Meta’s new Llama 3 open-source AI model

Meta has a brand-new Llama to show off. On Thursday, the social media giant announced Llama 3, the next version of its open-source model for the Meta AI assistant, which it hopes will make its chatbot the leading artificial intelligence technology.

Putting aside the question of whether this latest large language model (LLM)

The TikTok ban misses the big picture: America’s social media literary problem

The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives attached the measure to an emergency spending bill on April 17, 2024. The move could improve the bill’s chances

What Is Programmatic Advertising? How Does It Work? via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

Harness the power of programmatic advertising with this in-depth guide. Learn the mechanics and strategies to take your advertising to the next level.

The post What Is Programmatic Advertising? How Does It Work? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-is-programmatic-advertising/462655/

‘Deepfakes’ are concerning but won’t stop the Olympic Games’ broadcaster from embracing AI

As part of a push by the International Olympic Committee to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in Paris, the Games’ broadcaster is stepping up its use of the technology—but not without concerns about the risk of “deepfakes“.

Olympic Br

AI at the Olympics: Organizers reveal plans to protect athletes from online harassment and more

Olympic organizers unveiled their strategy Friday to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology.

The International Olympic Committee outlined its agenda for taking advantage of AI. Officials said it could be used to help identify promising athletes, personalize training methods and make the games fairer by improving judging.

“Today we are making another step to ensure the uniqueness of the Olympic

What happens when we train our AI on social media?

The unique relationship between social media and AI continues to develop in interesting ways, with Reddit’s recent deal with Google allowing their AI to train on its content, and tech companies’ sudden interest in once-popular social media sites like Photobuck

Japanese doctors sue Google over false reviews to highlight the platform’s dangers

A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they claim are unpoliced derogatory and often false comments.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Tokyo District Court, demands 1.4 million yen ($9,400) in damages for 63 medical professionals.

Google said in an emailed statement Friday that it is working “24 hours a day” to reduce misleading or

Why are U.S. utilities so vulnerable to cyberattacks?

When the streets of Muleshoe, Texas, flooded with water in January, most people probably didn’t blame Russian hackers.

But that’s exactly who was at blame, according to a report published this week by Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which said Russia was responsibl

Pakistan banned X over political instability. A top official is demanding its immediate return

An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying on Friday that it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression.

The ban on X has been in place since February, when the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan a

How OpenAI and Microsoft reawakened a sleeping software giant


Just a decade ago, the world’s biggest tech beast was a relative minnow. Microsoft had become notorious for disappointing product launches, stagnant innovation, and losing top talent. The first true software giant was becoming a big tech dinosaur. Fast forward t

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Confidential Brazilian court orders against ‘digital militias’ on X released by U.S. congressional committee


A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, offering a glimpse into decisions that have spurred complaints of alleged censorship from the company and its billionaire owner Elon Musk

Google to ‘turbocharge’ its commitment to AI by integrating Android and Pixel divisions

Google will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables, the company said Thursday. It’s part of a broader plan to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company.

In a letter to employees, Go

Netflix will stop disclosing member count. Will it hurt advertising?

This story originally appeared in The Technology Letter and is republished here with permission.

Shares of Netflix are down almost six percent in late trading despite the company beating on revenue and profit with its Q1 report, and forecasting this quarter’s profit higher as well, with new subscribers com

Could the Apple Watch morph into a personal AI device?

There are some interesting connections between Apple and Humane, the company behind the new Ai Pin.

The Ai Pin is actually the brainchild of a couple of ex-Apple execs, Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, and some of the engineers on the team that built the Pin are ex-Apple. The Pin, if you squint your eyes, is roughly the same size as the Apple Watch Ultra. And Humane’s pre-l

Tesla is recalling its Cybertruck vehicles due to dangerously defective accelerator pedals

It’s been a bad week for Tesla. First, the EV maker announced mass layoffs. Then, despite this, just a few days later, Tesla asked shareholders to approve Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package—a figure so large that a court had previously nullified it. And then Te

UK mulls fresh controls on ‘sensitive tech’ after China cyber attack claim


Britain is exploring new curbs on exporting and funding “sensitive technologies” amid growing tensions with China. Oliver Dowden, the UK’s deputy prime minister, launched a review of the restrictions on Thursday. He warned that “hostile states” could use Brit

17d | The Next Web
Power up with these 3 highly rated AI extensions for Chrome and Edge

Whether you’re a content creator, a researcher, or simply someone who spends hours browsing the web, AI-powered browser extensions are your secret weapons. Here are three top-rated AI extensions that seamlessly integrate with Google’s Chrome and Microsoft’s Edge browsers. From writing assistance to smart summarization and beyond, these extensions can streamline your work and take productivity to new heights.

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Romance scams are on the rise on dating apps. Here’s how you can protect yourself

When 27-year-old Chad Teixeir got to know his romance scammer, he thought he had met the man of his dreams. “Everything seemed perfect,” he says. “It was almost too good to be true.”

But there was no happy ending in this love story. Chad’s love interest eventually left his job and became financially dependent on him, resulting in Chad handing over a six-figure sum within a year and a half. It turns out that the scammer actually had a pregnant girlfriend at home and was only using C

How to build strong, cross-cultural remote teams


For the past two years, I have worked at a company whose workforce hails from around the globe, including the United States, Europe, and Latin America. I’m the only team member based in Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, and I work remotely — li

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Superhuman founder Rahul Vohra on coping with email overload

Superhuman is a fast, pricey email service aimed at those whose work inboxes are exploding. People pay $30 a month for it, CEO Rahul Vohra says, because it’s as important for their work as any other core company software. 

The universality of email stress—workers spend more than two hours a day on it—has helped the company raise more than $100 million from the likes of Ashton Kutch

25 WordPress Alternatives Best For SEO via @sejournal, @lorenbaker

Take a look at 25 SEO-friendly WordPress alternatives separated by primary functionality, so you can make the best choice for your needs.

The post 25 WordPress Alternatives Best For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/25-wordpress-alternatives-best-for-seo/510726/

Radikální kosmologie: Je náš vesmír plný tachyonů?

Dvojice amerických fyziků vybudovala velmi exotický model vesmíru, který je založený na tachyonech, neblaze proslulých hypotetických částicích, které si nedělají hlavu z rychlosti světla ani z kauzality. K překvapení všech zúčastněných vyšlo najevo, že tachyonový model světluje data pozorování supernov typu Ia stejně dobře jako standardní kosmologie. http://www.osel.cz/13441-radikalni-kosmologie-je-nas-vesmir-plny-tachyonu.html

17d | osel.cz
Why configuration is so complicated

Ben and Ryan explore why configuration is so complicated, the right to repair, the best programming languages for beginners, how AI is grading exams in Texas, Automattic’s $125M acquisition of Beeper, and why a major US city’s train system still relies on floppy disks. Plus: The unique challenge of keeping up with a field that’s changing as rapidly as GenAI. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/04/19/why-configuration-is-so-complicated/

TikTok’s sell-or-ban bill gains steam in Congress ahead of upcoming vote

An effort to force TikTok‘s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in the U.S. was gaining steam in Congress on Thursday, with the House of Representatives setting a vote for Saturday and a key Senate Democrat voicing support for the move.

The Republican-controlled House included the measure in a sweeping $95 bill

NYC vs. Texas? Actually, they’re both top destinations for tech talent right now

Hundreds of thousands of tech workers have been culled from payrolls over the past year or so, but several areas around the country remain hubs for tech workers. That includes such cities as Austin, Seattle, and New York City, according to a new report from venture firm SignalFire

More trouble for Tesla: Layoffs, severance snafu, and a painful stock downgrade

In an email obtained by CNBC Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk informed staffers that the severance packages sent to some of the 14,000 workers laid off this week were “incorrectly low.”

Musk apologized for the mistake, stating that the problem is being “co

‘Just like meaty sausages!’ Europe hosts first cultivated meat tasting


Dutch startup Meatable has hosted the first legally approved tasting of cultivated meat in Europe. On the menu was a lab-grown pork sausage. Meatable says the produce is “indistinguishable” from traditional meat, but causes no harm to animals or the environme

18d | The Next Web
4 in 10 translators are losing work to AI. They want remuneration from devs


AI threatens to decimate the translation profession, according to a new survey by a British union. Almost four in ten translators (36%) said they’ve already lost work due to generative AI. Nearly half of them (43%) said the tech has decreased their income. Th

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Microsoft is riding on geopolitics to extend its AI footprint

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Microsoft extends its grip on global AI with $1.5B share of the UAE AI company G42

Microsoft’