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Hi, my name is Joele, I am an Italian digital strategist living in Barcelona. I spend a lot of my time online, because of my work, and this is the place where I put all the best things I find.
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The New Luddites Aren’t Backing Down
Activists are organizing to combat generative AI and other technologies—and reclaiming a misunderstood label in the process.Ulez fines scandal: Italian police ‘illegally accessed’ thousands of EU drivers’ data
Italy’s data protection body is investigating claims – denied by TfL – that police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties from driversThe art of doing nothing: have the Dutch found the answer to burnout culture?
Interest in the concept of niksen has grown rapidly over the past five years – and it has become a publishing sensation. But just how easy is it to let go of all outcomes?The Potent Pollution Of Noise
Noise pollution has profound effects on humans and animals, with transportation and especially cars the most pervasive culprits.[Video] - Bowling Without Sight
Scott Krahn and Robb Fischer’s short film follows a trio of friends who take part in a bowling league for people who are visually impaired.[Video] - What's inside of the Sphere? (Las Vegas)
The Las Vegas Sphere is the newest attraction is downtown Las Vegas.Everybody Hates Cocomelon
An epidemic with a stranglehold on toddlers? Or overblown pandemonium over exceptionally insufferable content?A Cycle of Misery: The Business of Building Commercial Aircraft
"You can't win, you can't break even, and you can't quit" – Jean Pierson, former CEO of Airbusnews poetry
when ai-poet gets inspired by new york times headlines
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[Video] - I Automated YouTube Shorts with Python
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TikTok is full of made-up slang and trendbait
TikTok has seen a bizarre (and annoying) explosion of language and slang as creators rush to coin terms.
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‘Everyone looked real’: multinational firm’s Hong Kong office loses HK$200 million after scammers stage deepfake video meeting
Police sound alarm after employee tricked by digital recreation of company’s finance chief and others in video call.Inside the Underground Site Where ‘Neural Networks’ Churn Out Fake IDs
The site, called OnlyFake, threatens to streamline everything from bank fraud to money laundering, and has implications for cybersecurity writ large.X hits number one on the Apple App Store amid second celebrity image scandal
A video that appeared to show Drake nude spread across X, just weeks after it struggled to remove AI images of Taylor Swift. The platform surged on Apple’s App Store.
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