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NEW RESOURCES
Time Out Abu Dhabi: New York University Abu Dhabi releases 12 historical photo albums. “In a celebration of the region’s rich past, Akkasah, New York University Abu Dhabi’s photographic archive, has just released 12 digital photo albums showcasing beautiful historic images dating from the 1890s to the 1960s. The over 1,500 photographs and prints from NYU Abu Dhabi’s al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art feature people and landscapes from across the region.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Tubefilter: Kick surges to 12 million signups and cuts “unnecessary exposure” to controversial categories. “The platform–which has been working overtime to pitch itself as a viable alternative to Twitch–was co-founded by Stake.com co-founder Ed Craven, and since the beginning has made it clear that, unlike Twitch, it’s a haven for gambling streams. But it seems to have realized rampantly promoting gambling might not be the best move.”
USEFUL STUFF
How-To Geek: How to AI Upscale Any Image With Stable Diffusion. “Disappointed by the low resolution of your Stable Diffusion creations? Or maybe you have older ‘real’ photos you’d like to upscale? Stable Diffusion WebUI has tools for just that, and we’ll walk you through the process while sharing some tips we’ve learned along the way.”
Larry Ferlazzo: This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom. “At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
BBC: Twitter Blue accounts fuel Ukraine War misinformation. “False and misleading posts about the Ukraine conflict continue to go viral on major social media platforms, as Russia’s invasion of the country extends beyond 500 days. Some of the most widely shared examples can be found on Twitter, posted by subscribers with a blue tick, who pay for their content to be promoted to other users.”
Washington Post: Social media injunction unravels plans to protect 2024 elections. “A July 4 injunction that places extraordinary limits on the government’s communications with tech companies undermines initiatives to harden social media companies against election interference, civil rights groups, academics and tech industry insiders say.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Sacramento Bee: California bill to make Facebook, Google pay for news is delayed until 2024. “A California bill that would make Google and Facebook pay for news content that they use on their platforms to sell ads won’t be moving forward this year. Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, and Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, announced Friday that Assembly Bill 886 is being made a two-year bill, meaning it won’t be taken up again until 2024.”
Boing Boing: Emoji ruled legally binding in Canada. “Giving a digital thumbs up to a request is a binding legal agreement, rules a Canadian court. When asked to confirm a contract for flax, a flax seller responded with a ‘thumbs up’ emoji. The buyer relied on this thumbs up, and a lawsuit arose when the flax did not arrive.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
PsyPost: Emotional stability and rational thinking are key to fake news sharing and detection, study finds. “New research suggests that two psychological models play a key role in sharing and detecting of fake news across a diverse range of topics. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, found that higher levels of emotional instability were predictive of sharing fake news and higher levels of rational thinking were predictive of the capacity to detect fake news on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.”
Route Fifty: Cities extract mobility insights from ride-hailing company data. “With access to real-time mobility data from a variety of sources, cities can improve transit efficiency and meet sustainability, accessibility and equity goals.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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July 12, 2023 at 12:08AM
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