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NEW RESOURCES
Theatre Weekly: National Theatre celebrates tenth anniversary of the Black Plays Archive with launch of new digital platform. “The digital archive includes over 850 plays and over 300 Black British, African, and Caribbean writers…. Alongside the extensive database of plays, the archive also contains a vast range of resources including over 70 video and audio recordings of play extracts, a bibliography of essays on Black British theatre and video interviews with leading practitioners and academics in the field.”
The Verge: Game preservationists dig for lost apps in TestFlight ‘teraleak’. “A huge number of old mobile games and apps from TestFlight, which lets developers share in-development versions of their apps, have been discovered on the Internet Archive, as reported by Eurogamer. The 1.2TB cache, which is being called the ‘teraleak,’ could be a really big deal for preservationists, especially because many older apps are no longer available to download in any form.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Engadget: Flipboard is moving to the fediverse. “Flipboard is the latest mainstream app to officially join the fediverse, the collection of decentralized services that run on the ActivityPub protocol. The news reading app, which has been experimenting with Mastodon for nearly a year, now plans to become fully interoperable with Mastodon and the rest of the fediverse.”
NBC News: Conservative social media app Parler planning to relaunch ahead of 2024 election. “Parler, one of the Trump-era social media apps that featured little content moderation and became popular among conservatives, has been sold again and is planning for a relaunch early next year ahead of the 2024 presidential election, its new owners said Monday.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
Duke University Libraries: Rubenstein Library Acquires Archive of Danny Lyon, Whose Lens Captured Heroism and Violence of Civil Rights Movement. “The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University has acquired the archive of photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon, who shot some of the most powerful and enduring images of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.”
Library of Congress: 25 Films Selected for Preservation in National Film Registry. “Twenty-five influential films have been selected for the 2023 Library of Congress National Film Registry, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today. The films are selected each year for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Reuters: Brazil’s first lady to sue Musk’s X over hacked account. “Brazilian first lady Rosangela ‘Janja’ Lula da Silva said on Tuesday she will sue Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, after having her account hacked last week. The alleged hacker entered Janja’s account on Dec. 11 and posted several messages, including insults against the first lady and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as well as misogynistic slurs.”
WMMT: Michigan State University trustees vote to release documents relating to Larry Nassar case . “Michigan State University trustees unanimously approved the release of documents related to the sexual assault scandal involving disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
Public Radio of Armenia: TUMO expands its initiative to digitally preserve Armenian cultural heritage sites. “In 2018 and 2019, TUMO students made their first 3D scans of Armenian historical and cultural heritage monuments in a series of special learning labs. They used laser scanning and photogrammetry to document sites including the Matosavank monastery in Dilijan National Park, Amberd Fortress on Mount Aragats, the Dadivank monastery in Karvachar, and Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi. Since then, the number of scanned sites has reached 230, and will now expand to include all of Armenia’s important monuments over the coming years.”
Information Sciences Institute: AI can help journalists find diverse and original sources. “Researchers from the USC Information Sciences Institute are creating a source-recommendation engine designed to suggest references for journalists. ‘In practice, the software application would analyze a given text or topic and suggest relevant sources by cross-referencing against a database of potential interviewees, experts or informational resources,’ said Emilio Ferrara, a professor of computer science and communication at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. ‘The tool could provide contact details, areas of expertise and previous work of the sources,’ he added.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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December 20, 2023 at 01:53AM
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