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Folk at #DH2025 might be interested in this article 'From handwriting to searchable text: using AI to make millions of historical documents accessible'

From handwriting to searchable text: using AI to make millions of historical documents accessible
In April 2025 the Swedish National Archives made 1,2 million digital images of archival documents into searchable, machine readable text — making the information in the archives more accessible than…

Former Pro Bowl WR says he's mulling retirement but would consider playing for Cowboys, two other teams

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/former-

New wave of austerity in France.
Frozen pensions, cuts in public spending and jobs and reductions in public holidays. Debt at 114% GDP
El Gobierno francés congelarš pensiones, recortarš gasto social y funcionarios y eliminarš días festivos para contener la deuda
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El Gobierno francés congelará pensiones, recortará gasto social y funcionarios y eliminará días festivos para contener la deuda
El primer ministro de Francia anuncia un ajuste presupuestario de 43.800 millones de euros para 2026

🦻 Leak of data belonging to 7.4 million Paraguays traced back to infostealers
#crime

Leak of data belonging to 7.4 million Paraguayans traced back to infostealers
The leaks to the dark web contain information “about the entire population” of Paraguay, researchers said, and likely originated with malware that infected a government employee device.

An Indicator analysis of 85 AI "nudify" websites: the sites averaged 18.5M monthly visitors, may generate up to $36M annually, and rely on Big Tech services (Matt Burgess/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-nudify-websites-are-raking-in-millions-…

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars
Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New analysis says the sites are making millions and rely on tech from US companies.

"Millions of litres of oil seeping into UK soil from ageing electricity cables"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FossilFuels

Muovi hajoaa ympäristössä mikromuoveiksi, mistä seuraa ongelmia sekä luonnolle että ihmisille. Muovin aiheuttamat terveyskulut ovat maailmassa melkoiset. https://www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/koti/28eb0d3c-3b7c-4464-bd5f-eed14b3f3531

Tiesitkö? Tässä suomalaisturistien suosimassa meressä on muovia hurjat määrät
Muovi hajoaa ympäristössä mikromuoveiksi, mistä seuraa ongelmia sekä luonnolle että ihmisille. Muovin aiheuttamat terveyskulut ovat maailmassa melkoiset.

Somehow I got myself on this mailing list, every month or 3 they send a list of used printing equipment in Europe. I actually enjoy glancing at it, definitely a Heavy Metal vibe, for example this thing, made in 2011, has printed 137M impressions, and can be yours for a mere 420,000€. Free shipping probably not available.

China: Kartellbehörde wirft Nvidia Verletzung von Fusionsauflagen vor
Eine chinesische Voruntersuchung soll Nvidia belasten. Jetzt folgt eine umfassende Untersuchung zur milliardenschweren Mellanox-Übernahme.

Browns not mulling QB change despite struggles https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46261767/coach-browns-not-mulling-qb-change-joe-flacco-struggles