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https://smashingconf.com/freiburg-2025/speakers/matthias-ott

Matthias Ott — Freiburg in Germany, September 8–11.
Matthias is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer. He teaches interface prototyping at Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design and runs workshops on modern web design, design engineering, and prototyping. He writes Own Your Web, a newsletter about personal websites, and blogs about design, development, CSS, the open web, and more on matthiasott.com.

Google rolls out "scheduled actions" in the Gemini app, allowing AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers to ask the AI assistant to perform tasks at specific times (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/681762/google-gemini-schedul…

Google Gemini can now handle scheduled tasks like an assistant
Google is rolling out a new “scheduled actions” feature in Gemini that lets subscribers ask Gemini to carry out tasks at certain times.

ICE arrests 15 people, including 3-year-old child, in San Francisco, advocates say (Jessica Flores/San Francisco Chronicle)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/ice-arrests-sf-immigration-trump-20362755.php
http://www.memeorandum.com/250605/p153#a250605p153

Seagate: KI treibt Speicherbedarf über Herstellungskapazitäten hinaus
Bald soll der Bedarf nach mehr Speicherplatz in Rechenzentren so schnell steigen, dass er über den Kapazitäten der Hersteller liegt.

Logic Pro: Update speichert Musikideen automatisch
Apple hat die Mac- und iPad-Varianten seiner Profi-Musiksuite erweitert. Es gibt einen neuen Stem Splitter plus "Flashback Capture" für Vergessliche.

I've learned about vpn stacking and decided to try it but found a better option. I discovered that I get 3 free months if I cancel my current subscription, and the best part is that so far I was able to do so 2 times in a row (so 6 months free). Yep you get it right, I cancelled a cancelled subscription and it worked ! :)

Wir sind vor dem Hotel auf halber Strecke in den Urlaub noch ein paar Schritte spazieren gegangen und haben einen Lifer gesehen! Zwergseeschwalben. Wunderschöne Tiere. Irgendwie wie gutes, skandinavisches Design, bloß als Vogel.

Evaluating Prompt-Driven Chinese Large Language Models: The Influence of Persona Assignment on Stereotypes and Safeguards
Geng Liu, Li Feng, Carlo Alberto Bono, Songbo Yang, Mengxiao Zhu, Francesco Pierri
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04975

Evaluating Prompt-Driven Chinese Large Language Models: The Influence of Persona Assignment on Stereotypes and Safeguards
Recent research has highlighted that assigning specific personas to large language models (LLMs) can significantly increase harmful content generation. Yet, limited attention has been given to persona-driven toxicity in non-Western contexts, particularly in Chinese-based LLMs. In this paper, we perform a large-scale, systematic analysis of how persona assignment influences refusal behavior and response toxicity in Qwen, a widely-used Chinese language model. Utilizing fine-tuned BERT classifiers…

My neighbors stood up to ICE. What they did next shows why California politics makes no sense (Sara Libby/San Francisco Chronicle)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/ice-immigration-san-diego-20358933.php
http://www.memeorandum.com/250605/p76#a250605p76

DocuSign reports Q1 revenue up 8% YoY to $764M, subscription revenue up 8% to $746.2M, net income up 113% to $72.1M, and cuts FY 2026 forecast; DOCU falls 18% (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/06/docusign-stock-billings-earnings.html

DocuSign stock tanks 18% after company cuts billings outlook
The downbeat forecast overshadowed the company's better-than-expected earnings and revenue results.