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Mexiko erhält einen nationalen Supercomputer
Das „größte öffentliche Hochleistungsrechnersystem“ Lateinamerikas gilt als zentral für die Strategie des Landes zur technologischen Souveränität.
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🌲 Naturally fast-growing spruce trees have many long fibers, case study shows
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Naturally fast-growing spruce trees have many long fibers, case study shows
Rapid height growth may positively influence fiber length in Swedish spruce wood. A case study investigated wood samples from 38-year-old Norway spruces (Picea abies) in one of Sweden's most naturally fertile forests.

South Korea, the EU, the UK, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and others aim to build "sovereign AI"; Gartner expects $1.5T in AI spending in 2025, up 50% from 2024 (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal)
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‘Sovereign AI’ Takes Off as Countries Seek to Avoid Overreliance on Superpowers
South Korea and others believe their homegrown tech sectors are strong enough to build up their AI capabilities

Ukrainian long-range drones spark major fires at strategic sites in Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/ukrainian-longrange-drones-spark-major.html

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Wie gut erkennt man gefälschte Stimmen am Telefon?
Eine Studie beschäftigte sich damit, inwiefern Menschen Sprach-#Deepfakes von echten Stimmen unterscheiden können. Ei…

Deepfake-Betrug: Wie gut erkennen Menschen Sprach-Deepfakes?
Können Menschen Sprach-Deepfakes erkennen? Eine neue Studie zeigt ernüchternde Ergebnisse und macht deutlich, dass automatische Erkennungssysteme notwendig sind.

There's that song that begins "What can you do with a drunken sailor?"
Well, one may ask what can you do with an ICE agent?
The ancient Greeks may have had an answer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparagmos#/media/File:Po…

Sparagmos - Wikipedia

Meta's decision to deprioritize VR in favor of AI and internet-connected glasses has chilled the VR industry, leading to concerns about its future (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/24/metas-reality-labs-cuts-sparked-fears-of-a-v…

Meta's Reality Labs cuts sparked fears of a 'VR winter'
Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses raised concerns about the future of the industry.

Severomorsk and Murmansk blackouts spark crisis as Rosseti chief Andrey Ryumin, Medvedchuk’s son-in-law, faces blame: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/24/severomorsk-and-murmansk-blackouts-spark.html

Nach Metas Kurswechsel: So geht es weiter mit dem Metaverse
Reality-Labs-Chef Andrew Bosworth sprach diese Woche zum ersten Mal über die Einschnitte in der VR-Sparte und erläuterte Metas neuen Metaverse-Kurs.