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Emotionale KI-Beziehungen: Wenn Nutzer ungewollt Chatbot-Partner finden
Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass viele Menschen unbeabsichtigt emotionale Beziehungen zu KI-Chatbots entwickeln. Welche Risiken birgt das?

Everyday Beauty - Finding Music Everywhere https://muz4now.com/2022/everyday-beauty-finding-music-everywhere/

Everyday Beauty - Finding Music Everywhere
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

"So the next time you find yourself asking why you're being inundated with AI wherever you go, remember that the answer is that someone with millions of dollars to spare paid for it on the off chance that it will yield a nice return."
(Original title: a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth)

a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth
Do you want ‘AI-powered social orbits,’ ‘autonomous recruiting firms,’ and an ‘AI-powered credit card?’ Too bad, you’re getting them anyway.

Radio Free Asia CEO Bay Fang says RFA will stop publishing on October 31 and close its bureaus across Asia, amid a crisis brought on by US federal funding cuts (Scott Nover/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/29/radio-free-asia-…

Radio Free Asia will stop publishing amid funding crisis spurred by Trump
The government-funded nonprofit, a staple of U.S. soft power in the region since 1996, is facing nearly total closure after being targeted by the administration and hit by the shutdown.

About to start rewatching The West Wing for the 4th time.
Because S2E17 The Stackhouse Filibuster reminded me of how unbelievably good this series is.
✅ The Stackhouse Filibuster | West Wing Wiki | Fandom
https://westwing.fandom.com/wiki/The_Stackhouse_Filibuster

The Stackhouse Filibuster
HOW LONG CAN SENIOR SENATOR DELAY BILL'S PASSAGE WITH DRAMATIC FILIBUSTER? -- The President's (Martin Sheen) staff waits impatiently for an elderly but stubborn Senator (guest star George Coe) to yield the floor as he stages a marathon filibuster hoping to stave off a vote on Bartlet's Family Wellness Act bill while Toby (Richard Schiff) is leery of the Vice President's (guest star Tim Matheson) sudden interest in supporting another bill tightening fuel-emission standards. Elsewhere: C.J...

Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing DEI restrictions
https://cyberscoop.com/python-software-foundation-rejects-federal-grant-funding-citing-dei-restrictions/

An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line.
All they have to do is keep it secret
—and agree to restrictions on their content.
https://www.wired.com/story/dark-money-group-secre…

A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers
An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line. All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content.

Intel Drops Funding HBCU Legal Pipeline (Chris Williams/Above the Law)
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/08/intel-drops-funding-hbcu-legal-pipeline/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250829/p15#a250829p15

Why I feel blessed to live in a blue state:
WA directs $2.2 million/week state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/wa-directs-state-dollars-to-food-banks-as-snap-funding-cliff-nears/

Writing Help: WhatsApps KI-Schreibhilfe verspricht höchsten Datenschutz
WhatsApps KI-Schreibhilfe setzt auf "Private Processing". Audits fanden teils gravierende Lücken – trotz Nachbesserungen ist Vertrauen nötig.