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Family Influencing: Wenn kleine Kinder profilbildend sind
Kinder als Teil der „Creator-Economy“ können problematisch sein, zeigt eine Studie. Die Eltern seien nicht bösartig, es fehle aber das Problembewusstsein.
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Stop Installing Libraries: 10 Browser APIs That Already Solve Your Problems
The web platform is way more powerful than most developers realize — and every year it quietly gains new superpowers.
🧑‍💻 https://dev.to/sylwia-lask/stop-instal

Stop Installing Libraries: 10 Browser APIs That Already Solve Your Problems
The web platform is way more powerful than most developers realize — and every year it quietly gains...

Spotify announces Taste Profile editing in beta, the first time it lets users fine-tune the recommendation algorithm, starting with Premium users in New Zealand (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/spotify-…

Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations | TechCrunch
When you edit your Taste Profile, you'll impact your personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, recommendations, and Wrapped.

I used to live in Waukesha County and like others I never imagined it could turn blue but… there’s a chance.
https://www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/a-certain-shade-of-purple-can-these

A Certain Shade of Purple: Can these Democrats win local races in Waukesha County?
In Waukesha County's two largest cities, unabashed Democrats Mike Hallquist and Alicia Halvensleben are each running for mayor. A special feature story on the purpling of the former GOP stronghold.

Missing Link: Gasversorgung – Zwischen echten Problemen und Panikmache
Die Deutschen schauen nicht mehr nur auf den Benzinpreis, sondern auch auf den Füllstand der Gasspeicher. Die sind leer wie nie – doch ist das ein Problem?

Perplexity baut „Personal Computer“ auf Mac-mini-Basis
Perplexity Computer nennt sich Perplexitys persönlicher Assistent. Der soll im OpenClaw-Stil nun auf den Mac kommen. Derzeit gibt es eine Warteliste.
https://www.

Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans
- facial recognition through the glasses' camera.
You look at someone, AI tells you who they are.
In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good
because civil society groups are busy with politics
and won't cause problems.

Lukasz Olejnik (@lukaszolejnik.bsky.social)
First they'll give it to blind people, because who's going to attack technology for the blind, or people with hearing problems (like me)? I admit that! Privacy risk review procedures have been loosened. 15, 10, 5 years ago this would have been a major controversy. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasses.html

One Glacier Is Actually Growing–and Perplexed Scientists Hope to Discover its Secrets https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/one-glacier-is-actually-growing-and-perplexed-scientists-hope-to-discover-its-secrets/

One Glacier Is Actually Growing–and Perplexed Scientists Hope to Discover its Secrets
The samples were drilled across 100 meters of ice, equating to some 30,000 years of glacial history. 

GitHub führt Maßnahmen gegen KI-Slop ein – ohne das Problem klar zu benennen
Viele Open-Source-Projekte haben ein Problem: Sie ertrinken in Codeänderungen, die mithilfe von KI erstellt wurden. GitHub ergreift jetzt Maßnahmen.

Sources: a Snap-Perplexity AI search deal calling for Perplexity to pay Snap $400M has fallen apart; Snap is set to announce significant layoffs on Wednesday (Alex Heath/Sources)
https://sources.news/p/snap-crucible-moment

Snap's crucible moment
Mass layoffs land tomorrow, the Perplexity deal is dead, and Specs are launching soon. Also: OpenAI has a cyber model too, Apple can tell Elon what to do, and Anthropic expands its unusual board.