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Viven, which builds AI "digital twins" that grant employees access to crucial information when coworkers are unavailable, emerges from stealth with a $35M seed (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/e…

Eightfold co-founders raise $35M for Viven, an AI digital twin startup for querying unavailable coworkers | TechCrunch
Viven's seed funding was led by Khosla Ventures and Foundation Capital.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PacificNotions
East Forest:
🎵 Aural Remedy
#EastForest
https://music.eastforest.org/track/aural-remedy
https://open.spotify.com/track/4nIn8eBrsyQKnG1YIrELmJ

Pois hš e é sério. Por vezes mortífero.
https://expresso.pt/sociedade/meteorologia/2025-11-15-tornado-no-algarve-parece-ter-aparecido-do-nada-mas-o-…

Tornado no Algarve parece ter “aparecido do nada”, mas o perigo estava identificado: em Portugal há um problema de “perceção do risco”
O tornado de Albufeira voltou a revelar falhas estruturais na prevenção e na preparação do país para fenómenos extremos: em vez de "rajadas fortes" é diferente dizer "estruturas ligeiras podem ser arrancadas do sítio", exemplifica um geógrafo ouvido pelo Expresso

Meu nível de cansaço: ontem, durante a aula, eu troquei o termo "pivô" da linha de uma matriz por "posto". Mas eu não troquei uma única vez, eu passei uns dez minutos da aula usando o termo errado e inclusive escrevendo no quadro. Só depois eu percebi a estupidez que estava fazendo (para alívio dos alunos repetentes, que estavam no desespero achando que nem isso eles tinham aprendido direito no período passado kkkk).

Established Psychometric vs. Ecologically Valid Questionnaires: Rethinking Psychological Assessments in Large Language Models
Dongmin Choi, Woojung Song, Jongwook Han, Eun-Ju Lee, Yohan Jo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10078

Established Psychometric vs. Ecologically Valid Questionnaires: Rethinking Psychological Assessments in Large Language Models
Researchers have applied established psychometric questionnaires (e.g., BFI, PVQ) to measure the personality traits and values reflected in the responses of Large Language Models (LLMs). However, concerns have been raised about applying these human-designed questionnaires to LLMs. One such concern is their lack of ecological validity--the extent to which survey questions adequately reflect and resemble real-world contexts in which LLMs generate texts in response to user queries. However, it rem…

Sieh an, nicht nur ich finde die Verkehrsführung über die schmale und volle Sporergasse nicht so toll, sondern auch Anwohnende, die da tatsächlich mit dem Auto durchmüssen. Eine Mitzeichnung ist leider nicht möglich.
https://www.<…

Homeland Security: Immigration enforcement operations are underway in Charlotte, North Carolina (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-charlotte-immigration-federal-33e2339744cd3b2fa3999099c509f90a
http://www.memeorandum.com/251115/p50#a251115p50

Die Zahl der #Insolvenzen in Deutschland steigt weiter deutlich. Im Juli wurden 13,4 Prozent mehr Unternehmenspleiten gemeldet als im Vorjahr.
Für 2025 rechnet die #DIHK mit über 22.000 Insolvenzen – ein neuer Höchststand seit 2015.
Ursachen seien unter anderem hohe

"Nicht die Nazi-Keule schwingen": Ex-Unionspolitiker fordern Ende der "Brandmauer" zur AfD. Ihre Begründung: Ausgrenzung führe zu Radikalisierung. #TOnline
Interessante Logik. Demokratische Abgrenzung zu Extremisten ist kein Versagen, sondern Notwendigkeit. Wer glaubt, Rechtsradikale durch Umarmung zu zähmen, irrt historisch wie aktuell.

India officially notifies its first data protection law to establish a framework for data processing, protection, and governance, including verifiable consent (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.c…

India notifies its first data protection law to strengthen privacy, security
India has officially notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, establishing a framework for data processing, protection, and governance. These rules, enforcing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, introduce verifiable consent, breach notification mandates, and data retention limits. They aim to enhance individual control and foster safer digital ecosystems.