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"The Facebook Pages of national news outlets lost approximately 64% of their Facebook engagement following the end of news availability for Canadian users. Local news outlets lost approximately 85%. Almost half of all local news outlets stopped posting on Facebook entirely in the four months following the ban."
And user used workarounds hurting newspaper visibility. Bad choice. But going to be repeated in CH 🤦

Google rolls out Gemini to some Google Messages beta users with RCS enabled on select Pixel and Galaxy devices, letting users chat to Gemini over RCS (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2024/03/26/gemini-google-messages-beta/

Gemini in Google Messages beta rolling out for some 
Following the announcement a month ago, Gemini is starting to roll out for some Google Messages beta users...

I have a feeling it starts with Silicon and ends with Valley. Or maybe it starts with Venture and ends with Capital? Or perhaps simply starts with capital and ends with ism.
https://draw-together.small-web.org

Ach ne, die Link-Steuer in Canada hat negative Auswirkungen auf die Zeitungsverlage? Das hat ja niemand kommen sehen …
#lsr #linktax #journalism

Time and frequency transfers in optical spacetime
Adrien Bourgoin (SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universit\'e, UPMC, Univ. Paris 06, Paris, France), Pierre Teyssandier (SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universit\'e, UPMC, Univ. Paris 06, Paris, France), Paolo Tortora (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Alma Mater Studiorum - Universit\`a di Bologna, Forl\`i, Italy), Marco Zannoni (Dipartimento di …

Time and frequency transfers in optical spacetime
Solving the null geodesic equations for a ray of light is a difficult task even considering a stationary spacetime. The problem becomes even more difficult if the electromagnetic signal propagates through a flowing optical medium. Indeed, because of the interaction between light and matter, the signal does not follow a null geodesic path of the spacetime metric anymore. However, having a clear description of how the time and frequency transfers are affected in this very situation is of a prime …

I'm a happy user of KDEConnect, especially for using my smartphone as a presentation remote and pointer.
A puzzle that has been bothering me for a while is the following: how does the pointer function work at all? In other words, how does it 'know' where to make the pointer appear, esp. if the presentation is being projected onto a different surface than the computer screen? I know about the gyroscope, but it is only part of the explanation...

📰 New Article from EchoFeed 📰
Pixel 8 Pro and Fold back on sale at the Google Store
https://9to5google.com/2024/04/14/google-store-sale-april-2024/

Pixel 8 Pro and Fold back on sale at the Google Store
The Google Store is running another discount on the Pixel 7a, 8 series, and Fold. Following the conclusion of a spring sale...

THz Higher-Order Topological Photonics in Ge-on-Si Heterostructures
Ian Colombo, Pietro Minazzi, Emiliano Bonera, Fabio Pezzoli, Jacopo Pedrini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.15622

THz Higher-Order Topological Photonics in Ge-on-Si Heterostructures
We design germanium-based higher-order topological cavities for terahertz applications by breaking the symmetry of a two-dimensional photonic crystal following the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model. Calculations demonstrate the parity inversion of the electric field in differently deformed unit cells. The interface between domains of opposite topology presents edge and corner modes. The former are chiral, locking light propagation to its helicity. The latter prove that Ge-based structures can be used …

Life in the Holocene! Historic water shortage: "We are in danger of seeing Sicilian agriculture die"
The Italian island has been suffering from a rainfall deficit for over six months. The lack of water is threatening the economic survival of many farms.

Historic water shortage: 'We are in danger of seeing Sicilian agriculture die'
The Italian island has been suffering from a rainfall deficit for over six months. The lack of water is threatening the economic survival of many farms.

Google schedules I/O 2024 for May 14, where details on Android 15 and Android XR, AI announcements, and more are expected; the date was hidden behind a puzzle (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2024/03/14/google-io-2024-date/

Google I/O 2024 set for May 14
Following the "Break the loop" puzzle this morning, Google has announced that I/O 2024 is taking place Tuesday, May 14...