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📣 PhD and Postdoc call: Using data science to improve epidemic preparedness
https://nerds.itu.dk/2026/03/18/phd-and-postdoc-call-using-data-science-to-improve-epidemic-preparedness/

MiniMax releases M2.7, a proprietary "self-evolving" LLM that the company used to build, monitor, and optimize the model's own reinforcement learning harnesses (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)
https://venturebeat.com/technology/new

Das Könnte eine ganz witzige Aktion werden. Mal sehen ob ich es schaffe vorbeizuschauen.
https://riesa-efau.de/kalender/veranstaltung/2026/04/23/114715/performative-ampelphasenmessung/

Cuba publishes a guide on readiness for families in the face of the risk of the Imperialist USA attacking.
Cuba publica una guía de preparación ante el riesgo de una intervención militar de EEUU
https://diariosocialista.net/2026/05/1

Cuba publica una guía de preparación ante el riesgo de una intervención militar de EEUU
El documento instruye a la población sobre refugios y evacuación. Tras las nuevas sanciones de Trump y el recrudecimiento del bloqueo petrolero, La Habana descarta negociar su soberanía.

Infant brains tick at 4Hz – Resonance properties of the developing visual system https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/110274 "the impulse response function (IRF) of the broadband sequence revealed a perceptual echo of visual information at 4Hz. This echo lasted for ab…

I would like to have a word with the hackers who attacked the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Seriously?
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres cancels more Guys and Dolls performances due to illness and cyberattack

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If you're facing weird effects or poor performance when working with #Emacs (or #orgmode) and you're having a customized setup:
One thing that may solve some issues is removing your elpa/melpa packages and let it install from scratch.
It might be a good idea not to mix up

Een patatje oorlog voor de goede zaak: boeren proberen aardappelberg van 500 miljoen kilo weg te werken | de Volkskrant
https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/een-patatje-oorlog-voor-de-goede-zaak-boeren-proberen-aardappelberg-van-500-miljoen-kilo-weg-te-werken~bdd2075e/
Eigenlijk best wel lachen...
Boeren leven (net als veel bedrijven niet van jaar tot jaar, maar hebben nou eenmaal met betere en slechtere jaren te maken. En ja ... Een boer, al in moeilijkheden, heeft t dan in een jaar als deze het moeilijk.
Maar goeie zaak dat mensen weer eens even gewoon aardappels kopen zoals ze goed bewaard worden: ongewassen!

There, I fixed the study title:
“[White Guy] Self-preferencing in Algorithmic Hiring: Empirical Evidence and Insights”
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00462
PDF:
https://…

AI Self-preferencing in Algorithmic Hiring: Empirical Evidence and Insights
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become widely adopted, large language models (LLMs) are increasingly involved on both sides of decision-making processes, ranging from hiring to content moderation. This dual adoption raises a critical question: do LLMs systematically favor content that resembles their own outputs? Prior research in computer science has identified self-preference bias -- the tendency of LLMs to favor their own generated content -- but its real-world implications have not be…

PowerToys 0.98: Bessere Performance und neues Dock für Befehlspalette
Die Entwickler der PowerToys versprechen für die frisch veröffentlichte Version 0.98 bessere Geschwindigkeit an allen Ecken und Enden.