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An interview with Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn on criticism after Duolingo went "AI-first", parasocial interactions with "personality"-infused chatbots, and more (Emma Jacobs/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/6fbafbb6-bafe-484c-9af9-f0ffb…

Duolingo CEO on going AI-first: ‘I did not expect the blowback’
Luis von Ahn says criticism over strategy change shows ‘anxiety’ about technology replacing jobs

Instagram, TikTok und Co erst ab 15 - neue Initiative durch EU-Minister
Mehrere EU-Länder wollen ein Verbot von Social Media für unter 15-Jährige. Die Plattformen seien gefährlich für die Entwicklung der Kinder.

The US Ambassador to Canada is a gas lighting, lying nutcase like his Administration.
“"Coming to the U.S., that's a decision for the Canadians to make. Searching devices and all of that is not a well-founded fear. We don't do that. America is a welcoming place," he said.
"I've heard that from Americans coming into Canada as well, OK? Saying, 'You know, we've not received a warm reception when we've gotten to Canadian customs,'" he said.”
#usa #canada #never51
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/border-device-searches-us-ambassador-1.7555350

On Variations in GB Grid Electricity CO2 Intensity: Samples - CO2 per grid kWh by h/d/m/y. - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-UK-grid-CO2-intensity-variations.html

On Variations in GB Grid Electricity CO2 Intensity: Samples
CO2 per grid kWh by h/d/m/y.

MOSQUITOS ON SALE!!
Buy your own mosquitos.
Only males.
Only sterile males.
Only sterile males for companies that work in the field of pest control.
Only in Italy
https://www.…

PVS Studio author Valerii Filatov dives deep into the past twenty-six years of C# history: from the humble beginnings of version 1.0 to present-day C# 13.
"History of C#: versions, .NET, Unity, Blazor, and MAUI"
https://pvs-studio.com/en/blog/posts/csharp/1248/

History of C#: versions, .NET, Unity, Blazor, and MAUI
C# is a popular programming language leveraged to develop apps, web services, and games. Let′s take a peek at the tangled history of its evolution from version to version and explore the different...

"All the tech oligarchs and business titans who’ve thrown in with Trump, apparently deciding that strongman politics are good for business, should think carefully about that post; in it, you can see the transition to a new kind of American regime.""
'Think carefully': How a single Trump threat should have cronies panicking - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-musk-2672324238/?cx_testId=4&cx_testVariant=cx_undefined&cx_artPos=1&cx_experienceId=EXC93HV4HK4I&cx_experienceActionId=showRecommendationsJ2A0SJUMQX4T24#cxrecs_s

Find alternatives to calling the #SantaBarbara Police Department.
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These resources may be obligated to call police in the case of an immediate risk of harm to the caller or another, child abuse, or abuse of a vulnerable adult

Santa Barbara, CA - Don't Call The Police
Don't Call The Police - Community-based alternatives to calling the Santa Barbara Police Dept. or 911 in Santa Barbara, CA

I am so lucky to live where I do with lakes with crystal clear water nearby.
The water was very nice.
#SproatLake #PortAlberni #summer

Q&A with Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith on the Ikea-owned platform's history, Taskers earning up to $50/hour, AI assistants, zero fees, high suburban use, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-…

Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith isn’t afraid of AI robots replacing human labor
The head of the Ikea-owned gig work platform on what labor looks like in the future.