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Google releases TranslateGemma, a suite of Gemma 3-based open translation models available in 4B, 12B, and 27B parameter sizes with support for 55 languages (The Keyword)
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/translategemma/

TranslateGemma: A new suite of open translation models
TranslateGemma is a new family of open translation models built on Gemma 3.

Interview: "Datenschutz schützt die Schwächeren gegenüber mächtigen Akteuren"
Datenschutz steht politisch unter Druck. Warum er für Freiheit, Demokratie und nachhaltige Innovation notwendig ist, erklärt Prof. Tobias Keber im Gespräch.

Zeitspanne von Genehmigung bis Inbetriebnahme einer #Windkraftanlage.
Die Box (hellblau) zeigt, wo die mittleren 50 % der Anlagen von der Dauer her liegen. Der Strich in der Box ist die typische Dauer. Die Hälfte der Errichtungen war schneller, die andere langsamer. Die dünnen Linien („Antennen“) nach oben und unten zeigen, wie weit die meisten übrigen Projekte noch streuen. Die ei…

Rex Ryan roasts Dallas Cowboys for their defensive ineptitude https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/rex-ryan-roasts-dallas-cowboys-defensive-ineptitude

ICE invading Minny is like when Hitler invaded Russia in winter.
That metro has a high concentration of motivated liberals with the means to organize and act.
https://bsky.app/profile/resnikoff.bsky.social/post/3mcfyff5ugs2x

Ned Resnikoff (@resnikoff.bsky.social)
Folks, Trump has brought the full force of ICE to bear on a mid-sized city and he can't even stop the demonstrations there. He's not going to be able to cancel the midterm elections by fiat or station his goons outside more than a handful of polling places.

Als jemand, der gerade Drittmittel-Anträge schreibt und Alternativideen für weitere Anträge sammelt, finde ich den Vorschlag sehr spannend. #academicchatter
https://www.jmwiarda.de/…

Marines, this ain’t a park in Los Angeles you’re trying to invade this time.
Iran is over half a million square miles (1.6 million square kilometers) and over 92 million Iranians, with mountains and terrain so fierce even the Romans avoided invading it, but 2,500 USMC soldiers (with planning by kegsbreath and the geriatric bone spur) are gonna move the needle. Right.
Building a graveyard isn’t good for anyone.

Blast near pro-government demonstration in Iran after Israeli warning
A large explosion rocked an area of Iran’s capital where thousands were gathered for an annual state-organized rally to support the Palestinians and call for Israel’s demise. Israel had warned earlier Friday that it would operate in the area in central Tehran. There were no immediate reports of casualties. But the decision to proceed with the mass demonstrations, and Israel’s threat to target the area, underscored the fierce determination on both sides nearly two weeks into a war that has…

«New security flaw found in Microsoft Notepad courtesy of its latest “innovative” additions»
Exactly in such places there should be no code errors. Markdown in text editor really shouldn't be the problem. But now Microsoft is showing us how AI coding (not) works and how error-prone it is.
P.S. I use Vim for the markdown, text & code files.
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Dealroom and NATO Innovation Fund: European defense, security, and resilience startup funding rose 55% YoY to a record $8.7B in 2025, with AI accounting for 44% (Ingrid Lunden/Resilience Media)
https://resiliencemedia.co/european-def…

European defence, security and resilience startups raised a record $8.7B in 2025
Ahead of the big Munich Security Conference later this week, the analysts at Dealroom teamed up with the NATO Innovation