Last month, students at Montclair State University in New Jersey held a mock funeral outside the university’s college of humanities and social sciences building.
Carrying bouquets of flowers,
they stood by a tombstone inscribed with the names of the school’s 15 departments, including English, history and sociology.
“We are gathered here today, in front of the humble home of CHSS, Dickson Hall, to mourn the death of the social sciences and humanities at the hands of the MSU…
On the "This is not good news" front, let's not ignore this:
‘Just not monetizable’: humanities programs face existential crisis at US universities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/universities-huma…
On the "This is not good news" front, let's not ignore this:
‘Just not monetizable’: humanities programs face existential crisis at US universities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/universities-huma…
Humanoide Roboter: Airbus-Bestellung beflügelt UBTech-Aktie
Der Name Airbus lässt die Aktie der chinesischen Roboter-Firma UBTech gedeihen. Was genau dahintersteckt, ist unklar.
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Shenzhen-based UBTech signed deals to supply its Walker S2 humanoid robots to Airbus and Texas Instruments, and says it aims to produce 10,000 units in 2026 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-19/air…
Nexus NX1: Neue Ganzkörpersteuerung für humanoide Roboter und Virtual Reality
Handschuhe, Laufband, Schuhe und VR-Brille: Mit dem Komplettpaket "Nexus NX1" sollen Avatare in Virtual Reality und humanoide Roboter gesteuert werden können.
Corporate algorithms and chatbots are taking over the internet, and it’s very bad.
Wikipedia, on the other hand, is a nonprofit made by and for human users who believe in sharing free, organized, accessible, quality information for the good of humanity.
Let’s not take that for granted.
-- Doug Lindner
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