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Apple-Pay-Ersatz: Volksbanken starten NFC-Zahlungen auf dem iPhone
Die VR-Banking-App erlaubt nun kontaktloses Bezahlen mit der Girocard auf dem iPhone. Der Start erfolgt mit Verzögerung bei ersten Instituten.

Reuters Institute survey: 38% of media leaders are confident about journalism in 2026, 44% say newsroom AI efforts are showing "promising" results, and more (Nic Newman/Reuters Institute)
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac…

A look at the global AI adoption in 2025; use in the global north grew nearly twice as fast as the south; the UAE leads with 64% of working-age adults using AI (Microsoft Corporate Responsibility)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-

Global AI Adoption in 2025 – AI Economy Institute | Microsoft
Global adoption of AI continued to rise in the second half of 2025 as the digital divide between the Global South and Global North widens.

Branching Flows: Discrete, Continuous, and Manifold Flow Matching with Splits and Deletions
Hedwig Nora Nordlinder (Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet), Lukas Billera (Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet), Jack Collier Ryder (Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet), Anton Oresten (Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet), Aron St{\aa}lmarck (…

Heading South
But not for the warmth.. Tomorrow I'm taking the first stage of the journey to Antarctica, ironically enough though, I'm heading south by first heading north, to Oslo, where the Norwegian Polar Institute have organised an almost direct flight from Oslo to Troll station with a short stopover in Cape Town. Bags almost packed and ready to go... I'm super excited and also suffering a little trepidation.
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2025/12/11/heading-south/

Nobel Institute rejects Machado's peace prize offer to Trump (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/11/nobel-maria-corina-machado-trump-prize-transfer
http://www.memeorandum.com/260111/p70#a260111p70

A rarely seen seven-arm octopus was captured on camera 2,300 feet below the surface in remarkable deep-sea footage.
The species
— formally known as the seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus)
— was recorded by the remotely operated vehicle Ventana, operated by the team at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).
According to MBARI, the encounter occurred during a recent expedition in Monterey Bay and marks only the fourth time the organisation has observed…

Rarely-Seen Seven-Arm 'Blob' Octopus Filmed by Underwater Camera
These researchers have only filmed the species four times in 40 years.

Postdoc position: Low vision postdoctoral fellowship for Wilmer Eye Institute https://apply.interfolio.com/179907 on "Gaze-contingent AI-assisted low vision assistive technology"; Ultra-Low Vision lab at Johns Hopkins University.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services
is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.
But this year, it has unusually specific criteria.
In cover letters accompanying the applications, the institute said it
“particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
These would include those that foster an appreciation for the country “through uplifting and positive narratives,”
the agency writes,
cit…

Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history.