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Last month, I was in Vienna to talk about #Wikipedia and AI (and #Wikidata, #AbstractWikipedia, and the Wikidata Embedding Project). It took me some time, but I have now written down most of my talk…

The social media figure “Rathbone” became (or always has been) a horrible antisemite. Not sure how many people here are familiar with his videos, but I must admit that a few years back I liked them. They were often provocative and didn't speak too kindly on Israel's actions, using words like “apartheid”, “imperialism”, “zionism”, etc. The account didn't influence me on my knowledge of these terms, the books I read and my political activism did, but it certainly popped up once or twi…

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/116700754648719001
Thank you everyone for sharing your knowledge of an in-joke of a 1993 computer game in the replies

Source: White House AI advisor Sriram Krishnan plans to leave his role at the end of June; sources: Krishnan plans to start a pro-Trump AI policy institution (Leo Schwartz/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/white-house-ai-po…

White House AI Policy Advisor Sriram Krishnan to Leave Position
Sriram Krishnan, a top AI policy advisor in the Trump administration, plans to leave his position at the end of June, according to a person with direct knowledge of the move and a statement viewed by The Information. Krishnan has discussed starting a policy institution following his time in the ...

Women in Brussels 'filmed without their knowledge' by men wearing Meta smart glasses
https://www.brusselstimes.com/2166072/women-unknowingly-filmed-in-brussels-with-meta-smart-glasses-raise-concerns

"Hurabiell has a history of making transphobic comments, which was public knowledge when Lurie attended ConnectedSF’s events... Lurie did not distance himself from ConnectedSF, however, and did not say whether he would associate with Hurabiell or the group going forward"
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Queer politicos blast S.F. congressional candidate, Lurie ally Marie Hurabiell for homophobia 
Marie Hurabiell said "Children are being raped multiple times a day" thanks to a Scott Wiener law. It's a bridge too far for Mayor Lurie.

Iran confirms it has received ceasefire plan,
but says US is not ready for peace
The US, Iran and a group of regional mediators discussed the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war,
according to a report from Axiosthat cites “four US, Israeli and regional sources with knowledge of the talks”.
Now, a senior Iranian official has now confirmed to the Reuters news agency that Tehran has received the two-tier ceasefire plan fro…

"Open Access Research Matters to the Public. We Can Prove It." @ Katina magazine
https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2026/open-access-research-matters-to-the-public
"Information scho…

Source: Alphabet is in talks with Blackstone, KKR, and EQT to give their portfolio companies AI model access, after OpenAI's and Anthropic's JVs with PE firms (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/google-talks-blackstone-…

Google in Talks With Blackstone, KKR to Distribute AI Models
Private equity firms Blackstone, KKR and EQT are in talks with Alphabet to get their portfolio companies access to Google’s AI models, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The discussions follow the establishment of two separate companies set up by Anthropic and OpenAI and several PE firms that will employ technical consultants to integrate AI into the PE firms’ portfolio

Sources: online DTC luxury brand Quince is in talks to raise funding at a $10B valuation, up from $4.5B in July; its annualized revenue run rate has hit ~$2B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/quince-talks-double-valuation-10-billion…

Quince in Talks to Double Valuation to More Than $10 Billion
Online retailer Quince is in talks with investors to raise a funding round that would value the company at above $10 billion after the investment, according to a person with knowledge of the plans. If the talks are successful, the buzzy online brand would more than double its valuation from its ...