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Federighi und Apples KI-Ambitionen: Pragmatismus statt Innovation?
Apples KI-Entwicklung: Ein langer Weg steht bevor. Softwarechef Federighi setzt auf pragmatisches Vorgehen und vermeidet große Ausgaben, so ein Bericht.

»PDF-Standard bekommt — Brotli-Kompression für 20 Prozent kleinere Dateien:
Die PDF Association führt Brotli als neuen Kompressionsfilter für PDF 2.0 ein. Tests zeigen durchschnittlich 20 Prozent kleinere Dateien gegenüber Deflate.«
Bis jetzt wusste ich nicht für was Brötli wirklich genutzt werden kann, da es sehr langsam ist aber efizient komprimmiert. Jetzt zeigt es mir, das die Google Erfindung bei PDF durchaus Sinn ergibt.
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PDF-Standard bekommt Brotli-Kompression für 20 Prozent kleinere Dateien
Die PDF Association führt Brotli als neuen Kompressionsfilter für PDF 2.0 ein. Tests zeigen durchschnittlich 20 Prozent kleinere Dateien gegenüber Deflate.

Ubisoft-Aktie verliert über 30 Prozent an Wert
Ubisoft stellt sich neu auf und Investoren auf zwei schwierige Jahre ein. Die Reaktion an den Börsen fällt krachend aus.
https://www.heise.de/news…

FPF Releases an Updated Issue Brief on Vietnam’s Law on Protection of Personal Data and the Law on Data
https://fpf.org/blog/fpf-releases-updated-issue-brief-on-vietnams-law-on-protection-of-personal-data-and-the-law-on…

A million-dollar parking fee: Canada's high-stakes battle over a stranded Russian plane: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/23/a-milliondollar-parking-fee-canadas.html

Vivani subsidiary Cortigent to present Orion Visual Cortical Prosthesis System at NANS 2026, January 23, 2026 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vivani-subsidiary-cortigent-present-orion-120000709.html 60 cortical surface electrodes, based on Argus II…

Vivani Subsidiary Cortigent to Present Orion System’s Advanced Brain Implant Technology in Poster Session at NANS 2026
Cortigent is a leading developer of brain interface devices based on precision neurostimulation technology The company’s new Orion cortical stimulation...

As Donald Trump formally inaugurated his so-called
"Board of Peace" at the
World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland, on Thursday,
his son-in-law Jared Kushner
presented his vision of
turning the Gaza Strip into
an upscale seaside resort
with gleaming skyscrapers and entirely new cities.
The proposal is said to require an investment of at least $25 billion,
and Kushner’s presentation showed a map of the besieged territor…

“Emperor” Trump’s So-Called Board of Peace Erases Palestinians from Gaza Governance
As President Donald Trump formally inaugurated his so-called Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, his son-in-law Jared Kushner presented his vision of turning the Gaza Strip into an upscale seaside resort with gleaming skyscrapers and entirely new cities. The proposal is said to require an investment of at least $25 billion, and Kushner’s presentation showed a map of the besieged territory divided into different zones. This all comes as Palestinians i…

A wonderful recent 99 Percent Invisible episode. I obviously learned my urbanism from Sesame Street (and, without knowing it, Jane Jacobs). My neighborhood could use a little more sidewalk ballet, though fortunately we're not really plagued by Ronald Grump.
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode

U Is for Urbanism - 99% Invisible
For over half a century, millions of children have learned their ABCs and 123s from Sesame Street. But the beloved show has been teaching something else entirely… a quiet lesson in what makes a great neighborhood. “I had a lot of people reach out and say they think this is why they always wanted to

Uber agrees to acquire SpotHero for an undisclosed sum, to offer parking reservation for events and at venues and airports; SpotHero was last valued at $290M (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/23/uber-acquiring-spothero.html

Uber acquiring parking app SpotHero as it moves beyond ride-hailing and food delivery
Uber said it plans to offer a parking reservation experience powered by SpotHero for events and at venues and airports.

The US BOP releases Caroline Ellison, the former FTX executive and ex-girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, after about 14 months; she had a two-year sentence (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/ftx-exec-caroline-ellison-prison-release-2026-1<…

FTX exec Caroline Ellison is now a free woman
Caroline Ellison, the former Alameda Research CEO, was freed this week after spending about 14 months of her two-year sentence in federal custody.