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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.

Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain,
saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried
or gave birth into cell toilets
or on filthy jail floors.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pregn

Pregnant women and their babies are dying in jail: ‘Her voice was not heard’
Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.

US-Zustelldienst Instacart stoppt KI-Preismanipulation
Selbes Produkt, selbe Zeit, selbe Filiale, Selbstabholung. Dennoch setzte Instacarts KI heimlich unterschiedliche Preise an. Der US-Dienst gelobt Besserung.
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💊 Direct-to-consumer drug pricing could compete with prescription insurance
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Direct-to-consumer drug pricing could compete with prescription insurance
A new study offers a glimpse at how direct-to-consumer pharmacy pricing could one day present stiff competition to the private prescription drug insurance model, researchers say.

contact: Haggle human proximity network (2006)
A network of human proximities, as measured by carried wireless devices. Each node represents a person, and an edge denotes when two people were within a certain proximity of each other, as measured by a wireless protocol (Bluetooth or Wifi). The edges are timestamped.
This network has 274 nodes and 28244 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted, Timestamps

»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.

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...

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…

Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
The decision laid bare some of the country’s divisions, with many uncorking Champagne outside the far-right leader’s prison to celebrate as his supporters prepared a religious act in his favor.
In a dramatic and unexpected twist in the final stage of a long and divisive criminal trial, feder…

Brazil’s Supreme Court orders arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro over claims he was planning to escape before starting his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. Bolsonaro, who has been under house arrest, was taken to the federal police headquarters in Brasilia on Saturday after his ankle monitor was reportedly violated. Justice Alexandre de Moraes cited a video by Bolsonaro's son urging supporters to protest, which he said showed intent to create chaos. Bolsonar…

After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups,
the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge:
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
This is one of the unintended consequences of the Trump administration’s focus on mass deportations.
For months, ICE has been on a recruiting blitz,
offering $50,000 starting bonuses and tuition reimbursement

“We’re Broken”: As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.