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When "AI" search engines look for sources, they go for fringe and not established quality sites. What could possibly go wrong?
(Original title: AI-powered search engines rely on “less popular” sources, researchers find)
https://arstechnica.com/a…

AI-powered search engines rely on “less popular” sources, researchers find
Generative search engines often cite sites that wouldn’t appear in Google’s top 100 links.

Some ad buyers say brands are increasingly spending on Reddit due to the site's prominence in AI-powered search results and its growing audience (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/reddit-advertisers-ai-search-visibility-deck/

Brands Rush to Reddit, Boosting Ad Spend and Gaming AI Search
A leaked deck shows paid ads on Reddit can boost AI search visibility as the platform becomes more relevant than ever.

Report finds dangerous mercury levels, highlights mislabeling in shark meat sold in EU https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/report-finds-dangerous-mercury-levels-highlights-mislabeling-i…

Report finds dangerous mercury levels, highlights mislabeling in shark meat sold in EU
Shark meat sold across Europe may be serving up more than seafood. Dangerously high levels of methylmercury, toxic to humans, were present in nearly a third of shark meat samples taken from European restaurants, fishmongers and supermarkets, according to a new report by a group of marine conservation NGOs. The findings suggest that Europeans are […]

US-Regierung nimmt Chinas Technologiesektor ins Visier
Washington erweitert eine schwarze Handelsliste. Hunderten chinesischen Unternehmen drohen Sanktionen. Das dürfte die laufenden Handelsgespräche belasten.
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Mapping a universe of open source software: the Nixpkgs dependency graph.
https://www.tweag.io/blog/2019-02-06-mapping-open-source/
saved 2020-07-28

Mapping a Universe of Open Source Software
The repositories of distributions such as Debian and Nixpkgs are among the largest collections of open source (and some unfree) software. They are complex systems that connect and organize many interdependent packages. In this blog post I'll try to shed some light on them from the perspective of Nixpkgs, mostly with visualizations of its complete dependency graph.

This European military just ditched Microsoft for open-source LibreOffice - here's why.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-european-military-just-ditched-microsoft-for-open-source-libreoffice-heres-why/

This European military just ditched Microsoft for open-source LibreOffice - here's why
It's not about the cost savings, either. Many government organizations are replacing Microsoft software for a more important reason.

Я знала, что #Hetzner - контора пидарасов, но чтобы настолько...
История такая. Я нашла интересный поисковик https://searchmysite.net и захотела добавить в него свой личный веб-сайт, но получила ошибку: "…

Bist du in Deutschland und magst #OpenSource? Dann solltest du das unterschreiben:
"Open-Source-Entwickler fordern Gleichstellung mit Vereinsarbeit:
Eine #Petition fordert, ehrenamtliche Arbeit an Open-Source-Software rechtlich wie klassisches

eHealth: TI-Monitoring-Alternative zeigt Live-Status & Historie von TI-Störungen
Ein Open-Source-Tool schafft mehr Transparenz bei technischen Störungen im digitalen Gesundheitswesen. Im Gespräch erklärt der Entwickler seine Motivation.

Softwarelizenzen: Bei Microsoft wechselt die Ampel auf Grün, Broadcom bleibt Rot
Das 3. europäische Wettbewerbsbarometer von Cloud-Anbietern unterstreicht verschärfte Probleme bei Broadcom. Lizenzbedingungen von SAP geben Anlass zur Sorge.