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X says it has open sourced its "core recommendation system" on GitHub and that the system "ranks everything using a Grok-based transformer model" (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/x-op

X open sources its algorithm while facing a transparency fine and Grok controversies | TechCrunch
In a post to GitHub on Tuesday, the social media giant purported to share its secret sauce.

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Ukrainian writer and translator Andriy Lyubka mobilizes to join Armed Forces: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/20/ukrainian-writer-and-translator-andriy.html

game_thrones: Game of Thrones coappearances
Network of coappearances of characters in the Game of Thrones series, by George R. R. Martin, and in particular coappearances in the book "A Storm of Swords." Nodes are unique characters, and edges are weighted by the number of times the two characters' names appeared within 15 words of each other in the text.
This network has 107 nodes and 352 edges.
Tags: Social, Fictional, Weighted

Coral bleaching: How warming seas are transforming the world’s reefs https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/coral-bleaching-how-warming-seas-are-transforming-the-worlds-reefs/

Coral bleaching: How warming seas are transforming the world’s reefs
In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, built slowly by animals that appear to be plants. Each coral polyp houses microscopic algae that convert sunlight into sugars, supplying most of the coral’s energy. When conditions deteriorate, especially when water becomes too warm, this partnership breaks down. The coral expels […]

Dennis Thering ist ein ideologisches Experiment
https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/meinung/kommentar-therings-problem-mit-der-demokratie/

TranslateGemma: Google gibt KI-Modell für Übersetzung frei
Googles frei verfügbares KI-Modell Gemma ist jetzt als TranslateGemma spezialisiert auf die Übersetzung von 55 Sprachen.
https://www.

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Editors and freelance journalists say AI has brought more productivity, increased expectations of speed, a need for more vetting, and sometimes job-loss fears (Marina Adami/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-ai-is-transforming-freelance-journalis…

How AI is transforming freelance journalism
One freelancer said he's been offering editors access to his Google Docs version histories as evidence that he does the writing himself.

What English translations miss about Bulgakov — and why it matters in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/20/what-english-translations-miss-about.html