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In contact with AI & CX. I want tech results & insights on why. I live for a solution where strategy & ethics can co-exist. "Fear is the mind-killer" #AI #Data #Marketing #Healthcare #Digital #CX #Technology #Innovation #Education #Science #Health #Ethics

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#accessibility #inclusion #cocreation #innovation #userfeedback | Antonio Vieira Santos The Importance of Honest Community Feedback in Accessible Product Design.   Debra Ruh, Neil Milliken, and I had a wonderful conversation with Laura Wissiak in a recent AXSChat interview. We asked Laura...

Sometimes people give positive feedback just because they like what you’re doing, even if they don’t actually like the product. buff.ly/1g1t2Y5

15.10.2025 08:09 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Commission releases enhanced second version of the age-verification blueprint The second version of the age verification blueprint introduces additional features, such as the use of passports and ID cards for onboarding.

Commission releases enhanced second version of the age-verification blueprint | Shaping Europe’s digital future digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/comm...
#ageverification #Digitaleu #innovation #technology
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13.10.2025 08:51 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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3 Voice #AI Trends Driving Growth in Verticals

My 2nd in the series bit.ly/4nL4uc7. 3 sector trends are key, accelerating #VoiceAI growth. NICE’s acquisition of Cognigy proves it. Here’s the #GenAI & #marketing reasons driving it. @smaksked.bsky.social
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25.09.2025 03:39 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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How the Brain Balances Excitation and Inhibition | Quanta Magazine A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of cells are blurrier than researchers once thought.

🧠 How the Brain Balances Excitation and Inhibition
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05.10.2025 02:22 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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Voice AI Momentum: Market Growth in Customer Service and What’s Next Voice AI is speeding past IVR roots into mainstream customer service. Here’s what’s fueling the growth — and where it’s taking us next.

The Acceleration of Voice #AI

Article by @andrewincontact.bsky.social on how it's literally reshaping #CX in multiple #business markets. Sweeping changes, why and where it's headed next as #GenAI voice.
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18.09.2025 04:40 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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The next #RedSox baseball game is in 177 days. Let's get the countdown underway! So, one last time for 2025…

That's all for now, fans.

Stay well, keep in touch, and enjoy the off-season!

03.10.2025 03:32 — 👍 23    🔁 5    💬 3    📌 1
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Technique makes complex 3D printed parts more reliable MIT engineers are incorporating the limitations of 3D printers into computer designs, to better control materials’ performance. The approach helps ensure printed structures perform the way they’re int...

Technique makes complex 3D printed parts more reliable

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news.mit.edu/2025/techniq... #material

25.09.2025 09:54 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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3 Voice #AI Trends Driving Growth in Verticals

My 2nd in the series bit.ly/4nL4uc7. 3 sector trends are key, accelerating #VoiceAI growth. NICE’s acquisition of Cognigy proves it. Here’s the #GenAI & #marketing reasons driving it. @smaksked.bsky.social
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25.09.2025 03:39 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
European Commission - Have your say European Commission - Have your say

Have your say - Public Consultations and Feedback | European Commission ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
#digitaleu #innovation #technology
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22.09.2025 09:14 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Mini Brains Expose Neural Signatures of Schizophrenia and Bipolar - Neuroscience News For the first time, lab-grown mini brains have revealed how neurons misfire in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

🧠 Mini Brains Expose Neural Signatures of Schizophrenia and #Bipolar

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Johns Hopkins U. #JHU
#Psychology
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23.09.2025 00:50 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Voice AI Momentum: Market Growth in Customer Service and What’s Next Voice AI is speeding past IVR roots into mainstream customer service. Here’s what’s fueling the growth — and where it’s taking us next.

The Acceleration of Voice #AI

Article by @andrewincontact.bsky.social on how it's literally reshaping #CX in multiple #business markets. Sweeping changes, why and where it's headed next as #GenAI voice.
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18.09.2025 04:40 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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'Time to dream up some new': will.i.am believes AI could be the next hip-hop The relentless creative and entrepreneur on his approach to AI, why he supports regulation, and embracing the power of your imagination.

The relentless creative and entrepreneur on his approach to AI, why he supports regulation, and embracing the power of your imagination. f-st.co/1i7QoPF

30.08.2025 21:04 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Into the Omniverse: How Global Brands Are Scaling Personalized Advertising With AI and 3D Content Generation Marketing leaders are accelerating content pipelines with solutions built using OpenUSD, NVIDIA Omniverse and agentic AI.

How Global Brands Are Scaling Personalized Advertising With AI and 3D Content Generation

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31.08.2025 09:49 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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AI or not, Will Smith's crowd video is fresh cringe | TechCrunch Fans accused Will Smith of sharing AI-generated videos from his tour, but the situation is more complicated than it seems.

AI or Not, Will Smith’s Crowd Video is Fresh Cringe

Likely not fabricated here, but having personally ID'd #Trump fake #GenAI pics on #Twitter last year and called them out, it is a scary trend. @smaksked.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social #AI #Video

29.08.2025 03:10 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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The Little-Known Origin Story behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics In 1949 physicist Chien-Shiung Wu devised an experiment that documented evidence of entanglement. Her findings have been hidden in plain sight for more than 70 years

The Little-Known Origin Story behind the 2022 #NobelPrize in #Physics

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10.08.2025 15:35 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Opinion | The cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ is a warning for comedy’s future CBS' decision threatens to push or shunt critical political comedy off the airwaves.

Colbert's 'Late Show' Cancelled: Truly Sad. 😪 Part #Politics, #Finance, & New Media Trends.

Still, #Trump wants all late night shows cancelled... except for the 1 right-wing show. So presidential. So #Trump. @smaksked.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social

21.07.2025 02:43 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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The Future is now 💯🎮🖖💥

#Drones #Drone #UAVs #Tech4ALL #AI #IoT #5G #6G #innovation #Technology

Cc: @jblefevre60.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social @smaksked.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social @haroldsinnott.bsky.social @halgood.bsky.social @ym78200.bsky.social

12.07.2025 21:25 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Why ‘Peniaphobia’ Is Exploding Among Young People (And Why We Should Be Concerned) An insidious illness is taking hold among a growing proportion of young people. Little known to the general public, peniaphobia—the fear of becoming poor—is gaining ground among teens and young adults...

Why ‘Peniaphobia’ Is Exploding Among Young People (And Why We Should Be Concerned)

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06.07.2025 13:49 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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MIT’s Window-Sized Device Pulls Drinking Water From Thin Air, Even in the Desert MIT engineers have created an atmospheric water harvester that can generate fresh water in any location, including extreme environments like Death Valley, California. Today, 2.2 billion people around ...

#MIT’s Window-Sized Device Pulls Drinking #Water From Thin Air, Even in the Desert

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24.06.2025 07:57 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Gut Bacteria, Food Insecurity, and Cognitive Risk Intertwined - Neuroscience News A new study highlights how food insecurity may intensify the relationship between gut microbiome imbalances and cognitive impairment in adults.

🧠 Gut Bacteria, #FoodInsecurity, and #Cognitive Risk Intertwined

#GlobalImpact
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20.06.2025 14:25 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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A flyby of Earth from the International Space Station.

Credits: NASA

20.06.2025 19:40 — 👍 11077    🔁 1866    💬 334    📌 170
Don't slow down
Organize
The movement is growing

Don't slow down Organize The movement is growing

17.06.2025 22:45 — 👍 13133    🔁 2749    💬 152    📌 77
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"No Kings" anti-Trump protests attract millions, organizers say The movement marked the biggest single-day of anti-Trump protest of his second administration, per organizers.

"No Kings" Anti-Trump Protests Attract Millions, Organizers Say.

Over 5M people in 1,200 cities across the country send a united message. Great pictures show the POV sweeping the #USA. @smaksked.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social #innovation #ethics

15.06.2025 03:57 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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A combination of nature-inspired movement and cutting-edge technology that makes outdoor adventures smarter and more efficient. 💥🖖

#Robotics #AI #5G #6G #MachineLearning #artificialintelligence #IoT #Technology

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10.06.2025 19:07 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Authenticity Sells: How To Market To Millennials And Gen-Z Young consumers are actively seeking to invest in businesses that resonate with their desire for authenticity.

Authenticity Sells: How To Market To Millennials And Gen-Z
www.forbes.com/councils/for... #SMEs #entrepreneurship #consumers

05.06.2025 14:51 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The US has $36 trillion in debt. What does that mean, and who owns it? The US has the highest national debt in the world, a quarter of which is owned by other countries.

🔀 The U.S. $36 Trillion in Debt - The Highest Total Globally

Good overview of who actually holds our debt by % (surprising to me) and where we're headed at this rate. What is the solution? @smaksked.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social #business #finance

28.05.2025 04:17 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
EU launches a European vulnerability database to boost its digital security The European Commission has announced the launch of the European Vulnerability Database (EUVD) by the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).

EU launches a European vulnerability database to boost its digital security | Shaping Europe’s digital future digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/eu-l...
#digitaleu #database #digital #security #innovation #technology
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19.05.2025 09:17 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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40 years after a chilling discovery: What happened to the hole in the ozone layer? Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface.

40 Yrs. After the Chilling Ozone Layer Crisis. What Happened? Proactive Humans Need More on #Climate!

Cooperative efforts solved it then. We need more of the same now to help #climatechange & #weather. @smaksked.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social

20.05.2025 04:45 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Bruce Springsteen's Message To Donald Trump Is Going Mega Viral Yeah, he's not a fan.

BuzzFeed: #Video of Springsteen Talking Trump While on Stage in the UK. Who Wins?

Modern #ethics are crucial in #AI & politics. As per Neil Young, "Keep on Rockin' in a Free World". @smaksked.bsky.social @timhowles.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @tonymoroney.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social

16.05.2025 03:55 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Feat of 'dung-gineering' turns cow manure into one of world's most used materials A new technique to extract tiny cellulose strands from cow dung and turn them into manufacturing-grade cellulose, currently used to make everything from surgical masks to food packaging, has been deve...

Feat of 'dung-gineering' turns cow manure into one of world's most used materials

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