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The New Propaganda
Modern authoritarian propaganda can be entertaining, provocative and contradictory, designed to confuse and distract rather than convince and persuade. The idea is often not to motivate people, but to demotivate them.
anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
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The Swiss software industry is facing increasing pressure and shows less confidence for 2025. Profit margins are declining from 9.1% in 2023 to 6.4% in 2024. In terms of employment, companies anticipate a largely stagnant development over the coming years.
www.sieberpartners.com/s/sieberpart...
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It's a video about starting again. Rebuilding a network here after Elon Musk took it from all of us on X to serve his ego.
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«Die Quantenphysik beschreibt nicht die Realität, sondern die Art und Weise, wie wir mit ihr interagieren»
Ein Interview mit Physiker Chris Ferrie über «Quanten-Bullshit».
Der kanadische Physiker Chris Ferrie zeigt in seinem Buch «Quanten-Bullshit» auf, wie das Wort «Quanten» von Pseudowissenschaften und alternativen Heilsversprechen gekapert wurde.
www.republik.ch/2025/01/03/d...
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#Amiga
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The Surprising Success of Hands-On Leaders
Leadership theory suggests CEOs should focus on high-level issues such as strategy and resource allocation. These authors challenge this conventional wisdom by spotlighting CEOs who dive deep into day...
Some top-performing CEOs have rejected the hands-off model in favor of modeling behaviors and teaching frontline teams. Their approach isn’t micromanagement; it’s a disciplined, system-building style that fosters autonomy, clarity, and continuous improvement.
hbr.org/2025/11/the-...
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YouTube video by Retro Games
THEA1200 - Announcement (EN)
Announcing a new remake of the Amiga 1200!
THEA1200 brings back the spirit of the early ’90s as an astonishingly accurate, full-sized recreation of one of the most loved home computers of its era, beautifully reimagined with HDMI and USB connectivity for a modern age.
youtu.be/p4aGhSoP7Rg
24.10.2025 05:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Factories in China are running in near darkness. Robots lift, assemble, and deliver cars with zero human hands. The question isn’t whether machines are ready. It’s whether our leaders are.
Read my latest piece: When Machines Learn Faster Than We Lead.
www.linkedin.com/posts/mitchj...
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Overall, we find that ChatGPT provides economic value through decision support, which
is especially important in knowledge-intensive jobs.
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Writing dominates work-related
tasks, highlighting chatbots’ unique ability to generate digital outputs compared to traditional
search engines. Computer programming and self-expression both represent relatively small shares
of use.
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How People Use ChatGPT by OpenAI 2025-09-15
'... We classify messages by conversation topic and find that “Practical Guidance,” “Seeking Information,” and “Writing” are the three most common topics
and collectively account for nearly 80% of all conversations ...'
cdn.openai.com/pdf/a253471f...
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HBR: How People Are Really Using Gen AI in 2025 --
The top 10 gen AI use cases in 2025 indicate a shift from technical to emotional applications, and in particular, a growth in areas such as therapy, personal productivity, and personal development.
hbr.org/2025/04/how-...
17.10.2025 15:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
DINAcon – Konferenz für digitale Nachhaltigkeit
Di 18.Nov 2025 in Bern:
Digitale Güter wie Daten, Software und Inhalte sollen langfristig gesellschaftlichen und ökologischen Nutzen bringen.
Digitalisierungspolitik, Datenschutz, Urheberrecht sowie technologische Entwicklungen wie Open Data und Blockchain.
dinacon.ch
17.10.2025 12:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The reality of AI-Assisted software engineering productivity
What the data really shows about AI coding tools in 2025
AI excels at greenfield projects but struggles with complex legacy codebases.
Studies show 20-30% productivity improvements, far from “10x” claims
addyo.substack.com/p/the-realit...
16.10.2025 15:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Home EN - The Shift Project
Shift Project is a French think tank advocating the shift to a post-carbon economy. As a non-profit organisation committed to serving the general interest through scientific objectivity, they are dedicated to informing and influencing the debate on energy transition in Europe
theshiftproject.org/en/
16.10.2025 12:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Das deutsche Unternehmen Shift entwickelt nachhaltige Smartphones, die leicht zu reparieren und fair sein sollen.
Das Shiftphone 8.1 soll nicht nur deutlich weniger Ressourcen verbrauchen als die grossen Konkurrenten, sondern auch in Sachen Leistung mithalten.
www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-i...
15.10.2025 09:11 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Friedensnobelpreisträgerin Machado: Wer ist die Frau, die Donald Trump ausstach
María Corina Machado wird für ihren Einsatz für Frieden und Demokratie in Venezuela mit dem Friedensnobelpreis ausgezeichnet.
Josef Mühlbauer, Friedensforscher an der Universität Graz, betont im Interview, dass die Lage um den Friedensnobelpreis heuer „von großer Unsicherheit geprägt war, ähnlich der geopolitischen Weltlage“. Die Entscheidung sei „ein klares Signal der liberalen...
www.kleinezeitung.at/politik/auss...
11.10.2025 07:52 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 5 📌 0
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