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Karnataka, AP propose banning social media for children. Is this the right solution to address online risks?

Two South Indian states of Karanataka and Andhra Pradesh have recently indicated probable regulation on social media for children. They have gone as far to say that social media will be banned for children under 16 years of age.  While this may appear novel in the Indian context, several countries have already begun exploring similar […]

The Public is Getting Fed Up With Data Centers. Politicians Need to Take Notice

Illuminating the Fine Print That Governs Your Digital Life

SMEX warns of risks related to scanning QR codes on Israeli leaflets

Beirut, March 13, 2026 — Israeli aircraft dropped on Friday afternoon propaganda leaflets containing QR codes urging people in Lebanon to scan them and contact the Israeli army through Facebook and WhatsApp.

SMEX urges all the residents of Lebanon to refrain from scanning these codes or accessing any links or channels mentioned in these leaflets, as they could pose a serious threat to your personal safety and security.

Wie Vitamin B2 den Weg zu neuen Krebstherapien eröffnen könnte

Der menschliche Körper kann Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) nicht selbst herstellen, er muss den wichtigen Stoff über die Nahrung aufnehmen. Zu finden ist das Vitamin in Milchprodukten, Eiern, Fleisch und grünem Gemüse. Der Stoffwechsel wandelt es in Moleküle um, die unter anderem für den Schutz der Zelle vor oxidativen Schäden zuständig sind.
Forschende des Rudolf-Virchow-Zentrums (RVZ) der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) haben herausgefunden, dass diese Funktion des Vitamins auch eine Kehrseite hat: Sie schützt auch Krebszellen.

193° Mercoledì di Nexa – Imperialismo Digitale. Economia e guerra ai tempi delle piattaforme e dell’IA

15 aprile 2026 | DARIO GUARASCIO (Sapienza Università di Roma)
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Neuartige Bildgebung erstmals am Menschen eingesetzt

Vor 131 Jahren entdeckte der Physiker Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in Würzburg die nach ihm benannten Strahlen und ermöglichte damit völlig neue Verfahren zur Darstellung des menschlichen Körpers. Nun hat in Würzburg ein interdisziplinäres Team aus Physik und Radiologie einen weiteren wichtigen Meilenstein in der medizinischen Bildgebung erreicht. Die Forschenden demonstrierten erstmals am Menschen eine neuartige Technologie: die Magnetpartikelbildgebung (MPI, englisch: Magnetic Particle Imaging).

Contribuição à Subcomissão da Assembleia Legislativa do Rio Grande do Sul que analisa os impactos socioambientais da instalação de data centers.

O LAPIN apresentou uma contribuição à Subcomissão da Assembleia Legislativa do Rio Grande do Sul que analisa os impactos socioambientais da instalação de data centers no estado, com foco no projeto previsto para Eldorado do Sul. O documento busca subsidiar os trabalhos da Subcomissão, apontando lacunas como a ausência de participação social estruturada, incentivos fiscais sem benefícios públicos claros, falta de transparência em indicadores socioambientais e o uso de mecanismos compensatórios sem redução efetiva de danos.

Ex-NFL players don't want Trump using them to sell the Iran war

Ot van Daalen in Radar over DigiD: Is leven zonder DigiD nog wel mogelijk?

In de aflevering van Radar op maandag 9 maart wordt Ot van Daalen geïnterviewd over de overname van DigiD door een Amerikaans bedrijf.
The post Ot van Daalen in Radar over DigiD: Is leven zonder DigiD nog wel mogelijk? appeared first on IVIR.

Blogpost by Kristina Irion: AI Firms Can Limit Military Surveillance of Americans. What About of Everyone Else?

In recent days, a public dispute has laid bare tensions between AI companies and the US military over who decides how the AI is used. The US Department of Defense cancelled Anthropic’s AI agent Claude and instead struck a deal with OpenAI. Where constitutional protection is limited to domestic surveillance, the rest of the world becomes a legitimate target of AI-enabled mass surveillance. AI-enabled surveillance is no longer science fiction.

Elisabetta Biasin on Healthcare AI

Lebanese government expands Starlink licensing, grants Telecom Minister special authority

Citing “exceptional circumstances” amid ongoing war and the forced displacement of more than 700,000 people, Lebanon’s government approved a decision on Thursday, March 5, 2026, to expand eligibility for Starlink satellite internet services and delegated new licensing authority to the telecommunications minister.

Wie politische Grenzen im Mittelalter mit Chorälen zusammenhängen

Musik ist bekanntlich Geschmackssache und für jeden Geschmack gibt es das passende Genre: Von populären Musikrichtungen wie Pop und Rock bis hin zu Nischen-Musik wie Deathstep, das den elektronischen Klang von Dubstep in eine Metal-Ästhetik verpackt. Ein im Mittelalter bekanntes Genre sind Tropen. Das sind eingeschobene Texte und Melodien, die in gregorianischen Chorälen vorkamen.

Shaping a Shared Research Agenda for Open Technology Research

Open Technology Research (OTR) is entering one of its most important phases: shaping a shared research agenda that will guide our collective work over the next two years and beyond.
The post Shaping a Shared Research Agenda for Open Technology Research first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

The bot that bit back: AI agents, defamation and the digital construction of identity

A real case of an AI agent publishing a smear piece raises new legal questions about responsibility and digital identity.
The post The bot that bit back: AI agents, defamation and the digital construction of identity appeared first on HIIG.

How does heat affect family violence?

© aau/Tischler-BanfieldClimate change is bringing rising temperatures and more frequent extreme heatwaves, with consequences at many levels. Over the next three years, Antonio Piolanti, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Klagenfurt’s Department of Health Psychology, will explore how extreme ambient temperatures may contribute to violence against women in intimate relationships and to child maltreatment.

Digital Rights Amid a Regional War: Threats and Responses

Beirut, March 9, 2026 — Israel has displaced more than half a million Lebanese residents from South Lebanon, Beirut, and the Beqaa in yet another round of indiscriminate bombing of the country, provoking another severe humanitarian crisis. 

129° Nexa Lunch Seminar – Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property and the Global South

25 marzo 2026 | PRATYUSH NATH UPRETI (Queen's University Belfast)
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Neues Datenportal hilft bei Anpassung an den Klimawandel

Das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) und das Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) der Universität Würzburg haben am 9. März 2026 das Datenportal EO4CAM (Earth Observation Laboratory for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation) freigeschaltet.