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Digital Tribulations 21: Satellites and Sovereignty – The Role of ARSAT in Argentina’s Digital Future

Interview with Ezequiel McGovern
The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here. All interviews are listed here

Is Fake News Collapsing Under Its Own Weight? How Users Are Organically Learning to Resist AI-Generated Misinformation

Author: Nisrina Khotimah (Call for Commentary)Editor: Ayom Mratita Purbandani

Real versus AI-enhanced images depicting explosions at a U.S. military base in Iraq. [Source: X]

7th Vienna Workshop on High-Dimensional Time Series in Macroeconomics and Finance

The “Seventh Vienna Workshop on High-Dimensional Time Series in Macroeconomics and Finance” was hosted on May 28 and 29, 2026 by the Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna.
The workshop was organized by Manfred Deistler (TU Wien), Leopold Sögner (Institute for Advanced Studies) and Martin Wagner (University of Klagenfurt)

Duckrabbits Talk Back #2 – Mapping Antifascist Postart w/ Gregory Sholette, Hito Steyerl & Jakub Depczyński

[Webinar] Traceable AI for Public Data: An Open Model for Latin America

Join OKFN and the UN Big Data Regional Hub to learn about our ongoing experiments integrating AI to public open data portals
The post [Webinar] Traceable AI for Public Data: An Open Model for Latin America first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

The Anthropic ‘Fable’ saga proves: we have opened the AI Pandora’s box. What now?

CiTiP by CiTiP: Future Directions and Developments in IT and IP Law in Light of the Digital Omnibus

Future Directions and Developments in IT and IP Law in Light of the Digital Omnibus

„Pionier der Myelomforschung“: Hermann Einsele mit internationalem Lebenswerkpreis geehrt

Professor Hermann Einsele wurde am 9. Juni 2026 im Rahmen des 17. Kongresses der International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) in Stockholm mit dem Robert A. Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award der International Myeloma Foundation geehrt. Die International Myeloma Working Group ist ein globales Netzwerk führender Expertinnen und Experten auf diesem Gebiet. Der nach seinem ersten Preisträger benannte Preis würdigt Personen, deren Lebenswerk auf dem Gebiet des Multiplen Myeloms wesentliche Fortschritte in Forschung, Behandlung und Patientenversorgung ermöglicht hat. Wenige Tage zuvor, am 4.

Help shape the future of the University of Klagenfurt | Survey

aau/Daniel WaschnigYour opinion matters!
The University of Klagenfurt is conducting a survey among our students in cooperation with Gallup Austria.
The aim is to gather students’ opinions in order to lay the foundations for the further development of our university.
It will take you approximately 7 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Your answers will, of course, be treated in strict confidence and analysed anonymously.
Please complete the survey by Tuesday, 30 June 2026.

AI use by the US government is ballooning. And the lack of transparency is troubling.

Bridging Borders: Welcoming Dr. Yevheniia Polishchuk as a Portulans Institute Fellow

As Co-President, I (Bill Dutton) am delighted to welcome Dr. Yevheniia Polishchuk to The Portulans Institute as a Fellow. We look forward to her contributions to our Ukraine Case Studies, and to the Institute’s ongoing commitment to supporting the Ukrainian Science Diaspora, which Dr. Polishchuk co-founded.
 

Policy Brief zum Social-Media-Verbot: Das bidt liefert Fakten für eine kontroverse Debatte

Die Debatte über ein mögliches Social-Media-Verbot für Kinder und Jugendliche wird derzeit intensiv geführt. Ein im Mai veröffentlichter Policy Brief des bidt liefert dazu repräsentative Befragungsdaten und zeigt, wie Menschen in Deutschland ein solches Verbot bewerten. Damit bringt das bidt empirische Evidenz in eine Diskussion ein, in der Fragen des Jugendschutzes, der digitalen Teilhabe und der Verantwortung von Plattformen eng miteinander verwoben sind.

Encrypted Spaces

Soutenance de thèse de Olouwafêmi Rodrigue Oloudé : une contribution remarquée sur la responsabilité de protéger et la réparation des crimes de masse

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que Olouwafêmi Rodrigue Oloudé a soutenu, le lundi 8 juin 2026, sa thèse de doctorat en droit intitulée : « La responsabilité de protéger des Nations Unies : de l’intervention militaire à la réparation des crimes de masse ».

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The Fair Lending Model

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Pinzger has been elevated to an ACM Senior Member

Univ.-Prof. Martin Pinzger has been honored with the title of ACM Senior Member. The ACM Senior Member Committee presented Univ.-Prof. Pinzger with the ACM Senior Member certificate and pin. His name will also be published on the ACM Senior Member page at https://awards.acm.org/senior-members/award-winners.

Digital Tribulations 20: Where Does Mexico Stand on Digital Sovereignty? Interview with the Agencia Digital de Innovación Pública (ADIP)

The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here

HEREDITARY Launches New Demos & Visualisation Components Portal

Building Resilience to Shocks and Crises: A 22.8 Million Euro Budget for the COMET Competence Centre at Lakeside Labs and the University of Klagenfurt

Strengthening resilience against shocks and crises is a key strategic goal for Europe. Technological sovereignty and a reliable energy supply are decisive factors in withstanding geopolitical tensions and economic pressures, thereby securing freedom, competitiveness, and sustainability for the people of Europe. By funding the competence centre ‘Autonomic Resilience in Dynamic Networked Systems’ (ARC for short), the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is laying the foundation for a leading centre for collaborative research and the innovation of resilient systems.