Other News from Participating Centers

New skin for gripping arms aims to enable robots to sort used textiles

daisha/Adobestock (KI generated)It is estimated that around 100 billion items of clothing are currently produced worldwide, most of which will end up in recycling processes. Sorting these old textiles by hand requires an enormous amount of human labour. A research team is now developing new technologies that will enable robotic grippers to sort textiles more effectively.

Unisport Austria Championships – Beach Volleyball 2025

Unisport Austria Beach Volleyball Championships 2025
On May 28 and 29, 2025, the Unisport Austria Beach Volleyball Championships took place at the outdoor facility of the University Sports Institute Klagenfurt. The tournament was also part of the Amateur Tour of the Austrian Volleyball Association.
A total of 16 women’s and 16 men’s teams were registered. The preliminary round was played in a group phase (round robin). This was followed by single elimination.

Uni Summer Party

aau/ubReduce opening hours on Friday, June 6th: 8.30 am til 3 pm due to the University Summer Party.
Please register in good time – 24 hours in advance of your use – for the 24/7 library to use our reading rooms and media stacks all around the clock as usual.
 
We look forward to your visit!
Der Beitrag Uni Summer Party erschien zuerst auf University of Klagenfurt.

Telecommunications in South Lebanon: Has the Network Recovered After the Ceasefire?

Six months after a fragile ceasefire ended Israel’s full-blown war on Lebanon, many villages in South Lebanon remain without reliable phone lines or internet. In some border areas, telecommunications infrastructure is still badly damaged, leaving residents without access to emergency services, schools, and work.

Schnupperstudium läuft bis 11. Juli

Das Schnupperstudium läuft in diesem Jahr seit Montag, 2. Juni, bis Freitag, 11. Juli. Schülerinnen und Schüler können in dieser Zeit die unterschiedlichsten Lehr- und Info-Veranstaltungen besuchen. Sie können regelmäßig daran teilnehmen und so ein Fach über Wochen „auf Probe“ studieren. Aber auch gelegentliche Besuche in den Hörsälen sind möglich.

Unwillingly naked: How deepfake pornography intensifies sexualised violence against women

Deepfake pornography uses AI to create fake nude images without consent, primarily targeting women. Learn how it amplifies inequality and what must change.
The post Unwillingly naked: How deepfake pornography intensifies sexualised violence against women appeared first on HIIG.

'Music Contracts in the Streaming Age: Law and Policy in the European Union and the United Kingdom' by Jozefien Vanherpe was reviewed for GRUR International

'Music Contracts in the Streaming Age: Law and Policy in the European Union and the United Kingdom' by Prof. Jozefien Vanherpe was reviewed for GRUR International

Drittländer hebeln westliche Sanktionen gegen Russland aus

Gerade eben hat die Europäische Union ein neues Sanktionspaket gegen Russland verhängt – das mittlerweile siebzehnte. Bereits nach dem Einmarsch Russlands in die Ukraine im Februar 2022 hatten USA und EU umfangreiche wirtschaftliche Sanktionen verhängt, kombiniert mit weitreichenden Exportverboten. Zentrales Ziel dieser Maßnahmen ist es, Russland den Zugang zu Technologien zu verwehren, die für die Herstellung und Wartung militärischer Ausrüstung unerlässlich sind.

Hörbeiträge in Deutschlandfunk und FAZ über den KI-Assistenten OneTutor

Gleich zwei Podcasts berichten über den KI-Assistenten OneTutor. In der Live-Folge des Deutschlandfunk-Podcasts „KI verstehen“ sprechen die Hosts Ralf Krauter und Carina Schroeder darüber, wie Hochschullehrende Künstliche Intelligenz kreativ nutzen können. Dabei diskutieren sie KI-Tutor-Systeme und inwieweit diese die persönliche Lehre ergänzen oder gar ersetzen können. In der Podcastfolge vom 22. Mai 2025 wird nicht nur erklärt, wie Studierende KI-Tutoren nutzen, sondern auch, wie sie den Arbeitsalltag von Dozierenden erleichtern können.

12.6.2025 CIS #45 Salomé Viljoen

Valuing Social Data.
L’article 12.6.2025 CIS #45 Salomé Viljoen est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Whitsun: library closed

aau_ubDuring Whitsun the library is closed: from Saturday, June 7th til Monday, June 9th 2025
Please register in good time – 24 hours in advance of your use – for the 24/7 library to use our reading rooms and media stacks all around the clock as usual.
 
We look forward to your visit!
 

Internet Fragmentation's Outward Turn

New library acquisitions in June

Openness Bazaar: Open Data and Co-creation in Mexico City

The event, co-organised by INFO CDMX and OKFN, is a unique opportunity to explore tools, publications and materials developed under the model of openness by design, with a focus on human rights, gender perspective and inclusion of vulnerable groups.
The post Openness Bazaar: Open Data and Co-creation in Mexico City first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

Perspectives on WHO’s Normative Leadership: An Empirical and Comparative Analysis of Six States

Nous sommes ravis de vous inviter au we binaire « Perspectives on WHO’s Normative Leadership: An Empirical and Comparative Analysis of Six States ».

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