Across Europe, there are concerns surrounding the state of media freedom and the democratic decline that we have witnessed, with journalists facing a hostile environment, including threatening legal tactics, the rise of Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs), online and physical harassment, and surveillance on journalists.
AI Learning Labs, RightsCon, knowledge commons as critical digital infrastructure, Open Technology Research, and more.
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On April 16, The Datasphere Initiative hosted a new Global Sandboxes Forum (GSF) Insights Session focused on business engagement in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sandboxes. Aiming to foster a rich debate with insights regarding corporate participation in sandboxes, the event brought together sandbox specialists, representatives from the private sector, ranging from Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, to major industry players such as Mastercard and Nubank.
Now on its 16th edition, Wiki Loves Monuments still retains its crown as the world’s largest photo contest. Each year since 2010, photographers from around the globe have come together to celebrate cultural heritage through their camera lens—and donate it all to benefit Wikimedia’s freely shared knowledge.
I recently finished Joshua Gooch‘s Capitalism Hates You: Marxism and the New Horror Film, where the author looks at contemporary horror movies and argues that monsters work like mirrors. They reflect whatever sociopolitical anxiety is boiling underneath—economic precarity, environmental collapse, the feeling that the whole system wants you dead.
aau_ubThe University Library will be closed from 1 May to 3 May 2026 due to the public holiday on first May.
The 24/7 library will be open as usual. Please register for this service in good time if you wish to use the reading rooms or the open stacks next weekend.
We look forward to seeing you at the library!
Our team and network will discuss pressing issues such as reimagining AI, experiencing brain-computer interfaces, leveraging digital public goods, and more; check the full agenda
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Le CRDP vous invite à participer au colloque « Les 10 ans du code de procédure civile : l’épreuve du réel ». Le colloque s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un premier forum consultatif tenu par le Comité Institution judiciaire, procédure civile et justice participative pour la réalisation des États généraux de la justice.
Date : 15 mai 2026
Lieu : Faculté de droit, A-3464, Salon François-Chevrette
Heure : 8H45 – 16H
On March 13, thousands of leaflets dropped over Beirut. At the bottom sat QR codes A month later, the question remains: why would a military drop QR codes for people to scan? Were they malicious? And what were they actually trying to collect?
I believe they were after metadata.
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In January 2026, the internet celebrated the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia, the original workhorse behind third-grade papers on giant squids and fourth-place social studies projects. Much like students debating the academic integrity of enlisting generative AI for their work today, it was once difficult to abstain from using Wikipedia articles as a source. After all, right at our fingertips were over 7 million articles in plainly written English, summarizing even the most complex, niche, and fraught subjects.
Always online – for many, this is increasingly the norm. When we’re offline, something’s gone wrong; we’re in a dead spot. This limits our options, including our ability to make payments. In areas with no network coverage, we have to pay with cash – if we have any. Now, offline functions aim to enable digital payments without network access. How is this supposed to work? Why does it make sense? Who is championing this and who thinks it’s impossible? This is the focus of episode 3 of the third season of Digitalgelddickicht on the topic of ‘Secure Money’.
Die zweitägige Begehung am 15. und 16. April war für die Universität Würzburg der letzte entscheidende Schritt im Wettbewerb um den Titel „Exzellenzuniversität“. Vergeben wird er im Rahmen der Exzellenzstrategie von Bund und Ländern – und ist im Erfolgsfall verbunden mit einer Förderung in dreistelliger Millionenhöhe über sieben Jahre. Ob die Würzburgerinnen und Würzburger erfolgreich waren, entscheidet sich Anfang Oktober 2026.
Nous sommes heureux de vous présenter les 12 nouveaux membres du CRDP qui, par la pertinence de leurs travaux et la diversité de leur expertise, contribueront pleinement au dynamisme de notre Centre.
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