Hilde Van den Bulck
@hildevdb.bsky.social
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
Hell yeah!
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Hell yeah!
Yep! Super happy with this publication, even more happy with the collaboration!
New publication:
"Epistemic welfare and PSM's algorithmic recommender systems: A theoretical framework, operationalization and relevance for governance."
Out now in the European Journal of Communication; and it is open access.
Shout out to @hildevdb.bsky.social, M. Kulig, A. Hyzen & S. Paulussen.
"Epistemic welfare and PSM's algorithmic recommender systems: A theoretical framework, operationalization and relevance for governance."
Out now in the European Journal of Communication; and it is open access.
Shout out to @hildevdb.bsky.social, M. Kulig, A. Hyzen & S. Paulussen.
Epistemic welfare and public service media's algorithmic recommender systems: A theoretical framework, operationalization and relevance for governance - Hilde Van den Bulck, Michelle Kulig, Aaron Hyze...
This contribution introduces the comprehensive framework of epistemic welfare to discuss how public service media (PSM) can engage with algorithmic recommender ...
doi.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Yep! Super happy with this publication, even more happy with the collaboration!
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So the $20,000 humanoid robot housekeeper actually just webcams your house to a random person in a call center with an Xbox controller www.wsj.com/tech/persona... @joannastern.bsky.social
I Tried the Robot That’s Coming to Live With You. It’s Still Part Human.
1X’s Neo wants to be your housekeeper. First, it needs to be controlled by a human in your home. Cool with you?
www.wsj.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
So the $20,000 humanoid robot housekeeper actually just webcams your house to a random person in a call center with an Xbox controller www.wsj.com/tech/persona... @joannastern.bsky.social
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"All our staff got out safely. But that group probably lost more than 50 family members. Every single one of them had their house destroyed and some would appear to have been targeted strikes"
AFP's Phil Chetwynd on AFP's staff journalists in Gaza
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AFP's Phil Chetwynd on AFP's staff journalists in Gaza
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/starved...
Starved, displaced and exhausted: Inside AFP’s fight to protect its Gaza reporters
“Some of our freelancers have lost 20 or 30 kilos. Their daily battle to find food and to feed their family is immense,” says Global News Director Phil Chetwynd.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
August 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"All our staff got out safely. But that group probably lost more than 50 family members. Every single one of them had their house destroyed and some would appear to have been targeted strikes"
AFP's Phil Chetwynd on AFP's staff journalists in Gaza
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/starved...
AFP's Phil Chetwynd on AFP's staff journalists in Gaza
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/starved...
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AI does appear to be rapidly accelerating human selection of the fittest….
except it’s doing it by straight-up killing people who rely on ChatGPT to plan dangerous trips, not by improving human cognition like the techbros want us to believe:
except it’s doing it by straight-up killing people who rely on ChatGPT to plan dangerous trips, not by improving human cognition like the techbros want us to believe:
Why Are the Italian Alps So Deadly This Summer?
On average, three hikers have died every day throughout the summer in Italy’s high peaks. Experts explain why.
www.outsideonline.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
AI does appear to be rapidly accelerating human selection of the fittest….
except it’s doing it by straight-up killing people who rely on ChatGPT to plan dangerous trips, not by improving human cognition like the techbros want us to believe:
except it’s doing it by straight-up killing people who rely on ChatGPT to plan dangerous trips, not by improving human cognition like the techbros want us to believe:
I realize that even just reposting this interesting piece adds to the environmental pressures created by AI :(
Google's data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa used 1 BILLION gallons of water in 2024 - enough to supply all of Iowa's residential water for five days.
Researchers in water law and policy explain how companies rarely tell the public exactly how much water data centers consume:
Researchers in water law and policy explain how companies rarely tell the public exactly how much water data centers consume:
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
buff.ly
August 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I realize that even just reposting this interesting piece adds to the environmental pressures created by AI :(
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The story of Andrew Carnegie’s libraries, originally created to spur the "diffusion of knowledge," has resonance in our present digital age, where information is both readily abundant and increasingly scarce or inaccessible, Stefaan Verhulst writes.
Why We Need a Carnegie Moment for the Age of AI | TechPolicy.Press
Building modern data libraries, embedding principles of the commons, could restore openness to information online, Stefaan Verhulst writes.
www.techpolicy.press
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The story of Andrew Carnegie’s libraries, originally created to spur the "diffusion of knowledge," has resonance in our present digital age, where information is both readily abundant and increasingly scarce or inaccessible, Stefaan Verhulst writes.
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Top Republicans and US tech leaders are ramping up a pressure campaign against the EU’s platform regulations, calling it foreign “censorship.” Tech Policy Press unpacks how Washington and Silicon Valley are working to sway Brussels on softening enforcement.
How US Officials Are Pressuring Europe Over Its Platform Regulations | TechPolicy.Press
Republicans are using trade talks, immigration threats and diplomatic messaging to counter Europe's platform regulations, Cristiano Lima-Strong writes.
www.techpolicy.press
August 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Top Republicans and US tech leaders are ramping up a pressure campaign against the EU’s platform regulations, calling it foreign “censorship.” Tech Policy Press unpacks how Washington and Silicon Valley are working to sway Brussels on softening enforcement.
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I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING!!!
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
Health secretary RFK Jr. shuts door on U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research
Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news that RFK Jr. has shut the door in U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research.
www.statnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.
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If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.
#pediatriccancer #cancermom
#pediatriccancer #cancermom
August 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.
#pediatriccancer #cancermom
#pediatriccancer #cancermom
The sad outcome of utterly stupid short-sightedness
deadline.com/2025/08/corp...
deadline.com/2025/08/corp...
Corporation For Public Broadcasting To Shut Down Operations After Loss Of Federal Funding
The CPB will lay off staffers at the end of September following the loss of federal funding.
deadline.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The sad outcome of utterly stupid short-sightedness
deadline.com/2025/08/corp...
deadline.com/2025/08/corp...
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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.
“There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.
Opinion | José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.
“There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.
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POLITICO compiled a list of all the Washington Post staffers who have left in the past eight months. It’s at least a hundred names, many of them among the biggest names in journalism. This is the fastest erosion of a major outlet ever.
July 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
POLITICO compiled a list of all the Washington Post staffers who have left in the past eight months. It’s at least a hundred names, many of them among the biggest names in journalism. This is the fastest erosion of a major outlet ever.
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He was the last SS guard, about to be tried when he died at 100. Let this warn the ICE agents who think they are only guards, following orders. Your masked crimes against humans and humanity will mark you to the end of your days.
The Last SS Guard @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
The Last SS Guard @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
Concentration Camp Duty: The Last SS Guard
Gregor Formanke stood guard in Sachsenhausen. Jerzy Zawadzki was nine years old, and a prisoner. When Formanek is indicted at age 99, their lives intersect once more.
www.zeit.de
July 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
He was the last SS guard, about to be tried when he died at 100. Let this warn the ICE agents who think they are only guards, following orders. Your masked crimes against humans and humanity will mark you to the end of your days.
The Last SS Guard @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
The Last SS Guard @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
His communication skls are next level - as cool as his political agenda! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #nycmayoralrace
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
July 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
His communication skls are next level - as cool as his political agenda! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #nycmayoralrace
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If you are a taxpayer in the United States of America, as I am, you are paying for this.
July 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If you are a taxpayer in the United States of America, as I am, you are paying for this.
July 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
July 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Organized solidarity
July 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Organized solidarity
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“When asked directly whether he could guarantee under oath that French citizen data would never be transmitted to US authorities without explicit French authorization, [Microsoft France's director of public and legal affairs Anton] Carniaux responded: ‘No, I cannot guarantee it.’”
Microsoft can't protect French data from US government access
Company admits under oath that American authorities can demand European citizen information despite security promises.
ppc.land
July 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“When asked directly whether he could guarantee under oath that French citizen data would never be transmitted to US authorities without explicit French authorization, [Microsoft France's director of public and legal affairs Anton] Carniaux responded: ‘No, I cannot guarantee it.’”
Call your representatives!
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protectmypublicmedia.org GUYS LISTEN, WE'RE NOT TOO LATE TOO LOSE PBS AND NPR YET, SO WE NEED TO WAKE UP, STEP IN, AND CONTACT, EMAIL, DONATE, AND CALL SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES! WE ONLY HAVE UNTIL THE DEADLINE SO LET'S MAKE IT COUNT!
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Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Call your representatives!
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