What Led to Vizualizing the COVID-19 Pandemic: The The Theoretical Background

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:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC 4.0 license. Authors: (1) Mykola Makhortykh, Institute of Communication and Media Studies, University of Bern; (2) Aleksandra Urman, Social Computing Group, University of Zurich; (3) Roberto Ulloa, GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences. ::: Table of Links Author Note Abstract Theoretical background Methodology Findings Conclusion … Read more

This Is How the Covid-19 Pandemic Looks Like

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:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC 4.0 license. Authors: (1) Mykola Makhortykh, Institute of Communication and Media Studies, University of Bern; (2) Aleksandra Urman, Social Computing Group, University of Zurich; (3) Roberto Ulloa, GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences. ::: Table of Links Author Note Abstract Theoretical background Methodology Findings Conclusion … Read more

This Is What a Pandemic Looks Like: An Author’s Note Before We Begin

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:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC 4.0 license. Authors: (1) Mykola Makhortykh, Institute of Communication and Media Studies, University of Bern; (2) Aleksandra Urman, Social Computing Group, University of Zurich; (3) Roberto Ulloa, GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences. ::: Table of Links Author Note Abstract Theoretical background Methodology Findings Conclusion … Read more

Identifiers are better off without meaning

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Once at Last.fm we had an integer overflow in an identify field. I can’t recall where exactly. But I do remember that the inconvenience of having a bunch of Hadoop jobs disrupted while we rushed to update the relevant type couldn’t spoil the collective pride for having more than 2 billion of whatever needed so … Read more

How much would you pay for this prototype Super Famicom with a headphone jack?

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Image: Yahoo! Auctions (Japan) Over on the Japanese Yahoo Auctions site, someone has listed an apparent pre-production version of the Super Famicom — the Japanese counterpart of the Super Nintendo (SNES). It’s similar to the console Nintendo eventually released in 1990 but with some stand-out differences, like a headphone jack and volume wheel on the … Read more

Wayve raises $1B to take its Tesla-like technology for self-driving to many carmakers

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Wayve, a U.K.-born startup developing a self-learning rather than rule-based system for autonomous driving, has closed $1.05 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This is the U.K.’s largest AI fundraise ever and sits among the top 20 AI fundraises globally to date. Also participating in the raise was Nvidia and existing investor Microsoft. … Read more

Google’s AI plans now include cybersecurity

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Illustration: The Verge As people try to find more uses for generative AI that are less about making a fake photo and are instead actually useful, Google plans to point AI to cybersecurity and make threat reports easier to read. In a blog post, Google writes its new cybersecurity product, Google Threat Intelligence, will bring … Read more

TechCrunch Space: Launch pad decongestion

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This week, we’ve got some very cool news from Hubble Networks, which became the first company in history to connect a Bluetooth chip to a satellite. The startup has stayed relatively low-profile, but with this tech validation they’re looking to expand — and connect possibly billions of Bluetooth-enabled devices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. … Read more