If summer holidays are about having adventurous, adrenaline-pumping fun with little to no limitations in movement, few titles on offer do so as abundantly in creativity and whimsy as @denshattack.bsky.social. codedmass.com/2026/08/02/d...

Denshattack! and Sonic Mania: The Spirit of Summer

As I start writing this piece, I see before me the Aegean Sea, where earlier today my swimming shadow dispersed the sun’s reflection on the sandy surface below me. During that moment of tranquillit…

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Full paper (open access) in Digital Journalism👇 Together w Sophie Morosoli, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social, Karthikeya Venkatraj, @claesdevreese.bsky.social & @natalihelberger.bsky.social, @digitaljournalism.bsky.social, @ddc-sdu.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Transparency is More Than a Label”: Audiences’ Information Needs for AI Use Disclosures in News

This study evaluates the role of disclosure transparency in rebuilding trust in journalism amid the increasing integration of generative AI (GenAI) tools in news production. While AI technologies e...

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Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Moonlight Sonata

I am cruising along the C1 Inner Loop of Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway in a black-and-red Sprinter Trueno. I near a rival driver and flash my headlights. I issue a challenge and a warning. On thes…

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Vandaag in Trouw: een rapportage van Renée de Coninck over de opkomst van (sexy) AI-Influencers: Voor dit artikel werd ik, naast andere experts, zoals Professor Sanne Kruikemeier, gevraagd naar de individuele en maatschappelijke risico's verbonden aan dit fenomeen: www.trouw.nl/redactie/AI_...

🚨Finally published: How does the US Military enlist AI researchers in war? @siree.sh, Lucy Suchman and I examine 7k US Military grant solicitations for AI research, and show how even "Basic Research" enlists researchers in a warfighting agenda. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Basic research, lethal effects: Military artificial intelligence research funding as enlistment - David Gray Widder, Sireesh Gururaja, Lucy Suchman, 2026

In the context of unprecedented U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budgets, this paper examines the recent history of DoD funding for academic research in algorit...

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My take on Wax Heads: WH demonstrates why physical spaces are important social dwellings for people to rally around their passions. It captures the capitalist project digitisation has become: an asocial process that sacrifices the communal for profit. @curvegames.com @patattiemurray.bsky.social

Wax Heads: Everyday Heroism and the Demise of Physical media.

Described by its Madrid-based developers Patattie Games as a cosy-punk narrative sim, Wax Heads puts you behind the counter of an ailing vinyl store. Every day, customers, new and returning, young …

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Microsoft's closure of Arkane Studios would bring an end Europe's most storied and ambitious AAA game developers. Dishonored and Prey were nothing short of amazing.

🎉𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 "𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐬" 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚 2 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 SIDN fonds!🎉 We'll be investigating how media organisations can adopt open-source LLMs to reclaim control over their distribution & audience relationships. All info: www.sidnfonds.nl/nieuws/de-tr...

1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵

Was listening to Brian Eno's Apollo. As soon as Silver Morning started playing, I thought the playlist had skipped to @apthomson.bsky.social 's Titanium Court OST. I feel like I could use a long shower. open.qobuz.com/track/63695982

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Mixtape: the movie was better

If anyone were to proclaim Mixtape as some kind of multimedia masterpiece, I would tell them they hadn’t seen enough movies, nor played enough video games. I would, however, appreciate their taste …

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🧭 During the same session as @davidgeerts.bsky.social on Envisioning and designing #ethical #technology, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social from @aimediademlab.bsky.social and @citip.bsky.social will speak about ➡️ #Fair AI? from A #Relational and #Egalitarian Perspective

Some personal reflections on video games' capacity to help us understand the Other. codedmass.com/2026/04/26/u...

We gaan de authentieke belgische frietkotcultuur terugbrengen door het invoeren van een nieuwe friet-franchise (binnen 4 jaar minstens 20 nieuwe vestigingen) die we met de nog overblijvende traditionele frietbarak zullen laten concurreren. Ja ja, belgitude. www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/a...

Average Rob opent frituur ‘La Patate’ in Antwerpen: ‘Terug naar de identiteit van de Belgische frietkotcultuur’

Average Rob (34) opent een frituur in Antwerpen. De contentcreator hintte eerder deze week al op zijn Instagram-account dat hij op donderdag zijn ‘grootste project tot nu toe’ ging lanceren. Op social...

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Greatly enjoyed the political philosophy of @jamespatton.bsky.social ‘s Duskpunk. Drawing from Mbembe’s Necropolitics, in this blogpost I explain why the game’s resource of plasm is such a great narrative mechanic. Check out the game on steam! codedmass.com/2026/04/04/d...

Death Commodified: The Necropolitics of Duskpunk

In his 2003 essay “Necropolitics”, the Cameroonian historian and political theorist Achille Mbembe posits that the “ultimate expression of sovereignty resides, to a large degree, …

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Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/ka...

Kabinet Jetten I: evacueer Gazanen met een geldige verblijfstitel – nu

Het is belangrijk dat Gazaanse onderzoekers en academici naar Nederland kunnen komen omdat: • Het om onmiddellijke veiligheid gaat. Zij zitten vast in een vernietigd gebied. Zonder actieve Nederlandse...

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Starting the year with a bang 🚨 Correcting proofs on my forthcoming article on agonistic workplace democracy for Review of Social Economy. I argue for an agonistic approach to workplace democracy against the mainstream assumption that democracy is about rational and consensual deliberation.

In 2023, the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 identified Venezuela as one of "the five countries on which the next Administration should focus its attention." Excerpt below offers a justification for the US' imperialist and colonialist ambitions.

Nog eens over de befaamde reportage van Deborsu in Trouw: "Als het debat zich beperkt tot ‘fraude aanpakken’, wordt het echte probleem – hoe mensen duurzaam aan werk geholpen worden – nauwelijks opgelost." www.trouw.nl/buitenland/b...

België beperkt zijn uitkeringen en ziet werklozen vaker als fraudeurs

Een tv-reportage over mensen met een langdurige uitkering heeft in België een nationaal debat uitgelokt. De timing speelt daarbij een grote rol: in januari worden de werkloosheidsuitkeringen ingrijpen...

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"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-m...

RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.

Our member @laurensnaudts.bsky.social gives a word of warning about extremely realistic AI-generated videos and how they can undermine democracy — also available in English: www.folia.nl/en/wetenscha...

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Steeds vaker duiken er online levensechte nepvideo’s op gemaakt door AI, die zich ook in Nederland lijken af te spelen. ‘In sommige gevallen is nep niet meer van echt te onderscheiden,’ zegt UvA-onderzoeker Laurens Naudts. www.folia.nl/nl/wetenscha...

“Transparency is More Than a Just Label": Audiences’ Information Needs for AI use Disclosures in News Together w Sophie Morosoli, @laurensnaudts.bsky.social, Karthik Venkatraj, @natalihelberger.bsky.social & @claesdevreese.bsky.social @aimediademlab.bsky.social FP: osf.io/preprints/so...

Uitstekend opiniestuk van Alain Platel: waarom de beslissing van het Gent Festival van Vlaanderen om het optreden van Lahav Shani te schrappen legitiem is. www.demorgen.be/meningen/dat...

Dat het ook anders kan bewees de Israëlische dirigent Ilan Volkov

Alain Platel is regisseur en choreograaf. Hij schrijft in naam van SOS GAZA. Hij verdedigt de beslissing van Gent Festival van Vlaanderen om het optreden van Lahav Shani te schrappen.

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📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 📣 We evaluated public accountability and regulatory expectations for AI in journalism. We conducted focus groups with Dutch citizens. Some results 👇🧵 Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

My first podcast appearance-and what a great company to appear in–I'm floored. I was very happy to chat w @themaybe.org on how the hidden costs of digital sovereignty play out in the Greek context coorganised with @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & @plixavra.bsky.social www.themaybe.org/podcast/afte...

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Next week our annual summer course on Privacy Law and Policy is starting with great lecturers lined up for 8 sessions during the week. On Wednesday we have @laurensnaudts.bsky.social & Charlotte Ducuing doing a session on Social Justice and AI:

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Opinie: Universiteiten, jullie beperken ook zelf de academische vrijheid

De rectoren negeren hun eigen rol in de aantasting van de academische vrijheid. Zo zijn marktprincipes de universiteit in toenemende mate gaan regeren, schrijven Joost Jongerden, Bram Büscher en Han W...

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