There’s at least one “Worst Idea for #AI” story every day. Today’s: A robot from a company that bought a sex doll maker is being introduced at a school with a large Native American population as a teaching assistant. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... What could go wrong? #AIFail #AIClownShow

‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school

Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American population

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Very cool to see friends making real impact: Michele Bugliesi & Stefano Bonetti’s spin-off, RARA Factory, partnered with B&C Speakers to replace rare earths like neodymium in audio gear. AI + fast lab testing = abundant materials, less supply-chain risk. Congrats! #VeneziaDeepTech

One thing worth knowing: Italian cafeteria food is often surprisingly good — “free” doesn’t have to mean “sad.”(From experience at a University mensa in Florence & a corporate one in Milan). #ItalyDoesItBetter #PranzoGratis

Scuola Normale Superiore@sns.it · 4w ago

At the Normale, the canteen is free for undergraduate and PhD students and is open to the whole community. A proximity that goes beyond the classroom, and is part of what makes studying here unique. Applications open until 30 July. Find out about the admission process at the link: shorturl.at/mV5s9

Back in my tech-journalist days, I met #DavidHockney — watching him paint on an iPad was fascinating: traditional craft + playful digital innovation. #RIP www.cultofmac.com/news/david-h...

Just got around to this: How to make your site more readable to AI agents? Put a TL/DR 'ask' button for them at the top. From @hackshackers.com www.hackshackers.com/how-we-made-... #ContentOps #AI

Mappy folks: The #GeoSpatial devroom is back at #fosdem for a full day in 2026. Get your talk ideas in now: edwardbetts.com/fosdem-2026-...

Week two of the Bellingcat Challenge is here! We just unlocked the first task of this week, do you think you have what it takes? challenge.bellingcat.com

Are you ready? Today marks the start of ‘The Bellingcat Open Source Challenge’! Five days a week, for the entire month, find a new a new open source exercise on challenge.bellingcat.com