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Articles from the category: Everyday life

An older woman in a wheelchair sitting alone. This reflects the urgent need to combat loneliness through digital tools and community-based, inclusive care facilities.

Opportunities to combat loneliness: How care facilities are connecting neighborhoods

Can digital tools help combat loneliness in old age? Care facilities are rethinking their role as inclusive, connected places in the community.

A person holding headphones, symbolising the rise of smarter digital audio technology, with AI at the microphone transforming the way podcasts and audiobooks are created and experienced.

AI at the microphone: The voice of the future?

From synthesising voices and generating entire episodes, AI is transforming digital audio. Explore the opportunities and challenges of AI at the microphone.

The image shows a collection of red flags mounted on poles, arranged in a structured pattern. This image visually represents the concept of **Community Notes** and their role in highlighting and addressing information accuracy.

Do Community Notes have a party preference?

This article explores whether Community Notes effectively combat disinformation or mirror political biases, analysing distribution and rating patterns.

The photo shows a basket with tomatoes, symbolising the collection of user data in the process of personalisation.

There’s no one following me around the supermarket

In the public debate about personalisation there are many misconceptions. The SID project studies user perceptions to develop new approaches.

The photo shows a group of young people all looking on their mobile phones, showing that someone with No Smartphone is excluded and perceived as weird.

No Smartphone = Cringe Weirdo

In this blog post, author Jascha Bareis shares his experiences since getting his first smartphone just this year. 

The photo shows a hand holding a digital map on a smartphone, symbolising GIS technology and Geodata.

Navigating the urban maze: GIS technology and the blurring boundaries between digital and physical infrastructure

The progression of GIS technology and Geodata questions if digital maps should be regarded as physical public infrastructure.