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DW Innovation = DW ReCo + DW Lab.

We explore emerging technologies and their impact on journalism, media, and audiences.

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2024-12-04 09:13:20

🗺️ 📍 Geolocating an image can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack.
We built SPOT to help you find it:
Just describe distinctive geospatial features and distances in natural language – and our tool will pinpoint potential matches on OpenStreetMap.
👇
https://findthatspot.io
#geolocation #OSM #OSINT
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2024-11-29 14:01:20

Castopod is an open-source podcast hosting platform that integrates with the Fediverse and has a strong focus on data sovereignty (your content, your audience, your analytics):
https://docs.castopod.org/main/en
#fediverse #podcasting

2024-11-22 11:56:06

@nprofile…8srg columnist @nprofile…29n0, once a big fan of social media, makes the case for a general ban of certain platforms and formats.
It's not exactly a realistic scenario, but she has a lot of strong arguments.
Can you remember the last time you ended a social media session in a better mood than before you'd started scrolling?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/21/a-social-media-ban-for-everyone-is-in-the-national-interest-not-just-kids-under-16
#socialmedia

2024-11-21 08:09:48

Hot off the #OSINT blog press:
A comparison of digital, partly AI-driven #tools for #geolocation.
Our Ruben Bouwmeester and @nprofile…m2ft have taken a closer look at Overpass Turbo, GeoGuessr GPT, GeoSpy, Earthkit – and DW's own SPOT application.
A key insight: geolocation tools aren't perfect yet, but they're becoming more efficient and powerful every day.
https://innovation.dw.com/articles/geolocation-verification-tools-comparison

2024-11-19 20:14:10

According to this @nprofile…xyz3 article, the most popular piece of mobile software among US Gen Z audiences this year is neither a messenger nor a next-gen social media client. It's Temu.
So far, there have been almost 42 million downloads, "indicating that the vast selection of affordable items is highly appealing to this particular group despite their dedication to sustainability and the ongoing debates around fast fashion."
Food for thought.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/10/these-are-the-top-apps-gen-z-young-adults-downloaded-this-year/
#apps #audiences

2024-11-19 10:40:14

Hi everyone!
Time for a quick meta update:
We've hit 6k followers – which is amazing. More importantly, we still see a substantial number of interactions, and we'd like to say thank you for that! Please understand that we can't always read everything or even address all comments.
As for technical news, you should also have access to DW Innovation via Bluesky now. That's courtesy of @nprofile…dwc7 (and @nprofile…gs0x who pointed out this option).
Ok. Back to R&D work. See you later.

2024-11-14 13:11:12

New from DW Data: Updated #charts on #ClimateChange. 📈 📊 🌍
Questions answered in this longread:
- Which regions emit the most CO2?
- What are the major sources of emissions?
- How have emissions developed?
- How much has the world warmed?
- How much have sea levels risen?
👇
https://www.dw.com/en/climate-change-emissions-data-charts-cop26/a-59652069
#DDJ #DataViz

2024-11-11 10:39:24

Generative AI not only consumes a lot of energy, it's also likely to produce a lot of electronic trash.
According to researchers, the total amount of global e-waste could grow by the alarming factor of 1.000 in only 5 years.
There are solutions to reducing e-waste – e.g. by prolonging, reusing, and recycling hardware. Their implementation needs global strategies, of course.
An article by DW's Fred Schwaller explains the issue in more detail:
https://www.dw.com/en/e-waste-from-ai-computers-could-escalate-beyond-control/a-70619724
#AI #eWaste #environment

2024-10-19 09:42:21

"Political parties use artificial intelligence to create alternative realities with emotional content designed to tug on our heartstrings or to scare us with frightening scenarios. How does that influence us?"
DW's Rayna Breuer has taken a look at the use of AI in election campaigns:
https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-ai-influences-election-campaigns/a-70469880
#ai #politics

2024-10-04 10:17:07

It's been exactly a year since we published our first post on Mastodon. And it's time to say thank you again:
For more than 5700 followers, for all the favs and boosts, for lots of interesting comments and links, for a social media atmosphere that's almost always civilized and constructive. So three cheers to you, people of the Fediverse! This account is here to stay.
We're DW ReCo, and we're all about #technology and #innovation in the world of #journalism.
https://innovation.dw.com
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2024-09-30 08:30:24

"The camera phone was a revolution in its own right, and we’re still grappling with its social effects. (...) What will happen when even the minimal friction of pulling a phone out drops away, and billions of people can immediately snap a picture of anything they see?"
(via @npub1p2n…nsfk)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/28/24256310/meta-ray-bans-cameras-future-connect

2024-09-26 11:46:01

"A platform that used to downgrade hoaxes, conspiracy theories and false claims has become one where even the boss now spreads the stuff. That change didn’t happen immediately, but the shift of X from a useful information source to a locus of misinformation has alarmed fact-checkers worldwide."
(via @npub1xk6…p6td)
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2024/how-elon-musk-twitter-takeover-accelerated-misinformation/
#twitter #x #disinformation #verification

2024-09-19 12:44:00

"Hey Uncle Joe, you don't believe in human-made climate change, right?"
"Of course I don't. The whole thing was invented by the wokies!"
"Well, here's a machine you can talk to."
https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-chatbot-shows-promise-talking-people-out-conspiracy-theories
#disinformation #communication #ai

2024-07-11 10:23:51

Terrorists and their supporters continue to be early adopters of advanced media technology – which helps them serve a variety of interests. Nevertheless, the routine use of Generative AI clearly isn't the biggest threat posed by groups like IS and al-Qaeda.
An insightful report by Cathrin Schaer: https://www.dw.com/en/how-islamic-state-uses-ai-to-spread-extremist-propaganda/a-69609398
#terrorism #technology #AI

2024-03-20 11:19:53

We started this account less than 6 months ago. It's going pretty well – thanks to you: 4.2k followers, lots of interactions, questions, and comments. 🎉
A couple of weeks ago, the European Broadcasting Union (#EBU) asked us to write a guest article about our experience with #Mastodon / the #Fediverse, explain the basics, and point out the advantages. :mastodon:
Challenge accepted. 👍
So here's the finished post by @npub18nc…j73e, hot off the #blog press. ⌨️
🔽
https://www.ebu.ch/news/2024/03/public-broadcasters-of-europe-lets-all-join-mastodon

2023-10-05 17:50:02

People of Mastodon,
We'd like to say thank you once again. We'll soon hit 1000 followers – after merely 36 hours on this platform. Truly incredible.
Since we love networks, we'd like to follow back more of you. Unfortunately, that's not possible at the moment – for technical reasons. We hope this can be fixed in the next couple of days.
Stay federated & catch you later!
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