NEW RESOURCES
Deccan Herald: Unsung heroes from past come alive, digitally. "In what is likely a first-of-its-kind initiative, over 600 hero stones scattered in and around Bengaluru can now be traced thanks to a freely accessible interactive digital map launched recently by a team of heritage conservationists." I took a quick look. The map is built in Google Maps, everything I saw was in English, and each stone I saw had a lot of information.
PRWeb: The Archaeological Conservancy is excited to announce we have a new website! (PRESS RELEASE). "We've worked hard to design an updated site that is easy to navigate, while also being rich in information. You'll find: A responsive design, no matter what device you use to visit us. American Archaeology article excerpts, field notes, book reviews, a digital archive of all American Archaeology issues (older than two years), and a searchable database of archived book reviews."
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
ArcGIS Blog: Access Over 181,000 USGS Historical Topographic Maps. "In collaboration with the US Geological Survey (USGS), we recently updated Esri's online USGS historical topographic map collection with over 1,745 new maps, bringing the total number of maps in our collection to over 181,000 (181,008 to be exact). We also corrected a number of maps that our users reported as having georeferencing or other errors."
USEFUL STUFF
Lifehacker: The Best Apps to Help You Be More Creative. "Developing new creative skills can seem daunting. In addition to overcoming your inner critic, finding the proper tools to improve your abilities (and sticking with them) is a challenge. While there are classes and workshops for different types of creative projects, these can be time-consuming and expensive, and if you're just starting out or don't have much time, can seem like a big investment. For a faster (and cheaper) option, try out some helpful apps that will get your creative gears turning."
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
CTV News: 'Our gods were locked in the basement.' Now Nepal is pursuing sacred items once smuggled abroad . "For Nepalese, the idols have religious significance but no monetary value. For smugglers, however, they can bring huge value abroad. For years, there was little attention given to the thefts or any effort made at recovery. That has changed in recent years as the government, art lovers and campaigners pursue stolen heritage items. They have been successful in many cases."
Search Engine Land: Google will issue advertisers credit refunds after overcharging error. "Google will be providing credit refunds to advertisers who were overcharged due to a technical glitch. The error affected a small number of campaigns within Display and Video 360 that ran from July through to December last year."
404 Media: Service Jobs Now Require Bizarre Personality Test From AI Company. "If you've applied to a job at FedEx, McDonald's, or Darden Restaurants (the company that operates multiple chains including Olive Garden) you might have already encountered this quiz, as all these companies and others are clients of Paradox.ai, the company which runs the test and helps them with other recruiting tasks."
SECURITY & LEGAL
Ukrinform: Zelensky meets with CEO of Alphabet and Google. "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Alphabet Inc. and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss cooperation in the field of cyber security. That's according to the website of the head of state, Ukrinform reports."
Oklahoman: New Oklahoma bill could allow state to create database of women who had abortions. "A Democratic lawmaker expressed concerns Wednesday that a GOP-sponsored anti-abortion bill could create a state database of women who have undergone the procedure and ban emergency contraception. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including the Republican chair of the House Public Health Committee, expressed concerns that House Bill 3216 from Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, could ban some forms of birth control, such as IUDs."
RESEARCH & OPINION
Newswise: Shuffling the deck for privacy. "By integrating an ensemble of privacy-preserving algorithms, a KAUST research team has developed a machine-learning approach that addresses a significant challenge in medical research: How to use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate discovery from genomic data while protecting the privacy of individuals." Good afternoon, Internet...
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