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

My thoughts on Mixtape: The movie was better codedmass.com/2026/05/23/m...

🧭 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...

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...

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

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...

"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...

“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...

📣 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...

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:

Where do we stand, and how did we get here. Excellent opening panel AoIR Flashpoint Symposium with @natalihelberger.bsky.social - how regulation shapes online spaces: risk-based frameworks strive toward safety, but do not incentivise social innovation

Sinds Draghi wordt de regeldruk in Europa gezien als hét probleem van dit moment. Vandaag staan @rodeeconoom.bsky.social en ik in het @fd.nl. Wij plaatsen kanttekeningen bij dit verhaal. Want in Europa liggen de winsten hoger, is de regeldruk lager en zijn uitkomsten beter dan in de VS. 🧵(1/8)

Als je Meta gebruikt, zal Meta vanaf morgen je data gebruiken voor ontwikkelen van AI. Dat is een slecht idee. Teken vandaag dan ook bezwaar aan tegen deze actie. In @devolkskrant.bsky.social leg ik uit waarom @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social (afbeelding) legt uit hoe www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...

🎯 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 🎯 We explored how audiences perceive rights and accountability in the context of AI disclosures. We share insights from group interviews in the Netherlands. @aimediademlab.bsky.social 📄 Full preprint: osf.io/preprints/so...

Handy little thread re: all the inevitable "we've heard a lot of critique, what about the benefits?!"-comments at the @algosoc.org conference. 👇

Get ready and get creative for the upcoming edition of GiKii "Technology in its villain era?" bringing together law, technology and popular culture from angles you never thought of before. Happening in Amsterdam (hybrid also possible) on 11-12/09/25! www.gikii.org/gikii-2025-a...

Centering society and it’s needs in AI is critical in current challenges. Keynote by @natalihelberger.bsky.social #AlgoSoc2025

In de plaats wil Orban intrek nemen in de fascisme eregalerij. www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/h...

"Jongeren steeds minder tolerant tegenover lgbtq+: ‘Homofobie wordt genormaliseerd’" www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/j...

another normal day in the White House

The "Literally Hitler" counter-protester (video linked in article) should work a bit more on his German accent www.wired.com/story/proud-...

@demorgen.be : er lijkt binnen dit artikel wel enig bewustzijn dat de diefstal van OpenAI - hoewel juridisch in een schemerzone - toch moreel laakbaar is. Waarom dan die boel als krant legitimeren door een man die De Morgen leest af te beelden in Ghibli stijl? www.demorgen.be/nieuws/u-zag...

Alarmerend evolutie risico aanpak AI Act aangaande grote modellen: Discriminatie "mogelijk" een systeemrisico, maar eerder een "ander" type risico. Discriminatie is een structureel, maatschappelijk probleem: het IS een systeemrisico, ALTIJD al geweest www.techpolicy.press/human-rights...

Zware twijfel over de rechtmatigheid van de beoogde bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs: en dat wist de minister zelf ook, maar hij negeerde interne stukken van zijn eigen ministerie... www.ad.nl/politiek/int... ...>

How courageous.

“Utopian or dystopian, both forms of AI hype are united in one sense: they respond to the only vision of a future anybody is offering at all.”

Given everything going on, I thought it might be useful to repost my 2022 research article on Elon Musk's management by celebrity... 1/5 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

These "federal agents" abducted a student at Tufts University in Somerville Massachusetts, covering their faces with black cloth. What are the mayor, governor, other politicians, Tufts leadership, doing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuFI...

As EU-US relations change Europe must stand firm for the DSA The DSA is imperfect, it cannot fix everything. But the DSA is a shield to defend European democracy. @dscheykopp.bsky.social @lkseiling.bsky.social and I argue this in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⬇️ www.techpolicy.press/will-europe-...

This is why: a) people need strong privacy protection and b) must be made aware as to why they need strong privacy protection, and why they should maintain some caution toward companies trading in genetic data. www.404media.co/dna-of-15-mi...

Tomorrow, we're discussing my book on mass data surveillance (e.g. PNR, AML and ECS data retention schemes) and its intersection with predictive policing at the @iipp-ucl.bsky.social in person and online! Join us via the link below 👇

Of niet. Dit soort verhalen nemen we maar beter met een serieuze korrel zout en @eryk.bsky.social legt in Tech Policy Press uitstekend uit waarom: www.techpolicy.press/most-researc...

Well ...this fund is funded with existing funding from the science foundation (no additional funding) so that money cannot be spent elsewhere (zero sum game). And the 'we value science and talent' political rhetoric comes amidst huge budget cuts in higher ed and research nltimes.nl/2025/03/20/n...

One thing about the budget cuts in Dutch higher education should be crystal clear by now: this was never about the money. The government has the funds to support higher education, but *chooses* to harm institutions that don’t align with right-wing orthodoxy. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/03/dutc...