Fierce Pharma: Eli Lilly restarts ‘limited’ Twitter posting and advertising, continues to assess social media strategy

Fierce Pharma: Eli Lilly restarts ‘limited’ Twitter posting and advertising, continues to assess social media strategy. “Eli Lilly’s self-imposed exile from Twitter is now over. Six months after the fake account furor drove it from the site, the Big Pharma has begun to tentatively reengage with the platform, resuming limited posting and advertising on its renamed corporate account while continuing to evaluate its strategy.”

Out in Perth: New website provides support for parents of gender diverse children

Out in Perth: New website provides support for parents of gender diverse children. “Transforming Families – a Telethon Kids Institute-led collaboration with local and national community organisations – is a dedicated website offering resources and guidance to parents, friends and carers of gender diverse children and young people to better understand and help their loved ones.” I looked at the site briefly. The “Get Support” section is Australia-oriented, but the “Research” and “Resources” question seemed suitable for anyone no matter what their location.

TechCrunch: Web Roulette is an addictive, ‘swipeable’ web browser for the TikTok era

TechCrunch: Web Roulette is an addictive, ‘swipeable’ web browser for the TikTok era. “If mindlessly browsing the internet is your preferred way to combat boredom and waste time, the indie app makers behind to-do list app Clear and game Heads Up! have a new product you’ll want to try: Web Roulette, a mobile web browser app for iOS built for the short attention spans of the TikTok era.”

Courthouse News Service: Comedic history found in sobering tale of medieval scribe’s private library

Courthouse News Service: Comedic history found in sobering tale of medieval scribe’s private library. “Centuries before ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ hit theaters, a medieval priest transcribed three brutal tales from a traveling minstrel with one recounting how a deadly run-in with a killer bunny ended with villagers bringing out their dead.”

MakeUseOf: How to Save Images From Google Maps

MakeUseOf: How to Save Images From Google Maps. “Google Maps provides users with precise and detailed maps and imagery, allowing them to explore the world at their fingertips. Other than viewing locations on the map, users can see images taken by those who have been there. Have you ever found an image you wanted to save but couldn’t? The inability to save images with right-click is one of Google Maps’ limitations, and getting one saved may seem impossible. But there are ways to bypass this limitation, allowing you to save any image on Google Maps.”

Newswise: Issa-kun, the artificial intelligence haiku poet

Newswise: Issa-kun, the artificial intelligence haiku poet. “Associate Professor Tomohisa Yamashita and his colleagues at the Laboratory of Harmonious Systems Engineering (Harmo Lab, Faculty of Information Science and Technology) devote their research to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the benefit of human happiness. One of their breakthroughs is the birth of Issa-kun, a haiku generator.”

Search Engine Roundtable: Google Search Generative Experience Early Complaints & Responses From Google

Search Engine Roundtable: Google Search Generative Experience Early Complaints & Responses From Google. “Google began to slowly roll out the Google Search Generative Experience on Thursday and I posted many screenshots of what I found. Since then, Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, responded to some public complaints and criticism of this new search experience. John Mueller of Google also responded to some questions and complaints.”

‘This robot causes harm’: National Eating Disorders Association’s new chatbot advises people with disordering eating to lose weight (Daily Dot)

Daily Dot: ‘This robot causes harm’: National Eating Disorders Association’s new chatbot advises people with disordering eating to lose weight . “After unionizing, the staff of the National Eating Disorder Association’s (NEDA) support phone line were abruptly fired in March and replaced with a chatbot. Yesterday, many in the larger eating disorder recovery community online tested out the chatbot’s abilities and flagged how it advised them on weight loss.”