https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/africa/africa-universities-us-china-trump-visas.html

The use of voice assistants (VAs) in family homes is growing, likely due to their usefulness in navigating the complexities of family life. Given previously observed tendencies to anthropomorphize VAs, an investigation of the relationship that family members form with these devices is warranted—particularly considering the long-term use of such devices in the private environment of the family home. In a large-scale, longitudinal online study, 128 parents with at least one child and one voice assistant at home were surveyed every 6 months over 2.5 years. To measure relationship development, the dependent variable usage frequency was chosen as a behavior-based indicator of ongoing interaction and the dependent variable connectedness as a perception-based indicator. Parents evaluated their own and their children’s usage frequency, connectedness, and potentially influencing variables (divided into the categories social feelings, utility, and anthropomorphization). Social feelings that fulfill a hedonistic-utilitarian purpose (enjoyment and sadness when gone) were found to positively influence usage frequency. Social feelings that suggest that the VA takes over an intimate social role (of a friend) had no significant influence and were rather low. Parents appear to rather view and appreciate the VA as a useful and enjoyable tool; viewing a VA as a friend appears to be met with resistance. This emphasizes the necessity to distinguish between social feelings that are driven by hedonistic-utilitarian motives and those that imply the satisfaction of social needs.

Are Voice Assistants Becoming Family Members? A 2.5-Year Study of Families’ Evolving Relationships With Their Voice Assistants

Volume 6, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1037/tmb0000168

^{Technology, Mind, and Behavior}

The use of voice assistants (VAs) in family homes is growing, likely due to their usefulness in navigating the complexities of family life. Given previously observed tendencies to anthropomorphize VAs, an investigation of the relationship that family members form with these devices is warranted—particularly considering the long-term use of such devices in the private environment of the family home. In a large-scale, longitudinal online study, 128 parents with at least one child and one voice assistant at home were surveyed every 6 months over 2.5 years. To measure relationship development, the dependent variable usage frequency was chosen as a behavior-based indicator of ongoing interaction and the dependent variable connectedness as a perception-based indicator. Parents evaluated their own and their children’s usage frequency, connectedness, and potentially influencing variables (divided into the categories social feelings, utility, and anthropomorphization). Social feelings that fulfill a hedonistic-utilitarian purpose (enjoyment and sadness when gone) were found to positively influence usage frequency. Social feelings that suggest that the VA takes over an intimate social role (of a friend) had no significant influence and were rather low. Parents appear to rather view and appreciate the VA as a useful and enjoyable tool; viewing a VA as a friend appears to be met with resistance. This emphasizes the necessity to distinguish between social feelings that are driven by hedonistic-utilitarian motives and those that imply the satisfaction of social needs.

Are Voice Assistants Becoming Family Members? A 2.5-Year Study of Families’ Evolving Relationships With Their Voice Assistants

Volume 6, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1037/tmb0000168

^{Technology, Mind, and Behavior}

Domenica 29 giugno, a partire dalle 18:30, l’elegante Piazza Brancondi di Porto Recanati ospita il Brodetto Show, evento imperdibile del Grand Tour delle Marche. Un appuntamento atteso da appassionati di cucina, turisti e curiosi, dedicato al Brodetto alla portorecanatese De.Co., piatto simbolo della città.

Questa particolare versione del brodetto si distingue per l’uso esclusivo di pesce locale freschissimo, l’assenza di pomodoro e la presenza dello zafferano, che dona un colore dorato e un gusto raffinato. Una ricetta antica, nata dalla tradizione marinara e oggi simbolo dell’identità gastronomica della città.

L’edizione 2025 propone un format vivace e interattivo. A guidare la serata la giornalista e cittadina onoraria Sara Santacchi, affiancata da Marco Ardemagni, voce brillante del programma “Paparazzi” in onda su Rai Italia. Insieme coinvolgeranno il pubblico in un gioco di curiosità, domande e risate, tra racconto e spettacolo.

Protagonisti anche gli chef dell’Accademia del Brodetto, che offriranno assaggi della famosa specialità dorata, accompagnati da un piatto-sorpresa della tradizione locale. Un’occasione per vivere un doppio viaggio nel gusto, valorizzando le eccellenze del territorio.

L’evento è organizzato dal Comune di Porto Recanati con il cofinanziamento della Regione Marche (programma FEAMPA), in collaborazione con Tipicità e ANCI Marche.

La partecipazione con degustazione ha un costo di 10 euro, con prenotazione obbligatoria su www.tipicita.it.
Info: 0737 685623.

A Porto Recanati (MC) è Brodetto Show!, domenica 29 giugno 2025 - ViaggieMiraggi

L’imperdibile evento apre l’estate nella città balneare marchigiana A Porto Recanati, Brodetto Show Dedicato all’esclusivo piatto De.Co.

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Domenica 29 giugno gli appassionati delle FIAT 500 storiche, quelle prodotte tra il 1957 e il 1977, si ritrovano a Sestriere per la nona edizione del raduno “Il Cinquino nelle Montagne Olimpiche”, organizzato dal Coordinamento della Valle di Susa e con il patrocinio del FIAT 500 Club Italia e della Città metropolitana di Torino.

Il ritrovo dei partecipanti è fissato a partire dalle 8,30 in piazza Agnelli, per la registrazione, la consegna delle welcome bag, il caffè di benvenuto e la foto-ricordo della giornata. Le vetture saranno esposte sulla piazza per essere ammirate dal pubblico. A completare il programma della giornata saranno i saluti ufficiali delle autorità alle 10,15, il giro turistico “Il Colle e non solo”, l’aperitivo all’agriturismo Le Brusà in Valle Argentera, la sosta in via Roma a Cesana Torinese e il pranzo alle 13 all’Osteria del Conte a Sestriere.

Alle 16,30 sono in programma le premiazioni dei partecipanti e i saluti finali. Per maggiori informazioni e prenotazioni è possibile contattare il fiduciario del Coordinamento Valle Susa del FIAT 500 Club Italia, Renato Breusa, al numero telefonico 340-1802006 o agli indirizzi e-mail r.breusa@libero.it e r.breusa@500clubitalia.it

Domenica 29 giugno a Sestriere raduno delle FIAT 500 storiche “Il Cinquino nelle Montagne Olimpiche” - ViaggieMiraggi

DOMENICA 29 GIUGNO 2025 LE MITICHE FIAT 500 SALGONO A SESTRIERE PER IL RADUNO “IL CINQUINO NELLE MONTAGNE OLIMPICHE” Domenica 29 giugno gli appassionati delle FIAT 500 storiche, quelle prodotte tra il 1957 e il 1977, si ritrovano a Sestriere...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-release-order.html

Web directories are as old as the web. They were an early (and for a while, the only) solution to the challenge of collecting and discovering interesting and useful links. Before search engines, this was how we found cool stuff online.

Time passed, and this approach to finding things faded. But at this particular point in time, with a rising interest in cultivating a truly open and social web, the mighty web directory may once again see some relevance and usefulness. Spaces where people are in full control over what is shared (and how it’s shared) are exceptionally important now, and this aims to be one of them.

url.town doesn’t have any specific goals or ambitions. We’re not trying to fully recreate any of the web directotries of yore (like Yahoo! or DMOZ). We’re not aiming for a vast number of links. This is just one space on the web, tied to a community that loves to share. Quality matters much more than quantity. There’s no need to share everything just for the shake of sharing it; it’s much better to share things that are useful or interesting.

url.town / about

All about url.town, your friendly neighborhood web directory.

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Are they cops?

Are the ICE?

Are they cosplayers?

Source: redlib.northboot.xyz/r/LosAnge…

Britain's public broadcaster said it would broadcast Gaza: Medics Under Fire after the review into the earlier documentary was concluded. But on Friday, the BBC announced it would not air the film.

"We have come to the conclusion that broadcasting this material risked creating a perception of partiality that would not meet the high standards that the public rightly expect of the BBC," the broadcaster said in a statement.

BBC drops film about Gaza doctors after delaying its broadcast for months

The BBC has announced it has dropped a film about doctors working in Gaza after delaying its broadcast for months.

^{Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)}

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/19/ai-search-traffic-publishers