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Welcome to a new edition of “On the Net Today”, the newsletter where every Friday we share a selection of useful and interesting resources to help you get the most out of the internet and make the best use of your browsing time.
Here are the topics we’ve prepared for today:
Pope Leo XIV dedicates his first encyclical to artificial intelligence
A project to improve your typing skills using great works of literature
Springwatch: the BBC offers live cameras of wildlife
⏭️ In brief
🤔 Express Quiz
💡Recommended by: Miguel Carvajal
Pope Leo XIV dedicates his first encyclical to artificial intelligence
Last Monday, May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical, titled Magnifica Humanitas ("Magnificent Humanity"), "on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence."
The full text of the encyclical is available here:
Magnifica Humanitas by Leo XIV
The document has generated enormous interest around the world. Media outlets from across the globe have summarized its central points. In "On the Net Today" we have gathered a selection of notable articles on the topic:
The New York Times has highlighted 6 key points from the encyclical:
Main Takeaways From Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I.
In his letter, the first American pontiff called for putting care for humans at the heart of technological change.
The Times describes the encyclical as "a forward-looking document, arriving at the precipice of what many see as a new technological age that will profoundly reshape human life."
These are the six points the NYT develops in its article:
A.I. is fundamentally non-human.
Human labor practices and just wages remain essential.
No technology can take away the dignity of ordinary human beings.
Beware the temptation of erecting a new Tower of Babel.
The pope cites research and makes concrete recommendations.
(Human) life is beautiful.
The New York Times also reports, in a separate article, that the pope calls for, among other things:
government regulation of the private companies that are driving the development of A.I.
protection and retraining for workers whose jobs are threatened
education to help students think critically about the technology
action to protect children from violent, hypersexualized or fake information online that is often generated by A.I.
safeguards to ensure that humans, not artificial intelligence, remain responsible for all decisions regarding the use of weapons.
Vatican News has published an extensive summary of the encyclical covering its main themes:
Here are additional summaries from other outlets:
A project to improve your typing skills using great works of literature
Here is a curious project that lets you discover and improve your typing — your ability to enter text on a keyboard quickly and without looking at the keys, using all your fingers.
It is called TypeLit.io, a project created independently by a web developer based in Vancouver, Canada.
Mastering typing can help boost productivity and make better use of your time at the computer.
This project has an added appeal: it offers an original way to enjoy classic literary works, since the texts provided for practice come from classic books, available in several languages, including English.
The user types the text that appears on screen. TypeLit shows the number of words per minute achieved and the user's accuracy level.
The site also offers a report, State of Typing, summarizing global results.
Link:
Springwatch: the BBC offers live cameras of wildlife
Every spring, the BBC airs a popular television series, Springwatch, providing comprehensive live coverage of nature and wildlife during the season. The series combines live footage from hidden cameras with documentaries and citizen participation to showcase the fauna of the British Isles.
From Monday, May 25 through June 11, the Springwatch 2026 website streams live cameras — both video and audio — from morning to night.
One player, In Focus, offers a live feed from a single camera that rotates throughout the day. Another, called Multicam, lets viewers watch four cameras simultaneously, alternating throughout the day.
This year, the cameras are located at Crom, one of Northern Ireland's main nature conservation areas.
Links:
Springwatch - BBC
⏭️ In Brief
Now in its 9th edition, the Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition "brings together 25 inspiring images captured under some of the most remarkable dark skies on Earth.” As the organizers put it, "each photograph in this collection represents a unique moment where planning, patience, creativity, and technical skill came together beneath the stars.”
And a resource that may be very useful for photography enthusiasts: "How to Photograph the Milky Way”
A study by Meltwater reveals that LinkedIn is the second most cited source in AI-generated responses, behind only YouTube.
Wirecutter has analyzed and compared several AI-powered browsers:
🤔 Express Quiz
Google Maps is one of the internet's most popular applications — used by more than 2 billion people every month.
In the previous edition of "On the Net Today" we asked when was Google founded. The correct answer was September 4, 1998.
💡 Recommended by: Miguel Carvajal
Name: Miguel Carvajal
Role: Journalism Professor
Links: Miguel Carvajal | Máster en Innovación en Periodismo (MIP)
Recommended resource: The Rewatchables Podcast
Why?
A podcast that lets you revisit great films in the most entertaining way. "Rewatchables" are the movies you can watch over and over without ever getting tired of them. It's produced by The Ringer, a podcast network founded by one of the pioneers of the format in the US — so successful it was acquired by Spotify. The Ringer blends sports, film, and pop culture coverage through lively, conversational shows. In The Rewatchables, Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan tackle each film — say, The Godfather — with recurring segments: the most unforgettable scenes, the supporting actor or actress who steals the movie, the award for the classic character actor whose face you know but whose name you can never remember, what would have happened if someone else had taken the lead role, what has aged well or badly, and who "wins" the movie — as if it were a sport. The result is a podcast that makes you want to go back and watch those films you've already seen dozens of times, and squeeze even more out of them.
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