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Kurzliste: Donauinsel (26.03.–30.08.), Viena Latina (05.03.–31.05.), Arena Wien (18.06.–27.09.), Schiele & Peschka (30.04.–27.09.), Farbenspiel: Mode (01.10.–28.03.2027). Heute geht’s im Wien Museum nicht nur um „neue Saison, neues Programm“, sondern um eine konkrete Setzung: „Die Donauinsel. 21 Kilometer Freiraum“ öffnet — und das Thema ist größer als Nostalgie. Der Pressetext rahmt die Insel als zentralen Erholungsraum einer wachsenden Stadt, mit 21 km Länge und (im Alltag) erstaunlich vielen Nutzungen gleichzeitig. Nebenbei: das Museum bleibt eine der seltenen Wiener Kulturadressen, die Dauerausstellung gratis zu lassen — ein Signal, das mehr über Kulturpolitik sagt als jede Sonntagsrede.

Kurzliste: Do 26.03 23:00, Fr 27.03 23:00, Sa 28.03 23:00, dann wieder 02.–04.04 jeweils 23:00. Der Falter-Kalender listet das Volksgarten-Format als wiederkehrenden Fixpunkt im 1. Bezirk (Burgring 1). Wer gerade auf „einfach raus, aber nicht maximal eskalativ“ aus ist: Startzeit 23:00 ist late-ish, aber noch planbar. Und genau solche wiederholbaren Slots sind praktisch — einmal hingehen, dann hat man für den Rest des Frühlings eine verlässliche Option.

OpenAI is publishing a set of open-source, prompt-based safety policies meant to help developers build teen-appropriate guardrails into AI products. The guidance targets five harm categories (from graphic/sexual content to dangerous challenges and age-restricted goods), and is designed to plug into OpenAI’s open-weight safety model gpt-oss-safeguard — but the policies are prompts, so they can be adapted across stacks. The timing isn’t subtle: the article frames it as a response to mounting litigation around teen harm and long-form interactions with ChatGPT. The useful bit is the “floor not ceiling” philosophy: standardized baseline policies that smaller teams can deploy quickly, then iterate.

Arm is positioning its latest CPU platform as an “AGI CPU” era bet — essentially a branding move that ties core CPU efficiency to the broader AI compute narrative. The announcement leans heavily on performance-per-watt as the bottleneck that actually matters once AI workloads spill from data centers into edge devices. If Arm can turn that story into a durable standard, it strengthens its leverage across phone, laptop, and embedded OEMs — especially as AI features become table-stakes.

The OpenAI Foundation (the nonprofit controlling OpenAI) says it will grant out $1B over the next year and expand its capacity as a philanthropic funder. It outlines program areas including life sciences/health and mitigation of AI’s impact on jobs and mental health (with an explicit mention of children). The piece also notes how sharply the nonprofit’s reported expenses fell after the for-profit structure expanded — and how regulatory agreements in 2025 clarified that the nonprofit board remains in charge. Translation: this is both a charitable pledge and a governance signal.

Researchers at Rockefeller University describe a prototype ion trap (“MultiQ-IT”) that aims to parallelize mass spectrometry the way GPUs parallelized computing. The standout detail is scale: the device can cool, trap, filter and redirect over a billion ions simultaneously, and a 486-port version could hold up to ten billion charges — roughly 1,000× conventional ion traps. They report up to a 100-fold improvement in signal-to-noise by letting common background molecules escape while retaining more informative ions. If this approach holds up, it’s a plausible route to genuinely deep single-cell proteomics/metabolomics without “missing the rare stuff.”

An international team traced a newly described genetic disease — premature aging plus neurological and intellectual deficits — to a mutation in IVNS1ABP. Unlike classic progeria, cognition isn’t spared here: the report highlights progressive motor loss and brain decline. The mechanistic clue is cell division: the mutation appears to disrupt actin dynamics, producing lopsided division, DNA damage, and a senescent “zombie-like” state. In cell models, chemicals that stabilize actin improved division — early, but it turns an unknown syndrome into a testable target.

Merck says it will acquire Terns Pharmaceuticals for $6.7 billion, explicitly positioning the deal as a hematology pipeline expansion anchored by TERN-701, a candidate for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The logic is straightforward: Merck is buying a specific shot on goal in a defined indication rather than a platform narrative. The interesting competitive frame is that CML is a field where incremental improvements can still matter (tolerability, resistance, sequencing) — and where payers increasingly demand clear differentiation. Expect the next phase of coverage to be less about the sticker price and more about where 701 lands relative to current standards.

GEN frames the acquisition as a strategic bolstering of Merck’s cancer/hematology pipeline as the company looks beyond its current revenue engines. The piece emphasizes the CML target profile and the market context: newer therapies are trying to move beyond “works, but forever” chronic dosing toward better tolerability and deeper remissions. The headline number ($6.7B) is the attention-grabber, but the underlying question is execution: can Merck translate a targeted buy into a next-standard therapy fast enough to matter on the post-Keytruda timeline.

BioSpace makes the subtext explicit: large-cap pharma is still reshaping portfolios ahead of looming patent cliffs, and Merck’s Keytruda exposure keeps that pressure front-and-center. The article highlights the strategic appeal of a differentiated leukemia program and why Merck is willing to pay up for it. The hard part (as always) is clinical and commercial differentiation — and whether the asset can expand beyond a narrow initial label.

Portland blew the doors off Milwaukee, 130–99, in a game that looked over by halftime (71–49). ESPN notes Ryan Rollins’ career-high 36 for the Bucks — the kind of “somebody has to score” line that happens when a roster is missing its anchor. The bigger signal is Milwaukee’s slide: the Bucks have lost 12 of their last 15, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is still out with a left knee injury suffered March 15. Portland, meanwhile, is playing with a clear identity (five wins in six) and is already locked into the play-in picture.

Fox Sports reports that Moses Moody was carted off late in overtime after his left leg buckled on a non-contact play while he was alone on a fast break. The injury came with 58 seconds left in OT; the Warriors were up 136–131 at the time, and Dallas eventually closed out a win that extended its home losing streak to 12 games. It’s a brutal sequence because it’s the exact type of mechanism teams fear most — and it happened to a player who had just returned from missing 10 games with a sprained right wrist.

Condé Nast Traveller’s Puglia guide reads like a reminder that the region’s real advantage is range: fairytale trulli (Alberobello), baroque Lecce, the wilder Gargano peninsula, and a food culture that doesn’t need hype. The practical bits are useful: airports in Bari and Brindisi, and a geography that rewards slow travel rather than checklist tourism. The editorial angle that matters in 2026 is crowd math — shoulder season gives you the same architecture and better meals, with a fraction of the July/August density. If you want Italy without feeling like you’re in line for Italy, Puglia still works.

Hospitality Net details the 2026 relaunch of the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido, with a reopening date of May 5, 2026 after a major refurbishment phase. The announcement calls out a restored Palm Court and the arrival of a new signature terrace restaurant plus beach club concept (Amù Venice) slated for July 2026 — with a notably explicit detail: 299 cabanas. For travelers, it’s a reminder that Venice’s “city trip” can be paired with an actual beach base if you want to keep mornings calmer.

Kurzliste: Do 26.03 16:30–18:30, Sa 28.03 15:30–17:30. WIENXTRA empfiehlt einen sportlichen Klassiker mit Tierbonus: Voltigieren, also erste Turnübungen „auf dem lebenden Partner Pferd“ — geführt, im Team, und laut Beschreibung explizit auf Spaß + Sicherheit getrimmt. Praktisch für die Planung: es gibt nur wenige Termine, dafür klare Zeitfenster. Und ja: Anmeldung ist erforderlich, also nicht auf gut Glück hinfahren.

Kurzliste: 27.–29.03 Basteln + Kuscheltier-Werkstatt, 03.–05.04 zusätzlich Kinderschminken; täglich Oster-Suche. Mamilade listet für die Osterferien ein (sehr) indoor-taugliches Paket in der Playworld (Triester Straße 34, Vösendorf): eine neue Kuscheltier-Werkstatt (Set: €29,90; Kleidung €12 pro Stück), Basteln und eine Oster-„Mission“ zum Suchen/Eintragen von Verstecken. Öffnungszeiten sind für Ferienrealität angepasst (ab 28.03. täglich 10:00–19:00). Wenn du ein Schlechtwetter-Backup für die nächste Woche brauchst: das ist ziemlich solide.