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Real Calamity Far Surpasses Virtual Reality on Struggling Social Media Pioneer Meta-Networks

Real Calamity Far Surpasses Virtual Reality on Struggling Social Media Pioneer Meta-Networks

Fetishizing a company is easy to do when you consider Zuckerberg made himself and the first shareholders … [+]It’s fabulously rich thanks to a series of brilliant moves during Facebook’s growth phase. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Getty Images Virtual reality is finally ready for the masses. Unfortunately, the masses are still not ready for …

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Kate Winslet stars in I Am Ruth. Pic: Channel 4

Kate Winslet on I Am Ruth and how the film explores teenage phone addiction: ‘Social media has always worried me’

In Kate Winslet’s new film, she plays the mother of a teenage girl – played by her own daughter Mia Threapleton – who struggles with issues related to what appears to be a cell phone addiction. I am Ruth is part of Channel 4‘s I Am series – a female-led drama anthology of stand-alone programs, …

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AI photography is taking over social media. Why are some concerned about privacy?

The latest social media trend sweeping people’s feeds is to share virtual avatars generated through the Lensa AI app. Lensa, which has been around since 2018, allows users to upload 10-20 photos of their selfies or portraits, then it creates dozens, if not hundreds, of digital images called “Magic Avatars”. Avatar generated by the Lensa …

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JPIX Partners with Cisco and Qwilt to Advance Media Streaming Across Japan

JPIX Partners with Cisco and Qwilt to Advance Media Streaming Across Japan

Summary of news JPIX, one of Japan’s largest internet exchanges, partners with Cisco and Qwilt to deploy Edge Cloud for Content Delivery solution to improve streaming quality. The solution combines Qwilt’s CDN platform based on Open Caching, with state-of-the-art Cisco infrastructure J-Stream, Japan’s Largest Online Video Platform, Plans to Use Qwilt’s Edge Cloud in JPIX …

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Column: The media in the age of the Internet - attacked but necessary

Column: The media in the age of the Internet – attacked but necessary

Llewellyn King Ginnie Graham and Bob Doucette talk about the Club Q tragedy, which included a victim with local ties. Can the latest mass shooting change people’s minds about gun control laws? Trying to predict the future of the internet or even see how it will become a reliable source of facts, like old-fashioned newspapers …

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Rackspace outage leaves traces of outrage and anger on social media

Rackspace outage leaves traces of outrage and anger on social media

Dennis Rudner, San Antonio Express-News December 5, 2022 Cloud computing company Rackspace begins trading on the Nasdaq following its IPO, Wednesday, August 5, 2020, in Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Mark Lennihan, STF/Associated Press A “security incident” on Friday prevented thousands of Rackspace Technology customers from accessing emails. Rackspace acknowledged Friday night …

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Warning: Sophisticated New 'Hybrid' Internet Scams Are Leveraging Old Social Media Friendships

Warning: Sophisticated New ‘Hybrid’ Internet Scams Are Leveraging Old Social Media Friendships

A man using a laptop. Photo via Pixabay This is the season when a little extra cash comes in handy. Imagine finding out that you have made money on www.bezoseathfund.org. You’re entitled to some of the money Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is giving away — or so you think. A quick check of the internet …

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