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Artificial intelligence may not actually be the solution for stopping the spread of fake news
Disinformation has been used in warfare and military strategy over time. But it is undeniably being intensified by the use of smart technologies and social media. This is because these communication technologies provide a ...
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Facebook fed posts with violence and nudity to people with low digital literacy skills
Facebook studies said algorithms harmed users with low tech skills with repeated disturbing content. Some users did not understand how content came to appear in their feeds or how to control it. These users were often older, ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Carbon labelling can potentially encourage eco-friendly E-commerce
Having the world at our fingertips was one of the promises of the age of information. With electronic commerce (e-commerce) giving us the power to buy almost anything from anywhere with a swipe or a click, this promise has ...
Nov 19, 2021
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World weighs laws to rein in mighty algorithms
From the YouTube videos we're recommended to deciding who gets a job, algorithms wield an ever-growing influence over our lives—and policy-makers worldwide want to rein them in.
Nov 19, 2021
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Spotify has added lyrics to all of its songs for all users
Getting tired of having to look up the lyrics of the 10-minute long "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" and your other favorite songs on Spotify? Well, the music streaming platform announced that you no longer need to turn ...
Nov 19, 2021
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This tool protects your private data while you browse
A team of computer scientists at the University of California San Diego and Brave Software have developed a tool that will increase protections for users' private data while they browse the web.
Nov 18, 2021
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We know better than to allow Facebook to control the metaverse
In the midst of the scandals of the Facebook papers, Facebook rebranded the company as Meta. The new name was designed to reflect a focus beyond the Facebook social network platform, and into the metaverse—the extension ...
Nov 18, 2021
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New US probe targets Instagram's impact on children
A consortium of US states announced a joint probe Thursday of Instagram's parent company Meta for promoting the app to children despite allegedly knowing its potential for harm, in fresh regulatory trouble for the scandal-hit ...
Nov 18, 2021
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COVID-19 leads to short-term and long-term push in digitalization
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of everyday life. Especially when it comes to working and shopping, Swiss people want to see most of these changes remain in the long run. These are results of a representative ...
Nov 18, 2021
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Virtual visas: Barbados says to open first 'metaverse' embassy
Tiny Caribbean nation Barbados has laid claim to establishing what it says will be the first diplomatic embassy in the metaverse—a virtual reality version of the internet.
Nov 17, 2021
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Spotify, Discord and Snapchat partially fixed after a Google Cloud outage took the apps down
Spotify, Discord and Snapchat went down on Tuesday afternoon after a Google Cloud outage, causing many users to be unable to access those apps.
Nov 17, 2021
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Miramax sues Quentin Tarantino over 'Pulp Fiction' NFTs
Movie studio Miramax has sued "Pulp Fiction" director Quentin Tarantino over his plan to auction off NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, related to the groundbreaking 1994 film.
Nov 17, 2021
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