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Metaverse years from being global phenomenon, says pioneerBig brands are rushing to the metaverse but the path to profit is still unclear and mass adoption may be years away, one of the sector's biggest players, Sebastien Borget, told AFP in an interview.... Read more
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How technology can detect fake news in videosSocial media represent a major channel for the spreading of fake news and disinformation. This situation has been made worse with recent advances in photo and video editing and artificial intelligence tools, which make it easy to tamper with audiovisual files, for example with so-called deepfakes, which combine and superimpose... Read more
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Instagram hides some posts that mention abortionInstagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring its users to confirm their age before letting them view posts that offer up information about the procedure.... Read more
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Post Roe, women in America are right to be concerned about digital surveillance. And it's not just period-tracking appsThe reversal of Roe v. Wade by the American Supreme court last week is a watershed moment in American politics. The ruling withdraws constitutional protections for abortion rights and sends the issue to the states, around half of which are expected to ban abortions.... Read more
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Feds seize websites after probe of pirated Latin musicFederal authorities have seized six websites that prosecutors say were illegally distributing copyrighted music to millions of users.... Read more
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Instagram tests using AI, other tools for age verificationInstagram is testing new ways to verify the age of people using its service, including a face-scanning artificial intelligence tool, having mutual friends verify their age or uploading an ID.... Read more
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More Californians are gaining broadband internet access. But Black and Latino households still lagMore Californians are gaining access to broadband internet, but Black and Latino households still lag behind their white counterparts, according to an analysis of the latest available American Community Survey data.... Read more
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Google agrees to pay for beefed-up Wikipedia serviceGoogle has agreed to pay for ramped-up Wikipedia services, part of a growing trend for the US tech giant to strike commercial deals with other web companies.... Read more
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'It's just tragic': After days without internet, cell service, Southwestern residents feel endangeredWithin minutes of losing cellphone and internet service, residents in a remote swath of Arizona were quick to come up with theories about why.... Read more
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The battle to build a child-friendly metaverseAs a young woman straps on her vest and headset and becomes immersed in a virtual world, Mainak Chaudhuri talks excitedly about the potential of the technology.... Read more
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A model for the automatic extraction of content from webs and appsContent management systems or CMSs are the most popular tool for creating content on the internet. In recent years, they have evolved to become the backbone of an increasingly complex ecosystem of websites, mobile apps and platforms. In order to simplify processes, a team of researchers from the Internet Interdisciplinary... Read more
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How we describe the metaverse makes a difference. Today's words could shape tomorrow's reality and who benefits from itQuick, define the word "metaverse."... Read more
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YouTube Shorts touts 1.5 bn users, taking on TikTokYouTube on Wednesday said that more than 1.5 billion people monthly tune into its Shorts video service, which competes with global sensation TikTok.... Read more
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Royal Caribbean may add Elon Musk's Starlink internet service to its cruise shipsRoyal Caribbean Group could soon offer Starlink internet on its ships.... Read more
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It's (not) alive! Google row exposes AI troublesAn internal fight over whether Google built technology with human-like consciousness has spilled into the open, exposing the ambitions and risks inherent in artificial intelligence that can feel all too real.... Read more