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Gen Z uses TikTok like Google, upsetting the old internet order

Google is for search. TikTok is for entertainment. At least that’s how it used to be. But for the rising generation of teens and young adults, TikTok is becoming the place to find information, taking on the functions of established internet giants. The service, which boasts more than a billion users, is more than just […]

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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 30)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DeepMind Has Predicted the Structure of Almost Every Protein Known to ScienceMelissa Heikkilä | MIT Technology Review“From today, the Alphabet-owned AI lab is offering its database of over 200 million proteins to anyone for free. …The update includes structures for ‘plants, bacteria, animals, and many, many other organisms, opening up huge opportunities for […]

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Web3 and Future of Internet: Lessons From History

The internet is an evolving entity, re-inventing itself at such a rapid pace, that it’s difficult to stop long enough to describe it. Web3 is the next iteration that is still in the early stages of development. As with Web1 and Web2, idealistic hopes and plans are abundant. Will the largest tech companies with the […]

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So Much Tech. So Few Winners.

We know that in the 15 years since the iPhone went on sale, technology has seeped into every crevice of our lives. Tech has reshaped politics, industries, leisure time, culture and people’s relationships to one another — for better and for worse. The march of technology has also come with this puzzling reality: Hardly any […]

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Understand the Benefits and Drawbacks of the New Technology

Direct Communication between Vendors And Customers: Web 3 technology can also do away with middlemen, enabling direct communication between sellers and customers. For instance, social media platforms have made it simple for customers to interact with artists or producers. Digital Desk: Numerous ideas and practical answers to problems have resulted from Web 3. However, unless […]

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Know the Pros and Cons Of The New Technology

Web 3 has led to numerous innovations and a number of real-world problem-solving solutions. However, their true potential cannot be realised until the new technology is fully integrated into the web infrastructure. Says Dileep Seinberg, founder and CEO of MuffinPay, a crypto fintech platform, “We are now entering the third era of the internet, also […]

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‘We show hotshots who’s boss’: how China disciplines its tech barons | Internet

In April 2022, a resurgence of Covid spread seemingly unchecked through the financial centre of Shanghai. The government imposed a strict lockdown, confining millions to their homes, triggering mass-testing on a scale unseen since the initial outbreak and outraging affluent urban residents who were increasingly sceptical about China’s Covid-zero policy. In an attempt to control […]

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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 23)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OpenAI Is Ready to Sell DALL-E to its First Million CustomersWill Douglas Heaven | MIT Technology Review“‘We’ve seen much more interest than we had anticipated, much bigger than it was for GPT-3,’ says Peter Welinder, vice president of product and partnerships at OpenAI. Paying customers will now be able to use the images […]

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South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion

Comment on this story Comment Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the right to abortion in June, South Carolina state senators introduced legislation that would make it illegal to “aid, abet or conspire with someone” to obtain an abortion. The bill aims to block more than abortion: Provisions would outlaw providing information over […]

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Technology stock United Internet towards buying area

United Internet AG is a global internet services company. Founded 1988, headquartered in Montabaur, Germany, and traded under the ticker $UTDI in Frankfurt, it is a component of the TecDax index. First of all, United Internet comprises two units, Access and Applications. In particular, it owns the leading internet service providers in Germany as well […]