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2 days agoExpression grandsalami
How many bots are on Twitter? The question is tough to answer — and misses the point
"We have observed a broad spectrum of behaviors mixing the characteristics of bots and people."
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2 days agoAnalysis grandsalami
Streaming services face ‘subscription fatigue’ after pandemic overload
According to Forrester Research, 76 per cent of U.S. adults and 69 per cent of Canadians now use at least one music- or video-streaming site or app every week
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3 days agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Biden Says The Quiet Part About The Energy Transition Out Loud
President Joe Biden took some heat on Monday for saying the quiet part of the energy transition out loud. At a press conference following a meeting in Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the President seemed to frankly admit that high gasoline and diesel prices are just part of the overall plan for the transition to renewables.
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10 days agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Netflix Has Been Secretly Screening Movies, TV Shows Months in Advance for Subscriber Feedback (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix has quietly been getting member feedback on original content — ahead of its public release — for about a year. Since May 2021, the streamer has been reaching out to small groups…
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Russia needs de-Nazification, says Pussy Riot leader after escape
Russia, not Ukraine, needs de-Nazification, the leader of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot, who left Russia this week by disguising herself as a food courier, said before her group kicks off a concert tour against the war.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Zero-rated? The rise and rise of TV that absolutely no one is watching
There are several possible reactions to the news that the newly launched talkTV registered zero viewers during primetime broadcasts. One is to politely note that a new television station – especially one competing in an already saturated market – will take a little time to find its identity. Another is to realise that life is far too short and precious to spend your evenings watching Piers Morgan whip himself into a wet dribble of performative outrage over something he only slightly believes...
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1 month agoLevel Up grandsalami
Level 38
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Elon Musk Wants to Rid Twitter of 'Spam Bots.' Nearly Half His Followers Are Fake
Spam bots on Twitter are automated accounts that mimic the activity of real people on the site, but are programmed to engage in malicious activity
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
YouTube Ad Revenue Growth Slows Dramatically in Q1, Alphabet Misses Expectations
YouTube advertising sales for the first three months of 2022 grew 14%, to reach $6.87 billion — missing Wall Street expectations by more than $600 million and representing a major cooling off…
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
How Pop Culture Paints an Unhealthy, Unsustainable Picture of Friendships
I doubt there has ever come a moment in my adult life when I could be sure my friends will drop everything and fly to my side if I were to find myself unceremoniously dumped on a weekday afternoon by someone I just started seeing a few weeks ago. In all probability, I wouldn’t do that for them either — at least, not in the middle of a work-day, and especially not if I don’t have the emotional bandwidth to engage.
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
HBO Max and HBO Grew to 76.8M Global Subs, Including 48.6M in the U.S., as of March 31
WarnerMedia's profit was hit by streaming investments as telecom giant AT&T, led by John Stankey, posted its first results since the close of the mega-deal that created Warner Bros. Discovery.
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Patrick Lyoya shot in back of head by officer while on ground, autopsy shows
Lyoya, a 26-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was killed by police at the end of a traffic stop in Michigan
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1 month agoAnalysis grandsalami
Thermophotovoltaic cell converts 40 percent of heat energy to electricity
Researchers have revealed a new thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell that can convert heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency.
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Segway’s Ninebot Engine Speaker adds engine noises to your electric ride
The Ninebot Engine Speaker adds rumble to your commute.
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion, so it can be 'transformed as private company'
Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share in a filing published Thursday, saying the social media company needs to be transformed privately, a little over a week after first revealing a 9.2% stake in the company. Musk’s offer values Twitter at about $43 billion.
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1 month agoCurrent Event grandsalami
Congress: Commanders might have broken laws
A congressional committee has told the Federal Trade Commission it has evidence the Washington Commanders engaged in unlawful financial conduct, impacting visiting teams and season-ticket holders.
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1 month agoUnspecified grandsalami
Inside Mercedes’ plan to deliver hands-free driving to the masses
I’m sitting in the passenger seat of a special Mercedes Benz S-Class on a blindingly bright California spring day, casually watching an autonomous delivery robot roll through a crosswalk on its way to deliver someone’s takeout meal in Santa Monica.