Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Clouds – The New Stack
The grandly-named Internet Computer is, at first glance, something between a blockchain and a decentralized cloud provider. It’s run by the DFINITY Foundation, a Swiss not-for-profit organization. Since launching last May, Dfinity has made some big claims about what the Internet Computer is capable of in the emerging Web3 world — it’s being pitched as […]
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‘Near me’ brand names don’t rank higher for ‘near me’ searches
A recent Think With Google article suggests that optimizing for “near me” searches will pay out a bonanza in extra good rankings and qualified referral traffic. “Near me” has been one of the term optimizations that many of us have recommended for local SEO benefit for years now. But, there are reasons to think this […]
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Enterprise tech? Don’t forget to make it human
What if your business tools could help you get things done without getting in the way? That’s a question many tech executives ask these days. I spoke with one of them, Boomerang Co-founder and CEO Aye Moah, to get her perspective. We know the world of work has undergone deep transformation in the last few […]
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Technology makes me feel I don’t really belong in this world | Ageing
The question As a retired woman living alone, I felt isolated during the various lockdowns. The answer seemed to be to rely on technology, which was fine when it worked, but it often made me feel more cut off from the world. For example, when I didn’t know how to unmute myself on a video […]
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Oklahoma wildlife dept. says mountain lions don’t make good pets. The internet disagrees.
Pet mountain lions sound like an oxymoron, but after some funny tweeting by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the state, it seems, is asking whether such ownership is really a bad idea. On Jan. 20, the government department tweeted a photo of a mountain lion lying in the snow with the caption “YOU are […]
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Faster cable internet speeds are coming, even if you don’t really need them
Houstonians are lucky that there is competition for home internet service in most parts of the city. It has long been a battle between traditional providers such as Comcast and AT&T, but now there are newcomers offering wireless residential internet, including Verizon and T-Mobile. Cable companies, which for some time have been the top dog […]
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Teens Don’t Need Smartphones & Social Media
(gpetric/iStock/Getty Images) Here’s a pro-tip from this mother of five: Just say no to smartphones and social media. The power struggle between Congress and Big Tech is heating up in the wake of bombshell whistleblower allegations about Instagram’s harmful effects on the mental health of teenagers. In response, Republican senator Marsha Blackburn and Democratic senator […]
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