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22Aug/22

Award winning digital agency YONDER announces key partnership commitment with leading Web3 platform Vatom

August 22, 2022InternetCompanies, Economy of the United Kingdom, Manitoba Provincial Road 272, Meir Joe, Service companies, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, WPP plc, YONDERadmin

Vatom™, a leading Web3 company based in California, today announced its selection as the lead Web3 platform partner of prolific digital agency YONDER. YONDER, a subsidiary of WPP plc, will leverage Vatom’s best-in-class Web3 capabilities to create new value for brands seeking to unlock the power of the burgeoning ownership economy. With this partnership, Vatom will become the core Web3 platform for YONDER’s Immersive Web and Smart NFT service offering. Continue reading

22Aug/22

Configure the Iconic Aeron Chair in 3D: MillerKnoll Selects 3D Cloud by Marxent for Scalable 3D Product Configuration

August 22, 2022InnovationCloud computing, Computer configuration, Configurator, Decision-making, E-commerce, Economy, Innovation, Manitoba Provincial Road 272, Meir Joe, MillerKnoll, Product management, Trade, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railwayadmin

Today 3D Cloud™ by Marxent, the leader in 3D e-commerce for furniture and home improvement announced a partnership with MillerKnoll (NASDAQ: MLKN), one of the largest and most influential modern design companies in the world. The companies are launching a new, code-free system for building and maintaining consumer-facing, web-based 3D product configurators for furniture e-commerce, all powered by 3D Cloud. Continue reading

19Aug/22

What Netflix documentary The Most Hated Man on the Internet gets right (and wrong) about ‘revenge porn’

August 19, 2022Human InterestArticles, Creative Commons, Destiny Benedict, Human behavior, Human rights abuses, Human sexuality, Hunter Moore, Jennifer Grant, Laws, Moore, Pornography, Rape, Revenge porn, Sex crimes, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual consent, Slater & Gordon, United Kingdom, United States, Violence against men, Walesadmin

Jennifer Grant, University of Portsmouth

The most hated man on the internet, according to a new Netflix docuseries, is Hunter Moore. The convicted criminal and self-described “professional life ruiner” Moore enabled the non-consensual distribution of thousands of private images by founding “revenge porn” website Is Anyone Up?.

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18Aug/22

EskomSePush alerts users to rolling blackouts while Panda provides spaces to vent their frustrations

August 18, 2022InnovationAlon Lits, Anneli Retief, Anton Ossip, Avani Singh, Companies, Economy of New York City, Eskom, EskomSePush, Financial markets, Herman Maritz, Jessica Boyer, JOHANNESBURG, Kim Harrisberg, Lits, Lori Cooperman, Mobile app, Natal, Pothole, S&P/TSX 60 Index, South Africa, Thomson Reuters, Ugandaadmin

Power outages by Eskom lead to surge in app downloads
Apps help build community dialogue, solve problems
Digital literacy needed to protect data privacy

By Kim Harrisberg

At the start of each school day, South African teacher Lori Cooperman prepares her lessons, plans students’ meals and – most importantly – checks an app to see if there will be electricity. Continue reading →

17Aug/22

Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy

August 17, 2022TechnologyALPHABET, Amazon, Apple, Apple Inc., Behavior, Caste, Caste system in India, Cisco Systems, Companies, Dalit, Dell, DELL.N, Discrimination, Facebook, GOODWIN PROCTER, Human behavior, IBM, India, Indian caste system, Janine Yancey, John-Paul Singh Deol, Kanishka Singh, Kevin Brown, Koray Bulut, law professor, Mayuri Raja, META, Microsoft, OAKLAND, Paresh Dave, San Francisco, Social issues, Social status, Sudarshan Varadhan, Sundar Pichai, United States, Washingtonadmin

OAKLAND, Calif, Aug 15 (Reuters) – America’s tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India’s ancient caste system, with Apple (AAPL.O) emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that’s segregated Indians for generations.

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17Aug/22

Battle Infinity Takes India By Storm and the World is Next – IBAT token Launches on Pancakeswap Exchange 17 August, 16:00 UTC

August 17, 2022FinanceBinance, BNB, IBATadmin

Battle Infinity, the India-based metaverse games platform, is launching on its first exchange on Wednesday 17th August.

Trading in its IBAT token will begin at 16:00 UTC on the Pancakeswap decentralised exchange. Pancakeswap is the largest exchange running on the BNB Smart Chain of the giant Binance global crypto trading platform.

Battle Infinity’s IBAT token presale began on 11 July 2022 and sold out in 25 days – 65 days ahead of the originally scheduled end date. Continue reading

17Aug/22

Fathom’s First Catholic Feature Film, SLAVES AND KINGS, Opens Nationwide August 22 & August 23

August 17, 2022Human InterestAntonio Reyes, Bosco Films, Brujas, Carlos Canas Luz De Soledad, Pablo Moreno, Soledad, Stellarum Filmsadmin

The new feature film SLAVES AND KINGS produced by the Claretians and Stellarum Films, directed by Pablo Moreno (Luz de Soledad, Poveda) and starring Antonio Reyes (The Ministry of Time, Gran Hotel), Alba Recondo (La Brujas de E’lente), and Carlos Canas (Luz de Soledad, Drug Squad), is set to premiere in movie theaters nationwide via Fathom Events and Bosco Films on August 22 (English) and August 23 (Spanish). Watch the official trailer here. Continue reading

16Aug/22

Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses Begin Use Case in Japan for Ambulance Emergency Medical Care

August 16, 2022InnovationAugmented reality, Display technology, Human–computer interaction, Izu, Japan, Mixed reality, Multimodal interaction, Smartglasses, Vuzix, VUZIX CORPORATION, Wearable computersadmin

Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced that its M400 smart glasses are currently being trialed in Japan for an emergency medical care plan with the objective of providing early treatment in an effort to improve patient outcomes and lifesaving rates for critically ill patients undergoing transport to the hospital. The collaborative effort on this trial involves Juntendo University, Shizuoka Hospital, the Shunto Izu Fire Department, and AVR Japan Co., Ltd. Continue reading

16Aug/22

PHANTASIA Consulting reveals radical Formula 1 concept for a new golden era

August 16, 2022MotorsportFormula One, Formula racing, Marketing, Open wheel racing, Phantasiaadmin

Amidst the ongoing discussions about the Formula 1 regulations for 2026, a radical concept could disrupt the future of the sport. PHANTASIA Consulting analysed the drivers behind the most exciting times in Formula 1 and decoded the key factor of a golden era: technological freedom. Based on their findings, the marketing strategists developed a new approach for Formula 1. Continue reading

15Aug/22

OPINION: Besides AI, regulation key to fight mis/disinformation

August 15, 2022PoliticsAcademic disciplines, Alejandro Romero, Anya Schiffrin, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Black propaganda, Constella, Deception, Disinformation, Facebook, Germany, Media manipulation, Misinformation, Natural language processing, Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz, Propaganda techniques, Psychopathy, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

By Anya Schiffrin, director of the Technology, Media and Communications specialization at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

When worries about online mis/disinformation became widespread after the 2016 U.S. election, there was hope that the tech giants would use artificial intelligence (AI) to fix the mess they created. The hope was that platforms could use AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to automatically block or downrank false. illegal or inflammatory content online without governments having to regulate.
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