22Jul/22

BUILDER.AI REVEALS THE APPS AMERICA CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

July 22, 2022InternetAndroid, Cloud clients, Computer architecture, Computing, Digital media use and mental health, Mobile app, Operating systems, Screen time, Smartphones, Social mediaadmin

It’s no secret that we’re living in an increasingly digital world. ‘Screen time’ has all but consumed our workplaces, educational settings and simply put, our free time. According to new research by Builder.ai®, over 27% of Americans claim to have over 30 apps on their phone, but more than half of those admit to using only 10 or less. And of those apps being used, over 30% rank social media, entertainment and finance as the top three types of apps they could not live without. Continue reading

22Jul/22

Debunking the myth of the ‘evil people smuggler’

July 22, 2022PoliticsAftermath of war, Asylum seeker, Canada, Corey Robinson, Creative Commons, Cultural globalization, Demography, Dover, Durham University, Forced displacement, Forced migration, Human rights, Human rights abuses, Humans, Kigali, Lorena Gazzotti, Peter Tinti, Population, Priti Patel, Refugee, Refugees, Reitano, Right of asylum, Rwanda, Rwanda asylum plan, Smuggling, Social issues, the un refugee agency, Theresa May, Ukraine, United Kingdom, York University, Yvonne Suadmin

Yvonne Su, York University, Canada and Corey Robinson, Durham University

In 2022, the number of forcibly displaced people surpassed 100 million worldwide. Nearly 1.5 million refugees will need resettlement in 2022, but less than one per cent of refugees will be resettled.

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22Jul/22

Trip.com features in the top 10 most downloaded OTA apps global rankings for H1 2022

July 22, 2022InternetApptopia, Human activities, Transport, Travel, Trip.com, Trip.com Groupadmin

Trip.com, the global travel service provider, has been named the 10th most downloaded OTA app globally in the first half of 2022 by leading app analysis firm Apptopia. The announcement comes as Trip.com continues to expand worldwide with its all-in-one app-first offering. Continue reading

22Jul/22

OPPO Announces UEFA Partnership and Celebrates Sportsmanship in “Inspiration Ahead” Campaign

July 22, 2022FootballAssociation football, English football clubs in international competitions, European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics, Organizations, Sports, UEFA, UEFA Champions League Final, UEFA Champions League on United States television, UEFA Europa League Finaladmin

OPPO has announced a major partnership with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) across different tournaments including UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and UEFA Youth League Finals for the upcoming next two seasons. Continue reading

21Jul/22

‘Not Just A Girl’ Documentary Feature from Five-Time Grammy Award-Winning, Global Icon Shania Twain Coming to Netflix July 26th

July 21, 2022MusicCanadian people, Joss Crowley, Juno Awards, Musicians, Netflix, Shania, Shania Twain, Shania Twain albumsadmin

Global Icon Shania Twain’s Not Just A Girl, a brand new, career-spanning documentary produced by Mercury Studios and directed by Joss Crowley, will be available Tuesday, July 26 on Netflix. Since the ’90s, Shania has led the way as a genre-defying, iconic, and empowered female, who has smashed records, amassed an enormous international fanbase, and generated a catalog of some of the biggest hits that have stood the test of time. Continue reading

21Jul/22

FUTURISTIC SPACE HABITAT LANDS AT INSTITUT AUF DEM ROSENBERG

July 21, 2022SpaceAmerican people of German descent, and medals of the United States, Awards, Buzz Aldrin, decorations, Gold Logie winners, In spaceflight, Institut auf dem Rosenberg, Neil Armstrong, Orders, Rosenberg, Spaceflight, SpaceXadmin

Pioneering Swiss boarding school Institut auf dem Rosenberg unveiled today — the anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s famous moon landing — the Rosenberg Space Habitat (RSH), which will serve as an experimental lab for students to explore and actively shape the future of humanity on our planet and beyond. Co-created by Rosenberg students and SAGA Space Architects with sustainable materials to intentionally fit inside SpaceX’s Starship rocket, the structure is the world’s tallest 3D-printed polymer structure measuring 23-feet high. Continue reading

20Jul/22

Brits app-sessed: New Builder.ai data reveals over 20 million can’t live without social media apps

July 20, 2022InternetComputing, Digital media, Facebook, Facebook applications, Instagram, Mobile software, Operating systems, Photo sharing, Social media, Social networking services, Software, TikTok, United Kingdom, Video hosting, Video software, World Wide Webadmin

The average Brit uses just 10 of the 17 apps on their phone according to new research from Builder.ai. Yet, over a third (35%) claim that they couldn’t live without using social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. The survey of 2,000 UK adults reveals all about Brits’ app habits, Continue reading

20Jul/22

U.S. House passes bill protecting marriage equality

July 20, 2022Politicsadmin

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill protecting gay marriage rights, after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade imperiled similar precedents that protected rights to same-sex relations and contraception.
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20Jul/22

OPINION: Meta and hate speech in India

July 20, 2022LegalArticles, Censorship, civil society, Computing, Deborah Brown, Facebook, Frances Haugen, Freedom of speech, Harassment, Hate crime, Hate speech, Human Rights Impact Assessment, Human Rights Watch, India, Jayshree Bajoria, META, Meta Platforms, Moderation system, Social information processing, Social media, Sophie Zhang, Websites, World Wide Webadmin

Deborah Brown and Jayshree Bajoria are senior researchers at Human Rights Watch

Last week, Meta, formerly Facebook, released its first human rights report, which included some snippets from the pending Human Rights Impact Assessment on India. But this was not a preview of the full assessment. Rather, Meta told Human Rights Watch that it does not “have plans to publish anything further on the India HRIA,” an abdication of its commitment to transparency and due diligence.
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20Jul/22

One Small Step For Man One Giant Leap for Smartphone Technology

July 20, 2022MobileBBK Electronics, Companies, Companies of China, Equipment, Hasselblad, Oppoadmin

On this day in 1969, OPPO’s partner and world-renowned professional camera brand, Hasselblad was part of a historical moment, capturing man’s first steps on the moon. Continue reading