23Sep/23

How BookTok trends are influencing what you read – whether you use TikTok or not

September 23, 2023LifestyleBarry Pierce, BookTok, BookTube, Caroline Hardman, Creative Commons, Dolly Alderton, Ebook, Goodreads, Jane Austen, Madeline Miller, Natalie Wall, Sarah J Maas, SHUTTERSTOCK, Stephanie Danler, Stephenie Meyer, Thea Guanzon, TikTok, waterstonesadmin

Natalie Wall, University of Liverpool

If you’ve been in a bookshop recently, you may have seen references to BookTok – whether it’s stickers on books or whole tables dedicated to “BookTok favourites”.

BookTok is a community on the social media app TikTok. Creators make short videos recommending, reviewing, or just generally chatting about books. This community has become one of the biggest on the platform and its hashtag (#BookTok) has been used on over 60 billion videos. BookTok’s influence over the publishing industry and what young people are reading is staggering.

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22Sep/23

Is New Crypto Presale Meme Kombat The Next 100x Stake to Earn Gaming Meme Coin?

September 22, 2023GamesBlockchains, Decentralization, Decentralized web, Meme Kombat, Peer-to-peer computing, Web3, World Wide Web Consortiumadmin

Stake-to-earn gaming token Meme Kombat (memekombat.io) today launches a new crypto presale in what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting releases of the year. First-of-its-kind crypto project, Meme Kombat lets you wager on battling meme characters using a decentralized Web3 infrastructure, with a premium on trust and transparency. Continue reading

22Sep/23

Chainlink CCIP Goes Live on Arbitrum One

September 22, 2023InnovationBlockchains, CCIP, Chainlink, Cross-platform software, Cryptocurrencies, Decentralization, Decentralized application, Ethereum, Interoperability, Web3admin

Chainlink, the industry-standard Web3 services platform, and Arbitrum, the most widely used layer 2 scaling solution suite for Ethereum dApp development, have announced today the mainnet launch of the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on Arbitrum One. Continue reading

22Sep/23

IDTechEx Asks, Will LCDs Be Replaced in VR

September 22, 2023InnovationEmerging technologies, QD, Quantum chemistry, Quantum dot display, Quantum dots, Quantum electronicsadmin

The global quantum dot (QD) material market is projected to reach US$550 million by 2034. However, this remarkable figure merely scratches the surface of the potential magnitude the market of their enabled products is set to attain, especially in one of QD’s potential application markets: displays. IDTechEx has recently published its view on global QD markets and enabling technologies, with more details that can be found in “Quantum Dot Materials and Technologies 2024-2034: Trends, Markets, Applications”. Continue reading

22Sep/23

Rupert Murdoch and the rise and fall of the press barons: how much power do newspapers still have?

September 22, 2023MediaAlfred Harmsworth, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Alistair Campbell, Amazon, Australia, Beatrix Potter, Beaverbrook, Boris Johnson, BuzzFeed, Charles Dickens, Conrad Black, Creative Commons, daily express, Daily Mail, Daily Mail & General Trust group, Daily Mail and General Trust, David Lloyd George, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, E.T. Raymond, Edward Levy, Edward Levy Lawson Baron Burnham, Edward VIII, Esher, Evgeny Lebedev, Germany, H. H. Asquith, Harmsworth, Harold, Henry Labouchere, Herbert Asquith, Hitler, Israel, Jeff Bezos, Jerry Hall, Jesse Armstrong, John Bright, Kitchener, Lachlan, Lawson, Levy-Lawson, Lloyd George, Logan Roy, London, Margaret Thatcher, Max Aitken, Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Max Hastings, Media proprietor, META, Michael Wolff, Napoleon, News Corp., News of the World, Norman Angell, Northcliffe, R. A. Scott-James, Rothermere, Rudyard Kipling, Rupert Murdoch, Russell Brand, Salisbury, Scoop, Simon Potter, Stanley Baldwin, Supermarket tabloids, The Times, Tony Blair, United Kingdom, United States, Viscount Rothermere, Winston Churchilladmin

Simon Potter, University of Bristol

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his retirement as chairman of Fox and News Corp, making way for his son Lachlan. He has been demonised as a puppet master who would pull the strings of politicians behind the scenes, as a man with too much power. But what influence did he and his fellow media moguls really wield?

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21Sep/23

MongoDB Launches Atlas for Manufacturing and Automotive

September 21, 2023TechnologyDigital twin, Distributed computing architecture, Document-oriented databases, Frankfurt, MDB, MongoDB, MongoDB Atlas for Manufacturing, NoSQL, Structured storageadmin

MongoDB, (NASDAQ: MDB) today at MongoDB.local Frankfurt, announced MongoDB Atlas for Manufacturing and Automotive, a new initiative that helps organizations innovate with real-time data and build applications that take advantage of intelligent, connected technology. MongoDB Atlas for Manufacturing and Automotive includes expert-led innovation workshops, tailored technology partnerships, and industry-specific knowledge accelerators to provide customized training paths designed for the wide range of use cases that developers in these industries work with—from digital twins of manufacturing facilities to predictive maintenance of factory equipment to highly engaging applications for connected cars. Get started with MongoDB Atlas for Manufacturing and Automotive now. Continue reading

21Sep/23

‘Limitless’ Cape Town – a vision of inclusivity in the world’s greatest city

September 21, 2023TravelCape Town, Greatest City, South Africaadmin

South Africa’s Cape Town, which the 2023 Telegraph Travel Awards named the ‘Greatest City on Earth’, has launched a first-of-its-kind universal access ‘Limitless Cape Town’ movement. Continue reading

21Sep/23

Opera GX, the Browser for Gamers, Surpasses 25 Million Monthly Active Users

September 21, 2023InternetEmbedded Linux, Freeware, Gamer, GX, Nerd culture, Opera, Portable software, Video game cultureadmin

Opera GX, the browser for gamers, today announced that its number of monthly active users (MAU) has surpassed 25 million across desktop and mobile devices. This milestone highlights Opera GX’s increasing adoption within the gaming community and its integral position within gaming culture. Continue reading

21Sep/23

The global survey of what news organisations are doing with artificial intelligence report produced by JournalismAI

September 21, 2023MediaApplications of artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Emerging technologies, Ethics of artificial intelligence, Generative artificial intelligence, Regulation of artificial intelligenceadmin

Sept. 20, 2023 /Media/– In this comprehensive report, more than 120 editors, journalists, technologists and mediamakers from 105 organisations across 46 different countries shared their insights and experience on what news organisations are doing with AI. Continue reading →

20Sep/23

PEPSI MAX® CONTINUES ITS HIP HOP CELEBRATIONS BY UNVEILING THREE MURALS IN THE UK’S CAPITAL THAT PAY TRIBUTE TO THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

September 20, 2023MusicBiggie, London, Notorious, Notorious B.I.G., The Notorious B.I.G.admin

Pepsi MAX® is continuing its 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop celebrations by unveiling a series of murals across London in honour of one of the genre’s most prolific icons: The Notorious B.I.G. The unveiling of these tributes follows last month’s announcement that Pepsi MAX has teamed up with The Notorious B.I.G. Estate to mark the music genre’s landmark milestone, and pay homage to Biggie’s enduring legacy that is still revered and loved today. Continue reading