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The British Museum partners with Ethereum-based metaverse game The Sandbox to create NFTs showing the museum's collections and offer “new immersive experiences” — The cultural institution plans to establish an interactive space within the Ethereum-based world, as well as offer up NFT collectibles.
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| Matthew Orf / Counterpoint Research: |
US smartphone shipments fell 24% YoY in Q2 2023, the third consecutive quarter of decline; Samsung shipments fell 37% YoY, and Apple's fell 6% — - Shipments declined YoY for the third consecutive quarter amid weak consumer demand. — Android smartphone shipments declined 38% while Apple shipments fell 6% YoY.
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Internal Meta emails: Facebook removed content about COVID-19 under pressure from the Biden administration, including posts claiming the virus was man-made — Internal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing pandemic to man-made virus
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A look at Indian nonprofit Karya, which sells AI training data and redirects all the profit to its workers, who retain ownership of the data they create — In the shade of a coconut palm, Chandrika tilts her smartphone screen to avoid the sun's glare. It is early morning in Alahalli village …
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The backup driver of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in Arizona in 2018 pleads guilty to endangerment, in the first automated vehicle fatality case — After five years of purgatory, Rafaela Vasquez, the operator of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment.
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A Hong Kong judge rejects a government bid to ban the online dissemination of pro-democracy song “Glory to Hong Kong” on Google and other sites — Judge refuses to issue order blocking online dissemination of protest anthem, saying criminal acts can be punished by the city's current laws
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Inside Walmart's warehouse in Brooksville, Florida, which is becoming the company's first US warehouse to use automated robotic systems to handle most products — Robots do the lifting and the hauling; for workers, no more aching backs—but one packed on pounds| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube officially launches Multiview for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels, starting with WNBA games, but with no mobile and web support and other limits — After testing for the past several months, YouTube is officially launching Multiview for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels, starting with WNBA games.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitter/X officially rolls out its ads revenue sharing program for eligible users globally, after giving some creators payouts earlier this month — Twitter, which Elon Musk is currently rebranding to X, is officially rolling out its ads revenue sharing program for creators.| Zusha Elinson / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at smart guns, which can only be fired by an authorized user, as Colorado-based Biofire prepares to ship a $1,499 handgun in December, after raising $30M — Gun makers have been working for decades on a weapon that can only be fired by an authorized user
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| Gareth Jenkinson / Cointelegraph: |
Crypto.com says it has received approval from the Netherlands' central bank to offer its services in the country, after a comprehensive review — The exchange received the green light from De Nederlandsche Bank to offer services in the country. … Join us on social networks| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
NASA plans to launch the free streaming service NASA+ later this year on the web, iOS, Android, and streaming media devices, with ad-free original content — The agency is also working on a consolidated web experience. — NASA is launching its very own streaming platform called NASA+ sometime this summer.
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