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Why Interest In Virtual Worlds For Online Collaboration Is Spiking
Posted in Business, Online on 1st Sep, 2020
by Alex Muller
While video-based software like Zoom will likely continue to be the preferred method for most remote business meetings during the shutdown, it is possible to wonder whether virtual worlds may prove uniquely useful now as well.
Is Digital Learning Still Second Best?
Posted in Business, Online, Reviews on 22nd Jul, 2020
by Alex Muller
Benefits of digital learning include the near-instantaneous download of course materials-rather than printing and shipping books-and being able to more easily report grades and other results.
Ecosia Is A Search Engine Alternative That Donates 80% Of Its Profits To Reforestation
Posted in Business, Online on 26th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller
The unique selling point of Ecosia is that it donates at least 80% of its profits to reforestation projects, meaning that every search that is made on its website or app contributes in a small way to planting more trees.
Facebook Creates Shopping Data Sets To Make More Humanlike Chatbots
Posted in Online, Software on 5th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller
The hope is that this assistant emulates human chat partners by responding to images, messages, and messages about images as naturally as a person might.
Elon Says Starlink Private Beta In 3 Months And Public In 6 Months
Posted in Business, Hardware, Online on 24th Apr, 2020
by Alex Muller
The SpaceX Starlink system will not have any competition for low altitude and low latency satellite service for many years. The nearest competitor, OneWeb, went bankrupt a few weeks ago.