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ChatGPT Delivers Ideas and Answers on Demand, If You Know How To Ask
ChatGPT makes the GPT-3 large language model usable in conversational scenarios. What impact will this have?
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Mastodon's Promising Federated Approach Will Frustrate You More Than Twitter
Mastodon is an open-source federated social media network. Twitter users are flocking to it only to find furstration.
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Has the EU Finally Made the U in USB-C Actually Stand for Universal?
The EU has mandated all smartphones use USB-C to charge by 2024, all laptops by 2026. It's about time.
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Why is it so hard to law enforcement to track down harassers?
If you've been harassed online, is there any hope that the criminal will be caught?
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Canadians Are Reliant on Rogers Whether We Like It or Not
Rogers suffered a network outage that took down 35+% of Canadian internet connectivity...whoops?
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Is Google LaMDA Sentient?
Is a Google language model alive? One researcher certainly thinks so.
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Twitter To Add Edit Button...Finally
Twitter finally admits it's working on an edit button. Why now?
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Despite 5G’s Capabilities, Mobile Providers Can’t Connect With Airline Industry
5G mid-band is rolling out in the USA with a last minute please from airline industries for more safey precautions. Why the last minute appeal?
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Facebook Sets Out To Build The Multiverse...and Hopes To Hide There
Facebook commits $10B per year to build the multiverse. Earnest attempt at progress or an attempt to divert attention?
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Lessons in Designing Blast Radius The Hard Way; One Mistake Crashes Facebook For Hours
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are deeply integrating into many aspects of daily life for many communities and business. One networking misconfiguration reminded 3.5 billion users of just that.
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Instagram delays launch of app for kids
On my tech column with CBC Ottawa Morning, Dr. Tracy Valliancourt and I explain the challenges with Instagram Kids and the latest research from Facebook about its impact on teens.
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Apple vs. Facebook Battling For Your Privacy
Apple and Facebook have been battling very publicly around privacy issues. What's really going on?