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Twitter, plus que tout autre réseau social, permet de suivre et de commenter les événements en temps réel. L'acquisition de la plate-forme par Elon Musk pourrait radicalement changer la donne.
Elon Musk’s moment of triumph is a moment of uncertainty for the future of one of the world’s leading social media platforms.
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Twitter, more than other social media platforms, fosters real-time discussion about events as they unfold. That could change now that Musk has gained control of the company.
Twitter may not be a darling of Wall Street, but it occupies a unique place in the social media landscape.
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Twitter, more than other social media platforms, fosters real-time discussion about events as they unfold. That could change if Musk gains control of the company.
For some, promoting cryptocurrencies is political activism.
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Many people promoting cryptocurrencies are looking for something bigger than the future of financial transactions. They’re aiming to break free of governments and corporations.
Soldados ucranianos en las calles de Kiev en 1917.
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A historian looks back at a time when Ukrainians battled for control of the capital, but succumbed to a superior Soviet army.
En el metaverso, los objetos digitales que se pueden poseer - tu avatar y la ropa del avatar, por ejemplo - son ‘criptoactivos’.
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¿Blockchain? ¿Criptoactivos? Dos investigadores que estudian las redes sociales y la tecnología de los medios de comunicación explican la tecnología que hará posible el metaverso.
Is all forgiven after someone has served their time behind bars?
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Whether the cryptocurrency hype makes you crypto curious or crypto skeptical, there are many ways your life could be affected by crypto’s underlying technology, blockchain.
Allium schoenoprasum, better known as chives.
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Plants need light to feed themselves, so they grow in ways that help them collect as much of it as they can. Sometimes that’s straight up, but not always.
In the metaverse, your avatar, the clothes it wears and the things it carries belong to you thanks to blockchain.
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For the metaverse to work, people need to own their virtual bodies and possessions and be able to spend money. The same cryptographic technology behind bitcoin will make that possible.
Schools in Chicago have suffered days of disruption.
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A dispute between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school district over in-person learning has resulted in classes being canceled. An education policy expert explains what is at stake.
Fencing protects New Zealand sea lions that have migrated inland from road traffic.
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It’s usually good news when a once-scarce species starts to recover – unless it starts getting in humans’ way. An ecologist explains how science can help predict unwelcome encounters.
A cutout display at a protest highlighted the connection between social media and the real-world effects of misinformation.
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Misinformation will continue to strain society in 2022 as the lines between misinformation and political speech blur, cynicism grows and the lack of regulation allows misinformation to flourish.
People wait in line to get their ballot to vote in the 2020 general election in Detroit, Michigan.
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Data breaches have become a fact of life. Here are articles from The Conversation that detail the threat, why it happens and what you can do to protect yourself.
Elizabeth Dlamini at her curio stall in the Ezulwini Valley near Mbabane, eSwatini. The kingdom’s economy is dependent on its larger neightbour, South Africa.
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International borders were negotiable for the right price. What residents of former ‘homelands’ and of Lesotho and eSwatini have in common now are limited government services and few job prospects.