A decade from now, offices shall be used for one thing and one thing only: quality time with colleagues. This seemingly bold prediction comes from Prithwiraj Choudhury, a Harvard Business School professor and expert on remote work. âoeWe will probably in 10 years stop calling this âremote workâ(TM). Weâ(TM)ll just Read more…
In November 2021, Roblox sued YouTuber, Benjamin Simon aka “Ruben Sim” for $1.6M accusing him of griefing: harassment of users, harassment of employees, and disrupting the October 2021 Roblox Developers Conference by posting a false bomb threat. Ruben Sim has settled the suit with actions including: paying $150,000, staying off Read more…
Scientific American reports on a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA on the effectiveness of deep fakes. “The results suggest that real humans can easily fall for machine-generated faces — and even interpret them as more trustworthy than the genuine article.” “We found Read more…
According to a report from the Washington Post, Apple Store employees at several retail stores in the US are said are said to be planning to unionize. Groups at two stores are reportedly preparing paperwork to file with the National Labor Relations Board, with about six more locations at earlier Read more…
Since being rolled out to users in the U.S. and Canada, Meta’s social VR platform for the Quest headset, Horizon Worlds, has grown its monthly user base by a factor of 10x to 300,000 people. “Meta spokesperson Joe Osborne confirmed the stat and said it included users of Horizon Worlds Read more…
Researchers from the Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, have provided evidence to suggest that fish have the capacity for MSR, a behavioral test to determine whether an animal possesses the ability of visual self-recognition. As Phys.Org explains, an animal’s capacity for MSR is determined when they “touch or Read more…
Wall Street institutions’ growing connections to crypto markets could threaten financial stability and cause a credit crunch-style financial crisis, global regulators have warned. The Financial Stability Board said (PDF) “ongoing vigilance” of institutional investors such as big banks and hedge funds is needed as they deepen their involvement in the Read more…