#TikTok overtakes Google as most popular site in 2021

#TikTok overtakes Google as most popular site in 2021

“#TikTok overtakes Google as most popular site in 2021” TikTok just won’t stop. The video-driven social media app is the most popular site in 2021 — beating out last year’s top favorite Google, according to a new tech report. TikTok even beat out other well-known domains that outranked it in 2020, such as Amazon, Apple,…

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# What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’

# What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’

“# What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’ ” In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century. Sometimes a project’s name tells you…

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#New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises free-speech concerns

#New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises free-speech concerns

“#New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises free-speech concerns” Some critics fear Twitter’s new CEO has a worse record on free speech than his predecessor —given his “terrifying” public statements on the issue, an “appalling” new rule implemented on his first day on the job, and a major executive restructuring Friday. The concern is that Parag…

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# 2021 ends with a question: Are NFTs here to stay?

# 2021 ends with a question: Are NFTs here to stay?

“# 2021 ends with a question: Are NFTs here to stay? ” In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies and sustainability, and provides the latest developments around taxes, AML/CFT regulations and legal issues affecting crypto and blockchain. On Nov. 14, Tezos-based nonfungible…

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#’World’s most advanced,’ realistic robot will terrify you

#’World’s most advanced,’ realistic robot will terrify you

“#’World’s most advanced,’ realistic robot will terrify you” Get ready for Will Smith to say, “I told you so.” A scarily realistic robot with lifelike facial features and expressions that can “develop interaction” with people has just been unveiled by Britain-based tech company Engineered Arts. Now available for purchase or rent for an undisclosed sum,…

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