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Researcher Says Her Avatar Was Raped on Meta's Metaverse Platform

Researcher Says Her Avatar Was Raped on Meta's Metaverse Platform : Meta has staked its future on building its immersive metaverse virtual reality. It plowed $10 billion into designing the metaverse. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is playing the long game with his investment, recently saying the project could continue to lose money for three to five years, Insider reported.
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Putin says 'Thank God' some foreign companies have left Russia | Reuters

Putin says 'Thank God' some foreign companies have left Russia | Reuters : %22Sometimes%20when%20you%20look%20at%20those%20who%20leave%20-%20thank%20God%2C%20perhaps%3F%20We%20will%20occupy%20their%20niches%3A%20our%20business%2C%20our%20production%20%u2013%20it%20has%20already%20grown%2C%20and%20it%20will%20safely%20sit%20on%20the%20ground%20prepared%20by%20our%20partners%2C%22%20Putin%20said.%0A%0A
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Proton Adds Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, and Proton VPN Encrypted Features | WIRED

Proton Adds Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, and Proton VPN Encrypted Features | WIRED : If%20you%20ask%20someone%2C%20%u201CWould%20you%20like%20more%20privacy%20or%20less%3F%u201D%20they%20always%20say%20more.%20But%20if%20you%20watch%20how%20people%20actually%20behave%2C%20for%20most%20people%2C%20data%20privacy%20is%20not%20a%20very%20high%20priority.%20Why%20do%20you%20think%20that%20is%3F%0A%0A
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US Court Orders Every ISP in the United States to Block Illegal Streaming Sites * TorrentFreak

US Court Orders Every ISP in the United States to Block Illegal Streaming Sites * TorrentFreak : Screen iL, an international TV streaming platform aimed at Israelis living abroad, said the companies must be aware that pirate sites are involved in criminal copyright infringement and money laundering. The suggestion was that by continuing to do business with them, the payment companies should also expect legal
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Fifa%20criticised%20after%20clearing%20women%u2019s%20football%20coach%20of%20sexual%20harassment%20%7C%20Fifa%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : The%20international%20players%u2019%20union%2C%20Fifpro%2C%20has%20said%20the%20decision%20of%20the%20adjudicatory%20chamber%20of%20Fifa%u2019s%20ethics%20committee%20not%20to%20sanction%20an%20Argentinian%20women%u2019s%20football%20coach%20accused%20of%20sexual%20harassment%20and%20abusive%20behaviour%20raises%20%u201Cextremely%20serious%20questions%20about%20how%20professional%20football%20keeps%20players%20safe%u201D.%0A%0A
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Ukraine%20invasion%20may%20be%20start%20of%20%u2018third%20world%20war%u2019%2C%20says%20George%20Soros%20%7C%20George%20Soros%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : %u201CWhile%20the%20war%20rages%2C%20the%20fight%20against%20climate%20change%20has%20to%20take%20second%20place.%20Yet%20the%20experts%20tell%20us%20that%20we%20have%20already%20fallen%20far%20behind%2C%20and%20climate%20change%20is%20on%20the%20verge%20of%20becoming%20irreversible.%20That%20could%20be%20the%20end%20of%20our%20civilisation.%0A%0A
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How GDPR Is Failing | WIRED

How GDPR Is Failing | WIRED : The%20number%20of%20fines%20has%20ramped%20up%20as%20the%20legislation%20has%20aged%2C%20hitting%20a%20running%20total%20of%20%u20AC1.6%20billion%20%28around%20%241.7%20billion%29.%20The%20biggest%3F%20Luxembourg%20fined%20Amazon%20%u20AC746%20million%20%28%24790%20million%29%2C%20and%20Ireland%20fined%20WhatsApp%20%u20AC225%20million%20%28%24238.5%20million%29%20last%20year.%20%28Both%20companies%20are%20appealing%20the%20decisions%29.%20At%20the%20same%20time%2C%20one%20lesser-known%20Belgian%20fine%20could%20change%20how%20the%20entire%20ad%20tech%20industry%20works.%20However
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Here's What's Wrong With GDPR

Here's What's Wrong With GDPR : That%u2019s%20exactly%20how%20GDPR%20defines%20the%20term%2C%20too.%20In%20order%20for%20a%20site%20to%20track%20you%2C%20Article%204%20of%20the%20regulation%20notes%20that%20it%20needs%20to%20obtain%20a%20%u201Cfreely%20given%2C%20specific%2C%20informed%20and%20unambiguous%20indication%20of%20the%20data%20subject%u2019s%20wishes%20by%20which%20he%20or%20she%2C%20by%20a%20statement%20or%20by%20a%20clear%20affirmative%20action%2C%20signifies%20agreement%20to%20the%20processing%20of%20personal%20data%20relating%20to%20him%20or%20her.%u201D%20And%20no%20pre-ticking%20consent%20boxes%2C%20either%2C%20buster.
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What%u2019s%20Down%20the%20Road%20for%20Silicon%3F%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times : Wide-bandgap%20materials%20are%20making%20their%20way%20into%20other%20applications%20as%20well.%20Data%20centers%2C%20large%20facilities%20filled%20with%20computer%20servers%20that%20run%20the%20online%20services%20we%20all%20depend%20on%2C%20are%20notorious%20users%20of%20electricity.%20Compuware%2C%20a%20supplier%20of%20high-end%20power%20supplies%20to%20data%20centers%2C%20says%20its%20gallium-nitride-based%20power%20supplies%20reduce%20wasted%20electricity%20by%20about%2025%20percent%20and%20take%20up%2020%20percent%20less%20space%20than%20conventional%20devices%2C%20allowing%20customers%20to%20run%20more%20servers%20in%20the%20same%20racks.%20The%20company%20also%20says%20that%20its%20gallium-nitride%20power%20supplies%20are%20being%20used%20in%20data%20centers%20run%20by%20major%20companies%20around%20the%20world.%0A%0AEngineers%20are%20also%20working%20on%20using%20WBG%20materials%20to%20better%...
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Can Abba really recreate the feel of a live concert using holograms 41 years after their last set? | Abba | The Guardian

Can Abba really recreate the feel of a live concert using holograms 41 years after their last set? | Abba | The Guardian : Abba%20hadn%u2019t%20toured%20often%2C%20having%20young%20children%20at%20the%20height%20of%20their%20fame%20%28Agnetha%20also%20had%20a%20fear%20of%20flying%2C%20made%20worse%20when%20a%201979%20private%20plane%20trip%20encountered%20a%20tornado%29.%20They%20largely%20turned%20their%20energies%20towards%20pop%20videos%2C%20directed%20by%20the%20Swedish%20artist%20Lasse%20Hallstr%F6m%20%28later%20an%20Academy%20Award%20nominee%20for%20My%20Life%20As%20a%20Dog%20and%20The%20Cider%20House%20Rules%29.%0A%0AIn%20some%20ways%2C%20Abba%20Voyageshow%20is%20an%20extension%20of%20these%20beginnings%2C%20which%20makes%20me%20reconsider%20my%20concerns.%20Still%2C%20this%20time%20round%2C%20their%20efforts%20are%20much%20less%20handmade%2C%20much%20more%20hi-tech.%0A%0AAfter%20Abba%20unofficially%20split%20in%201982%2C%20they%20became%20an%20even%20bigger%20commercial%20entit...
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Suicides%20indicate%20wave%20of%20%u2018doomerism%u2019%20over%20escalating%20climate%20crisis%20%7C%20Climate%20crisis%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : The%20death%20of%20Wynn%20Bruce%2C%20a%2050-year-old%20photographer%20who%20lived%20in%20Boulder%2C%20Colorado%2C%20was%20a%20shock%20to%20those%20who%20knew%20him.%20%u201CIt%20was%20so%20upsetting%2C%u201D%20said%20April%20Lyons%2C%20a%20psychotherapist%20who%20knew%20Bruce%20from%20a%20therapeutic%20dance%20class%20they%20both%20took.%20%u201CHe%20was%20a%20solid%20person%2C%20a%20compassionate%2C%20kind%20person.%20We%20had%20no%20idea%20he%u2019d%20do%20this.%u201D%0A%0A%0AActivists%20held%20a%20vigil%20at%20the%20New%20York%20supreme%20court%20for%20Wynn%20Bruce.%20Photograph%3A%20Karla%20Ann%20Cote/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock%0ABruce%u2019s%20father%2C%20Douglas%2C%20said%20he%20was%20sure%20the%20self-immolation%20%u2013%20on%2022%20April%2C%20which%20is%20Earth%20Day%20%u2013%20was%20%u201Ca%20fearless%20act%20of%20compassion%20about%20...
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022 March 2022

  https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2022-03/Ipsos%20-%20International%20Women%27s%20Day%202022%20-%20Equality%20Work%20Careers_0.pdf   INTERNATIONAL  WOMEN’S DAY 2022 March 2022   © Ipsos | International Women’s Day 2022  KEY FINDINGS Gender-based violence were ranked as the most important issues facing women and girls: sexual harassment (29%), sexual violence (25%) and domestic abuse (23%) were considered the top issues. One in three people (35%) around the world believe childcare responsibilities can damage a woman’s career more than a man’s, and one in three women also say caring responsibilities have impacted their careers (31%). Women are more likely to perceive institutional gender bias than men, with educational and healthcare institutions perceived as the most equal – 52% considered that these treat women and men the same.   2‒ ©Ipsos|InternationalWomen’sDay2022  PERCEPTIONS OF GENDER EQUALITY  3‒ ©Ipsos|Internati...
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Cosmopolitan no more: Russians feel sting of cultural and economic rift | Russia | The Guardian

Cosmopolitan no more: Russians feel sting of cultural and economic rift | Russia | The Guardian : %u201CI%20remember%20summers%20spent%20in%20Moscow%20hopping%20from%20an%20exhibition%20by%20Juergen%20Teller%20to%20one%20by%20Murakami%2C%20dancing%20at%20music%20festivals%20where%20the%20international%20lineups%20would%20rival%20the%20best%20European%20concerts%2C%u201D%20Fedorova%20recalled.%20Western%20fashion%20executives%20would%20marvel%20when%20she%20took%20them%20around%20town%2C%20commenting%20on%20how%20%u201Cmodern%20and%20happening%u201D%20the%20city%20was.%0A%0A
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Former%20US%20Russia%20adviser%20recalls%20Putin%u2019s%20distinctive%20smell%20%u2013%A0and%20says%20he%20needed%20glasses%20%7C%20The%20Independent : %u201C%5BHe%5D%20really%20could%20have%20done%20with%20glasses%2C%u201D%20she%20told%20the%20listeners%20of%20cards%20detailing%20everybody%u2019s%20name.%20%u201CI%20could%20read%20them%20all%2C%20cards%20telling%20him%20who%20was%20who%20and%20what%20he%20should%20say%20and%20things%20like%20this.%u201D%0A%0A
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Chat%20group%20leak%20reveals%20far-right%20fantasies%20of%20Germany%u2019s%20AfD%20%7C%20Germany%20%7C%20The%20Guardian

Chat%20group%20leak%20reveals%20far-right%20fantasies%20of%20Germany%u2019s%20AfD%20%7C%20Germany%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : It contains about 40,000 posts sent from 2017 to 2021 and was passed on by an anonymous AfD member last summer to journalists from the broadcasters NDR and WDR who were making a documentary about the party.
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Putin%u2019s%20daughter%20flew%20to%20Munich%20%u2018more%20than%2050%20times%u2019%20in%20two%20years%2C%20leaks%20reveal%20%7C%20Vladimir%20Putin%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : Among%20the%20leaked%20cache%20of%20documents%20relating%20to%20a%20series%20of%20flights%20between%20Moscow%20and%20Munich%20in%20spring%202020%20are%20the%20passports%20of%20a%20then%20two-year-old%20girl%20%u2013%20apparently%20a%20previously%20unknown%20granddaughter%20of%20the%20Russian%20president%20%u2013%20and%20Igor%20Zelensky%2C%20the%20former%20director%20of%20the%20Munich%20state%20ballet.%20The%20report%20said%20it%20is%20likely%20that%20Zelensky%20is%20Tikhonova%u2019s%20partner%20and%20the%20father%20of%20her%20child.%0A%0A
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%u2018Would%20you%20ask%20Gene%20Kelly%20that%3F%u2019%3A%20defiant%20Tom%20Cruise%20dazzles%20Cannes%20%7C%20Cannes%202022%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : Then%20Allouch%20became%20serious%20and%20asked%20him%20about%20doing%20all%20his%20own%20super-dangerous%20stunts.%20%u201CYou%20are%20a%20family%20man%20with%20children%21%20Why%20do%20it%3F%u201D%20Tom%20was%20ready%20for%20this%20one%3A%20%u201CWould%20you%20ASK%20GENE%20KELLY%20WHY%20HE%20DOES%20ALL%20HIS%20OWN%20DANCING%3F%u201D%0A%0AThis%20reply%20brought%20us%20to%20our%20feet%20all%20over%20again.%0A%0A
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Eurovision's Maneskin brings up 'drugs scandal' in awkward moment as he issues cheeky warning to this year's singers

Eurovision's Maneskin brings up 'drugs scandal' in awkward moment as he issues cheeky warning to this year's singers : Asked if he had any advice for the latest contenders, Damiano said: "Have fun and don't get close to the table guys, don't do it." Voiceover Graham Norton laughed at the gag and said: "If you don't know what he's talking about, Google it."
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