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Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than 225,000 tweets with the hashtags #scamdemic and #plandemic led to an "infodemic" of misinformation and disinformation on Twitter during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study by UT Southwestern researchers published in PLOS ONE. …

Some investors and traders alike are even suggesting Shiba Inu is gearing up for a 100% increase in price at any time. More and more Ethereum investors are focusing on Shiba Inu and are buying up massive amounts of the dog-themed token as it’s recovering from its recent decline in price. Some investors and traders alike are even suggesting Shiba Inu is gearing up for a 100% increase in price at any time. We share this thesis for the time being, as Shiba Inu is very well positioned at the moment. One of the crypto…

In Metaverse, fashion designers can use AR to create their own virtual 3D models Digital fashion has gone from an emerging to a niche industry. As technology and knowledge improve, so does the data-backed understanding of what people want to buy and wear virtually. Social media platforms like Facebook, and Instagram have introduced us to the metaverse. Metaverse style is taking shape. As the fashion industry becomes more rooted in the metaverse, and younger generations spend more time shopping, socializing, and…

US banking regulators have ordered crypto firm Voyager Digital to cease and desist from making "false and misleading" claims that its customers' funds were protected by the government. The Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) sent a letter to the firm on Thursday, stating they believed that Voyager had misled customers by claiming their funds with the company would be covered by the FDIC. A company spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The regulators said the company,…

For most students, a laptop they can rely on is an indispensable tool. The value of a computer that can go anywhere and run for hours away from mains power can’t be understated – it’s one of the few big purchases you won’t regret. But if recent research from Nvidia and UCAS is to be believed, plenty of students do wish they’d chosen more wisely and spent a bit more. More than a third (37%) of 600 UK students surveyed said they regretted buying the laptop that they ended up choosing, with close to half (48%) believing…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What does media coverage of climate change have in common with coverage of COVID-19? Each has been an example of the media practice of "bothsidesism," whereby journalists strive to present both sides of an issue, even in cases where most credible sources fall on one side. …

Mars has now emerged as the new frontier, with most space-faring nations focussing on the exploration of the Red Planet. The idea behind exploring Mars is to find signs of life, understand its climate, and figure out natural resources. However, a new research suggests that explorers looking for ancient life on Mars could be misled by specimens that appear to be fossils. The Martian rocks may contain numerous types of non-biological deposits that look similar to the fossils likely to be found if the planet has ever…

Rachel Cheung / VICE: A woman wrote 206 interconnected Chinese Wikipedia articles since 2019 with false accounts of medieval Russian history, in one of the largest hoaxes on the site — She “single-handedly invented a new way to undermine Wikipedia,” says a Wikipedian. — RC Rachel Cheung / VICE: A woman wrote 206 interconnected Chinese Wikipedia articles since 2019 with false accounts of medieval Russian history, in one of the largest hoaxes on the site …

A much-loved YouTube account featuring calm hip-hop beats is back online today, after two popular radio live streams (the oldest of which has been playing non-stop for two years) got yanked from the platform due to bogus copyright claims. In a tweet, the owner of the Lofi Girl channel — which has been streaming relaxing ambient music since 2017 — announced that the streams have after a nearly 48-hour hiatus.  The origin of the DMCA claims came from FMC Music, a Malaysian record label. After receiving a counterclaim from…

Motorola Razr 3 has been part of a couple of leaks and rumours from the past few months. It was earlier tipped to pack a 2,800mAh battery, the same battery capacity offered by the Motorola Razr 5G. Now in a new development, a Motorola executive has reportedly denied this rumour. He has also teased the lock screen of the smartphone on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. The clamshell foldable smartphone is expected to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. It could come with a 50-megapixel dual rear camera…