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How to watch ‘Virgin Island’ online – stream the racy reality TV dating show from anywhere
One study of 16,000 people by University College London found that one in eight 26-year-olds still hadn’t had sex (compared to one in twenty a few years ago). Is that due to the isolation of the digital age? Online pornography? Covid? Reality TV show “Virgin Island” takes 12 who identify as struggling with physical intimacy issues and tries to help…
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Do You Dream of Becoming an Astronaut? Here’s How to Make It a Reality
Many people dream of becoming an astronaut, but to achieve the dream, you have to know the steps to get there. Thankfully, there are multiple ways to potentially get to space, even if you don’t rely solely on NASA. Today we’ll talk about the many paths you can potentially take to reach the stars. General Preparation: Areas of Study, Required…
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Remote Work Dreams Fade as Economic Reality Bites
Image: simonapilolla/Envato Elements The days of everyone working from their kitchen tables or Amazon-purchased standing desks are fading fast. LinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence survey shows that remote work has been steadily declining in since 2020. While nearly half of workers were remote in October 2020, that number has dropped to just 26%, with most people (55%) back in the office…
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‘Divorced from reality’: HPE slams DOJ over bid to block Juniper deal, claims move will benefit Cisco
HPE has hit out at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over its attempt to block the acquisition of Juniper Networks, suggesting the move is “divorced from reality” and will benefit competitors in the space. HPE bid $14 billion for Juniper Networks in January 2024, with the deal seen as a play by the networking giant to take advantage of…
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‘The Traitors’ season 3 is the best season of Peacock’s reality show so far — here’s why
I’m not the biggest reality TV fan, but “The Traitors” (U.S.) is genuinely one of the best shows on streaming services right now, let alone one of the best reality shows. The Peacock show is a perfect blend of pretty people, dumb people and pretty dumb people, with a sprinkling in of devious reality competition show players who know exactly…
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Why Apple’s AI-driven reality distortion matters – Computerworld
The idea behind this is that people reading those headlines will know that there could be a machine-generated error (as opposed to an error by humans) in the news they are perusing. The inference is, of course, that you should question everything you read to protect yourself against machine-generated error or human mistakes. Question everything: Human, or AI The humans…
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Virtual reality could be the next frontier in software development: Devs are excited about productivity and virtualization benefits — but hefty price tags and health concerns may hamper adoption
Virtual and augmented reality could be the next big trend in software development as devs warm to the use of the tools, but there are still a few key barriers blocking adoption. VR/AR tech offers programmers a more focussed work environment, with a virtualized workspace but research suggests the platform isn’t quite mature enough for widespread adoption. JetBrains’ 2024 State…
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The confusing reality of AI friends
nIn April, Google DeepMind released a paper intended to be “the first systematic treatment of the ethical and societal questions presented by advanced AI assistants.” The authors foresee a future where language-using AI agents function as our counselors, tutors, companions, and chiefs of staff, profoundly reshaping our personal and professional lives. This future is coming so fast, they write, that…
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What does a smart campus look like and how far away is it from being a reality?
Much like the widely anticipated vision for smart cities that has been conceptualized for years, the notion of a smart campus has recently risen to the surface of discourse around modernization and digital transformation. Almost a microcosm of what a fully-fledged smart city might one day look like – with data and sensors feeding into intelligent systems and processes –…
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Forget the metaverse, AI is the money-spinner at Meta: Reality Labs lost $4.4 billion this quarter, but Mark Zuckerberg’s sharpened AI focus is delivering results – and there’s more to come with Llama 4 on the horizon
Meta posted strong financial results for the third quarter, indicating AI continues to be the company’s north star and driving significant revenue growth. The social media giant reported it generated $40.6 billion in sales, marking 19% year-on-year growth and outpaced analyst expectations that projected the company would only muster $40.19 billion in the quarter. Meta saw growth in user engagement,…
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