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Why avatar-based social gaming app Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a ‘metaverse’ company

GeekWire

Almost two years after officially attaining “unicorn” status , Seattle startup Rec Room continues to expand the audience for its eponymous flagship app Rec Room , with new physical gift cards, a virtual haunted house, a brand crossover with Mattel’s Masters of the Universe , and perhaps most importantly, the possibility of feet.

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

CIO Business Intelligence

Brian Ferris, chief data, analytics, and technology officer, Loyalty NZ Brian Ferris / Loyalty NZ Assumptions about technology development being at the same level in different countries, for example, often prove wrong. Similarly, CLP had a lot of custom development for its transmission and distribution business.

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Content moderation issues are taking center stage in the presidential election campaign

The Verge

Happy Worldwide Developer Conference to those who celebrate. I spent the weekend watching three stories unfold at the intersection of social networks and politics. There was even a virtual walkout. I’ve never thought it was even plausible that a big social network would ban one of the president’s accounts.

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How Shopify’s network of sellers can take on Amazon

The Verge

But Shopify doesn’t really fit into the same category of laws as Twitter or Facebook or other social media platforms — so it has a different set of moderation challenges, and it’s worth thinking about whether the enterprise software that powers online stores should have to meet the same moderation standards as TikTok or YouTube. Is it proud?

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