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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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From vacant storefronts to vibrant hubs: Revisiting ‘third places’ for urban resilience

GeekWire

GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) In Seattle, city government and the Downtown Seattle Association continue to build on the “ Amazon Great Return ” through a variety of strategies to reactivate downtown. Challenges remain for urban businesses that rely on foot traffic and social interaction. What are third places?

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Twitter vs X app: Why is Twitter changing to X?

Dataconomy

It is a popular question nowadays, and to answer it better, people started to look for a Twitter vs X app comparison. Before starting to the Twitter vs X app comparison, we first need to understand Musk’s motive. Why is Twitter changing to X? What will happen next? Let’s go back to the future and find out! Surprise!

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What is Competency-Based Assessment?

Kitaboo

This brings more clarity to both students and their families about each learner’s academic and social progress. It should outline the assessment criteria and performance indicators precisely to ensure a uniform and fair comparison of students’ skills. Authentic tasks encourage them to become involved in reflecting on their learning.

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As COVID cases break records and keep rising, why no new restrictions in Seattle region?

GeekWire

Counties in Washington are currently operating under state-designated Phase 2 and Phase 3 restrictions that limit social interactions and business operations. If you do socialize, it should be in small groups, masked, outside, for a brief period and at a distance. By comparison, Oregon has 14.3 cases and Hawaii is at 6.8.

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Ascent Index: Cybersecurity

The Investing Edge

Ascent portfolio company CloudLock was among them, delivering a session on security and collaboration in the social enterprise.) Our Index tracks a wide range of social media mentions – tweets, updates, blog posts, videos, etc. – That’s what makes the latest findings from the Ascent Index interesting.

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Meta has built an AI supercomputer it says will be world’s fastest by end of 2022

The Verge

Social media conglomerate Meta is the latest tech company to build an “AI supercomputer” — a high-speed computer designed specifically to train machine learning systems. Servers at a Facebook datacenter. Photo: Vjeran Pavic. These numbers are all very impressive, but they do invite the question: what is an AI supercomputer anyway?

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