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

GeekWire

Then, I argued that the “third place” purpose it fulfilled as a gathering place and hub of social interaction should be replaced by equivalent square footage somewhere nearby. Post-pandemic they can help transcend times of isolation with renewed social encounters; after lockdowns and social distancing, we need them even more.

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Why you can’t write for Bulletin, Facebook’s new Substack clone

Vox

Now it’s Facebook’s turn: The social network is prepping its take on subscription newsletters with something called Bulletin. Instead, the first batch of Bulletin writers will include people covering topics like sports, fashion, and the environment, as well as a group of writers covering local news.

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Apple’s latest AirPods are currently cheaper than they were on Black Friday

The Verge

Nonetheless, it’s still a good laptop with a mid-tier processor that’s fine for streaming shows, using social media, and carrying out other everyday tasks. In comparison to its predecessor, the Roku Premiere, the entry-level 4K streamer comes with a faster processor and increased internal storage. Read our full review.

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Why would anyone be against life-saving malaria bednets?

Vox

That comparison already bakes in the fact that a third of households who received the nets weren’t using them. The researchers did not exclude the one-third of households not using the nets from the study. So estimates like “bednets reduce child mortality by 17 percent” are already assuming that not everybody is using the nets as intended.

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A short history of every time Apple CEO Tim Cook praised augmented reality

The Verge

And nobody in here, few people in here, think it’s acceptable to be tethered to a computer walking in here and sitting down, few people are going to view that it’s acceptable to be enclosed in something, because we’re all social people at heart. Even introverts are social people, we like people and we want to interact.

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After the pandemic, doctors want their new robot helpers to stay

The Verge

And I have two kiddies, babies really, and there’s no social distancing you can do from a one-year-old and a two-year-old.”. Violet is the creation of Akara Robotics, a Dublin-based firm that builds robots providing social support in care homes. Violet, by comparison, can clean the room in just 15 minutes.

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Data mining for B2B churn and loyalty management in India and South Asia

TM Forum

Does this person like to buy only after having interacted on social media with his/her friends? They evaluate their CC approach using real data provided by an established mobile social networking site, with a primary focus on prediction of churn in chat activities. Does this person like to buy only when there are discounts?

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