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Spend On Generative AI Will Grow 36% Annually To 2030

Forrester IT

Generative AI’s meteoric rise can be compared to the launch of social media, the smartphone, and the internet.

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Microsoft to remove AltspaceVR social hubs and tighten up safety and moderation

The Verge

Microsoft is removing all social hubs hosted in AltspaceVR and requiring users to log into the virtual reality app using a Microsoft account. The social hubs in AltspaceVR were designed “to help foster new friendships” and act as an entry point to get familiar with AltspaceVR itself. Microsoft acquired AltspaceVR in 2017.

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Should abuse survivors have to disappear from the internet?

The Verge

The advice many survivors like Lorraine receive when they look for help is to leave their online life behind and delete themselves from the internet entirely. For Lorraine, deleting herself from the internet didn’t feel like a solution. “It We can develop intentional boundaries on the internet, it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. “We

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Meta opens up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds

The Verge

More than two years and a company rebrand later, Meta is finally opening up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds. First announced in September 2019 as a private beta, Horizon Worlds has evolved from primarily being a Minecraft -like environment for building games to more of a social platform.

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The Internet of Things Will Deliver Big Data's Promise

Social, Agile and Transformation

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 The Internet of Things Will Deliver Big Datas Promise. When Web 2.0

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‘Software is eating more of the world, faster’: Pandemic spotlights enterprise tech startups

GeekWire

Enterprise software companies have long dominated the Seattle and Pacific Northwest tech scene. They range from stalwarts such as Microsoft and F5 Networks, to a bevy of smaller startups developing cutting-edge software in cloud computing, cybersecurity, and other industries. Identity authentication software startup Auth0, ranked No.

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The Self-Sovereign Internet

Phil Windley

I spoke on DIDComm and the Self-Sovereign Internet. The foundation of the self-sovereign internet is built on autonomic identifiers. The DIDComm messages are being exchanged using software agents that understand the DIDComm messaging protocol and use the keys in the wallet. Autonomic Identifiers. Protocological Power.