Will the Metaverse be your new workplace? – BBC News Africa

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Jane Wakefield Technology 51 minutes ago Photo credit, Getty Images image caption, In the future, could your commute to work be just a simple walk to pick up your VR headset? When we look back 50 years from now, it’s likely that the 2D internet we all use today will seem ridiculously archaic. Not only … Read more

Intelligence artificielle : K-pop Eternity , l’essor des groupes de filles virtuels – BBC News Afrique

Intelligence artificielle K pop Eternity lessor des groupes de

il y a 3 heures Julie Yoonnyung Lee et Amelia Hemphill Crédit photo, PULSE9 Légende image, Eternity est un groupe de K-pop créé grâce à la technologie de l’IA – tous ses membres sont virtuels. Depuis la sortie de son premier single I’m Real en 2021, le groupe de filles K-pop Eternity a accumulé des … Read more

What’s the secret to the power of “trend” on social media? – BBC News Africa

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4 hours ago Photo credit, Getty Images These can be topics and comments about the World Cup or other posts talking about something new, which occupy most users, in what we used to call the “hot topic”, before that it becomes a “trend” with social media scrolling. Have you participated in commenting on the news … Read more

Iran protests: BBC identifies more dead in social unrest – BBC News BBC Homepage

Iran protests BBC identifies more dead in social unrest

information article Author, By the BBC 100 Women, Disinformation, Monitoring, BBC Persian and Visual Journalism teams Role, BBC News 3 hours ago image caption, Roya’s mother comes to add to the list of hundreds of Iranians killed during protests against the death of Mahsa Amini. “If I don’t come out to protest, who else will?” … Read more

When the internet keeps Russians in the dark – BBC News BBC Homepage

When the internet keeps Russians in the dark BBC

By Adam Robinson, Olga Robinson, Kayleen Devlin BBC Monitoring November 16, 2022 In many places, searching the web is a gateway to a larger world of information. But in Russia, she is part of a system that traps people… Shortly after 20 people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian town of … Read more

Can we fight wrinkles? – BBC News Africa

Can we fight wrinkles BBC News Africa

Nahim Qassem BBC News Arabic November 26, 2022 Photo credit, Getty Images image caption, Wrinkles are mainly associated with age, but there are factors that accelerate their appearance, such as smoking and frequent exposure to the sun. Have you ever imagined putting saliva on your face to protect it from the appearance of wrinkles? Millions … Read more

“Quand les symptômes de sevrage sont passés, c’était très libérateur” – comment j’ai réussi à quitter les réseaux sociaux – BBC News Afrique

Quand les symptomes de sevrage sont passes cetait tres liberateur

Suzanne Bearne Journaliste spécialisé,ygdsrfgtjhuye dans la technologie des affaires il y a 56 minutes Crédit photo, Iain Macdonald Légende image, Gayle Macdonald dit qu’elle réalise maintenant qu’il y a “plus dans la vie” que de poster sur les médias sociaux. Lorsque Gayle Macdonald a atteint un sommet de la Sierra Nevada, en Espagne, au début … Read more

Electronic bracelet in Senegal: why the introduction of such a measure? – BBC News Africa

Electronic bracelet in Senegal why the introduction of such a

information article Author, Papa Atou Diaw Role, Senior Journalist Twitter, @@AtouDIAW 17 November 2022, 10:18 GMT Updated 3 hours ago Photo credit, Getty Images Senegal on Tuesday inaugurated an electronic surveillance center marking the beginning of effective placement under electronic surveillance. This device will make it possible to track the individual placed under electronic surveillance. … Read more

Billions are being spent grabbing plots of the metaverse – BBC News BBC Homepage

Billions are being spent grabbing plots of the metaverse

By Joe Tidy cyber journalist 2 hours ago Photo credit, Decentraland Nearly $2 billion (1 trillion 344 billion 656 million FCFA) has been spent on virtual lands in the past 12 months, according to a study, as individuals and businesses race to get a foothold in the metaverse. But it will be years before the … Read more

Can mobile games act as “brain gymnastics” for the elderly? – BBC News Africa

Can mobile games act as brain gymnastics for the elderly

André Biernath – @andre_biernath From BBC News Brasil an hour ago Photo credit, Getty Images The most honest answer to the question in the title of this article is: it depends. Although not a “quick fix” for dementia, mobile games can help if the person enjoys the activity and feels challenged. But they should be … Read more