Topic: internet

Trying to trademark a meme? OK Boomer

Trying to trademark a meme? OK Boomer

Derrick Bryson Taylor, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 20 04:03 PM

First came the “OK Boomer” memes on social media. Then came the T-shirts, phone cases and other merchandise emblazoned with the viral retort. Now, get ready for an all-out war at the US Patent and Trademark Office and a possible television series using the phrase.   Read more »

Seismic shift: Streaming is about to change everything

Seismic shift: Streaming is about to change everything

Brooks Barnes, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 19 08:50 AM

Every three decades, or roughly once a generation, Hollywood experiences a seismic shift. The transition from silent films to talkies in the 1920s. The rise of broadcast television in the 1950s. The raucous “I Want My MTV” cable boom of the 1980s. Read more »

Facebook nixes billions of fake accounts

Facebook nixes billions of fake accounts

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 06:21 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down some 5.4 billion fake accounts this year in a sign of the persistent battle on social media against manipulation and misinformation. Read more »

Internet risks 'dangerous' split between US, China: Trump gov't official

Internet risks 'dangerous' split between US, China: Trump gov't official

Jodi Xu Klein, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 06 04:31 PM

Superfast 5G internet connections are expected to change our lives, from smart cars bypassing traffic jams to interactive health monitors to home help in the kitchen. China so far is winning the race to 5G and is on track to dominate it in the near term, analysts say. Read more »

Google wants safeguards for information in antitrust fight

Google wants safeguards for information in antitrust fight

Daisuke Wakabayashi, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 01 08:18 AM

In a petition filed Thursday in Texas state court of Travis County, Google, along with its parent company Alphabet, sought a protective order against Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, who is spearheading the multistate antitrust investigation into the company. Read more »

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Anahad O’Connor, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 23 07:01 AM

A growing body of research has shown that persistently high levels of social and emotional stress — the kind brought on by a high-pressure job, a divorce, financial worries or strained relationships, for example — can dampen the immune system and promote inflammation, heart disease and premature aging. Read more »

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