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I used to feel comfortable removing my hijab in women's-only spaces. But people post photos of everything on social media now.

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 06:24

Tech Insider

Picture of woman in sunglasses and hijab — Anmol Irfan says she no longer feels comfortable removing her hijab at women's-only social events.
Courtesy of Anmol Irfan

health, health, health-freelancer, Essay, social-media, hijab, Internet

Pizza Hut is Letting Customers Pay for Pizza With TikTok Dances

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 11:50

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Pizza Hut

Internet, content, Influencers, Pizza Hut, tiktok, UAE

You’ll Never Be Able to Unsee the Trumpy Trout

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 14:40

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TV commercial showing the Trumpy Trout fish that looks like Donald Trump.

Why are they like this?

Internet, Donald Trump, Fascism, Kamala Harris, kitsch, novelty gifts, Trumpy Trout

Reminder: Don’t Go Roaming Overseas

Sat, 08/10/2024 - 08:00

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A photo of a toggle for Roaming Charges

Internet, at&t, Google Fi, T-Mobile, verizon

The internet relies on vulnerable undersea cables — but the biggest risks aren't the ones you think

Fri, 08/09/2024 - 08:15

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The majority of faults in undersea cables are accidental. — The majority of faults to undersea cables are accidental. (Pictured is a CGI representation of undersea cables).
Serg Myshkovsky/Getty Images

Tech News, undersea-cables, Internet, connectivity, news-uk

How Olympic host cities have recycled 5G infrastructure to improve locals' internet speeds and connectivity

Mon, 08/05/2024 - 11:38

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The entrance to the Olympic Village dining hall in Paris with two rows of dozens of flags on either side. — 5G networks deployed in Olympic host cities continue to be used after the Games.
Kevin Voigt/Getty Images

Tech, 5G, 5-g-and-connectivity-playbook, Olympics, Internet, Infrastructure, WiFi

Researchers Uncover Key to Enhancing Quantum Internet Efficiency

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 16:35

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An abstract illustration conveying the idea of photonic quantum technologies.

Physics, Internet, photonics, quantum internet, Quantum Physics, telecommunications

Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists Say Global IT Outage Was an Attack on Trump

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 15:15

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Donald Trump attends the Republican National Convention (RNC) since surviving an attempted assassination at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States on July 18, 2024. During a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, a lone 20-year-old gunman opened fire on Trump during the campaign rally, striking him in his right ear and critically injuring two rally goers and killing a third.