Internet News

• Elon Musk (sporting some very bizarre facial hair) meets Brazilian president Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo
  
  Elon Musk was in Sao Paulo on Friday to meet Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro. The meeting was to discuss internet connectivity in the Amazon, and was seen as a coup for Bolsonaro.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 21 May 2022.
• Kami - VIRTUAL influencer with Down syndrome - gives people with disabilities someone to relate to
  
  Kami may look like a real person, but she is actually a computer graphics animation made of pixels, who only exists on-screen - created as a way to counter the 'perfect' internet personas.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 20 May 2022.
• Elon Musk visits Brazil's Bolsonaro to discuss Amazon plans
  
  Billionaire's Starlink satellite venture will provide internet service for rural schools and monitor the rainforest.
  CBS News.  Friday, 20 May 2022.
• Camille Vasquez: Johnny Depp's lawyer becomes an internet celebrity
  
  The young lawyer has caught the internet's attention for her grilling of Amber Heard on the stand.
  BBC News.  Friday, 20 May 2022.
• Your Brand Can Become Part of the Metaverse. Here's How.
  
  It's the next iteration of the evolution of the internet and a place where your brand needs a strong presence.
  Entrepreneur.  Friday, 20 May 2022.
• Subsea internet cables could help detect earthquakes
  
  Optical-fibre cables could spot tsunamis or the effect of climate change on currents, researchers say.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 19 May 2022.
• Can Yugabyte Become The Defacto Database For Large-Scale, Cloud Native Applications?
  
  Founded in 2016 by several former Facebook software engineers, Yugabyte is the fast-growing, Sunnyvale, California-based company behind YugabyteDB, the open-source, high-performance distributed SQL database for building internet-scale apps.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 19 May 2022.
• Altice's (ATUS) Optimum to Launch Multi-Gig Fiber Network
  
  Altice's (ATUS) Optimum aims to boost New York Tri-State area's residential Internet speed with multi-gig fiber network connectivity.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 19 May 2022.
• Apple spits at Facebook, Google and, oh, the whole internet really
  
  A new Apple ad attempts to show how Apple, and only Apple, really cares about you and the private things you get up to.
  ZDNet.  Thursday, 19 May 2022.
• Tencent Profit Plunges 51% Amid China Covid Surge, Revenue Flat
  
  Shares in the China Internet heavyweight have lost more than half of their value since early 2021
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 18 May 2022.
• What is PlayStation Now and how much does it cost? PS Now explained
  
  PlayStation Now is Sony's cloud gaming subscription service that offers hundreds of PS4 and PS3 games to play over the internet on your PlayStation 5,
  Pocket Lint.  Wednesday, 18 May 2022.
• In the 25 Years Since Its Launch, AOL Instant Messenger Has Never Been 'Away'
  
  While some aspects of AIM seem like relics of a different version of the internet, others remain deeply embedded in the social media landscape
  Smithsonian.  Monday, 16 May 2022.
• Should You Invest in the First Trust Dow Jones Internet ETF (FDN)?
  
  Sector ETF report for FDN
  Zacks.  Monday, 16 May 2022.
• A new generation of white supremacist killer: shedding blood with internet winks, memes and livestreams
  
  The young white man who killed 10 people in Buffalo represents a new generation of white supremacists: isolated and online, radicalized on internet memes and misinformation, inspired by livestreams to find fame through bloodshed.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 16 May 2022.
• The 5 best mesh Wi-Fi systems of 2022: Top routers
  
  What is the best mesh Wi-Fi system? Our top pick is the Asus AIMesh AX6100 for its tri-band, Wi-Fi 6 capabilities, and impressive wireless internet speeds. ...
  ZDNet.  Friday, 13 May 2022.

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