The Digital World
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Chocolate jars, endless aisles: Buying groceries has become easier – but less fun
Digital convenience and immediacy have saved time but each occasion is a reminder of the analogue past.
Rohan Banerjee
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Apple and Google have developed a Covid-19 contact tracing system. How does it work?
Its reach is far wider than a single app, but no plan is without its drawbacks.
Johannes Becker, The Conversation & David Starobinski, The Conversation
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Facebook and Jio’s resources together could create a digital services behemoth
The first tie-up between the two companies is JioMart, an e-commerce venture that allows users to order groceries via WhatsApp.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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In the age of social media and fast information, have we lost the skill of deep reading?
Parents and teachers must help children develop a bi-literate reading brain, conversant with both digital and analogue texts.
Judith Seaboyer, The Conversation
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Why the new inclusive emoji aren’t necessarily more representative
How representative is an emoji of an American Sign Language user of the whole deaf and hard of hearing community?
Selina Jeanne Sutton, The Conversation
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Slack: Should workplaces be worried about the popular messaging service’s IPO plans?
Shareholder pressure and influence brings with it the quest for short-term returns at the expense of longer-term creativity and innovation.
Paul Levy, The Conversation
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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How do you define personal space in the digital era? These photos offer a clue
Data is changing the shape of our personal 'bubble' – it’s now a global network.
Silvio Carta, The Conversation
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How algorithms are radically changing public discourse, shaping public opinion
They determine the individual relevance of content on social networks and select the items to be displayed for each user.
Konrad Lischka, The Conversation & Christian Stöcker, The Conversation
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Windows 10 one year on: It’s evolving but privacy still a concern
A year after its launch, Windows 10 continues to improve upon its predecessor.
Vidyasagar Potdar, The Conversation
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Broadband is the key infrastructure for the 21st century
Broadband is coming to be seen as crucial infrastructure for the 21st century, as were roads and electricity for the 20th. But what does a genuinely 21st century broadband network look like?
Catherine Middleton, The Conversation
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Why do rich people have fewer international friends on Facebook?
Facebook data shows a correlation between people’s social and financial status, and the levels of internationalism in their friendship networks.
University of Cambridge