The Radice Files — Episode 107:”Schmetaverse”
The Metaverse is a thing. Everything is connected. It’s not just gaming, or mixed reality. Is it more than the Omniverse, but less than Spiritual Enlightenment? One thing is for sure, I have to read “Snow Crash” now.
Mark Zuckerberg is betting Facebook’s future on the metaverse — The Verge
The Facebook CEO talks to Casey Newton about why he is putting his company’s resources toward the “metaverse,” a future that imagines an internet that combines physical, augmented, and virtual realities.
The YouTubers who blew the whistle on an anti-vax plot — BBC News
A mysterious marketing agency secretly offered to pay social media stars to spread disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines
Netflix is releasing 56 original movies and shows in August — here’s the full list
Netflix original releases in August 2021 are now official, and there’s so much to look forward to. We’ll show you the full list here.
Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Falls to 30-Year Viewership Low
17 million people watched Friday’s kickoff, down 35.8% from the Rio Games in 2016, based on preliminary numbers
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Wraps Filming
That’s a wrap on the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. While there are still some pickup shots in the cast and crew’s future, star Anson Mount took to Twitter to announce that the main unit production on the Star Trek: Discovery spinoff’s first 10 episodes is complete. ‘And that’s a […]
Hubble spots a galaxy warped and magnified by intense gravity
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a galaxy, its light magnified and warped by the strong gravity of an intervening galaxy cluster.
The FAA Just Changed Its Rules. Now Neither Bezos Nor Branson Are Astronauts.
Well, the honorary wings carry no legal significance and no privileges anyway, and both the billionaires’ companies can bequeath their own honorary wings also.
Jackie Mason, Borscht Belt Stand-Up Comedian, Dies at 93
Comic known for his Yiddish and irreverent humor was a Tony and Emmy winner
And finally…
U2 with Mick Jagger & Fergie: Gimme Shelter — Live from Madison Square Garden (2009)
