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Metaverse, a term coined by Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel “Snow Crash,” envisions a world where humans and their avatars interact with each other and software in a virtual 3D space. It’s no longer science fiction. […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Facebook’s moderators can’t please everyone” on Spreaker. Listen to Larry Magid’s ConnectSafely Report for CBS News on Facebook moderation One of my […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “New law makes it easier to cancel online subscriptions” Listen to Larry Magid and Assemblyman Marc Berman discuss new law (1-minute) Even […]

Apple recently announced its newest crop of iPads and, as usual, they look great with excellent screens, a minimum of 64 gigabytes of storage with the option for a lot more and, of course, the […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Instagram and teen mental health” on Spreaker. Larry Magid talks with experts on this 1-minute CBS News ConnectSafely Report A recent Wall […]

Facebook and Ray-Ban are now collaborating on smart glasses, called “Ray-Ban Stories.” It’s not the first product of its kind but, it’s particularly noteworthy because of its progeny. Facebook as you know, is — by […]

When you think about TikTok, it’s easy to conjure up images of young teens lip-synching and horsing around in short videos they share with their peers. And while teens do make up about a quarter […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Until a few weeks ago, there was no air conditioning in my Palo Alto house. That’s because during the time we’ve lived here, the […]