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How Gen Z uses the internet to self diagnose and get help

Mashable Tech

Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) uses the internet to self-diagnose their own mental health conditions, but not in the ways one might reflexively (or judgmentally) assume. Eight percent intended to see a mental health professional after having made a diagnosis for themselves, based on internet research.

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The internet is mourning Forever 21

Mashable Tech

People online are devastated. It's the end of an era, and Forever 21 — and the internet — are blaming other fast-fashion retailers like Shein and Temu. According to CNBC, the fast-fashion company filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in six years and plans to close all its U.S.

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Why Nonprofits Should Pay Attention to Web3 and the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Web3 is a new version of the internet that uses blockchain (IE a secure but transparent record keeping system) to decentralize the management of the internet, thus reducing the control of prominent companies such as Google or Meta. Web3 draws its name as the third iteration of the internet. What is Web3?

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Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022

The Verge

Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years. The aging web browser has largely been unused by most consumers for years, but Microsoft is putting the final nail in the Internet Explorer coffin on June 15th, 2022, by retiring it in favor of Microsoft Edge. “We Photo: Fairfax Media via Getty Images.

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Want to be an AI action figure? Just give ChatGPT a full-body pic.

Mashable Tech

The latest internet trend has everyone turning themselves — or their favorite characters — into AI-generated action figures. The trend is so widespread that even ESPN, a site hardly known for covering internet fads, recently highlighted soccer stars like Lionel Messi getting the action figure treatment.

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Scam work centers along Thai border still have up to 100,000 people, despite multinational crackdown

Fast Company Tech

Despite a weeks-long multinational crackdown , scam centres along the Thai- Myanmar border are still operating with up to 100,000 people working there, the top police general leading Thailand’s operations against the fraud compounds told Reuters. Jason Tower, an analyst with the U.S.

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Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge for Centuries. Generative AI Is Set to Transform It Yet Again.

Singularity Hub

Generative artificial intelligence is a revolutionary new technology able to collect and summarize knowledge from across the internet at the click of a button. This impact was largely due to its ability to spread knowledge to millions of people. As internet users increased, the need for content regulation and moderation also grew.

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