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Is this a comfort or the creepiest idea you’ve ever heard? AI can take your dead loved one’s social media posts… and turn them into a HOLOGRAM you can chat to in the kitchen

Side by side, four young cousins chat with their grandmother via a video link. ‘What’s your favourite sport?’ one of them asks Marina Smith as she reclines in a comfy armchair in her Nottinghamshire home. ‘It used to be tennis and hockey and I am also very interested in horse-jumping,’ the 87-year-old replies, before adding:

Meet the ‘grandfluencers’: How a wave of seniors in their 80s are enjoying a second lease on life as social media stars making thousands of dollars per POST

The social media influencer stereotype is a scantily clad 20-something giving fitness tips, hunky wellness gurus or yummy mommy yoga instructors. But a new wave of stars are hitting Instagram, TikTok and YouTube and sharing their wisdom — senior citizens, some of them in their 80s. Known as ‘grandfluencers’, they have gained millions of followers by sharing

social media: Trailblazer Elon Musk pushes a profane new frontier

Elon Musk is keen to achieve what no business leader has done before, from mass-producing electric cars to developing reusable space rockets. Now he is blazing another trail most chief executives have avoided: the profane insult. The Tesla CEO told advertisers who have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to “Go f**k

walmart: Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X

Walmart said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site. “We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found other platforms to better reach our customers,” a Walmart spokesperson said. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill Courses Offering

Social media CEOs to testify in US Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Social media chief executive officers (CEOs), including Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Instagram, and TikTok’s Shou Zi Chew, will face a grilling in the US Senate early next year over online child sexual exploitation. Though they initially declined to attend, X’s Linda Yaccarino and the bosses of Snap and Discord will also be

Rise in hate speech on social media platforms, new EU report finds

The study focused specifically on online hate in social media posts and discovered that women, people of African descent, Jewish and Roma people were most targeted. ADVERTISEMENT The European Union’s Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on Wednesday declared there has been a rise in hate speech on the internet in recent weeks following a newly-

Fans Voted For Their Most Hated TV Character, And Social Media Has A Lot Of Questions

A ranking of most-loathed TV characters is inspiring social media reactions that range from wickedly funny to savagely honest to brutally confused. Over the weekend, a top 10 list of the “most hated TV characters, according to over 20,000 votes” went viral on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The list stems from the

Tech mogul Bryan Johnson’s creepy ‘baby face’ photo leaves social media users unimpressed

Millionaire tech mogul Bryan Johnson showed off his continued journey to battle aging with a new ‘baby face’ photo posted on his social media on Monday. Johnson, who has become famous for his $2 million-a-year aging regimen, claims he has overcome the hurdle of living in a 46-year-old body, instead working to ensure it functions

MMA star Conor McGregor’s social media post spark controversy amid unrest in Ireland

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor voiced his displeasure with Irish law enforcement’s and others in leadership positions handling of the recent stabbing incident in Dublin. McGregor appeared to argue that his home country is in danger due to the crime and his belief that officials have not properly worked to remedy it. McGregor was born

Brazil forward Rodrygo denounces racist abuse on social media after match against Argentina

MADRID (AP) — Brazil forward Rodrygo has been the target of racist abuse on social media following the World Cup qualifying game against Argentina. “The racists are always out there,” Rodrygo, who is Black, said in a message posted Thursday. “My social networks have been invaded with insults and all kinds of absurdity. It’s all

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