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Month: October 2022

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Google releases first smartwatch and new Fitbit models

October 27, 2022

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Fitbit, which is now owned by Google, recently released its long awaited successor to its popular Sense and Versa 3 fitness watches, just as […]

Article

The Metaverse is getting real, but it has a ways to go

October 13, 2022

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Late last year, the company formerly known as Facebook changed its name to Meta. It was a signal that the world’s largest social media […]

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How Elon Musk might impact Twitter and democracy

October 6, 2022

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Elon Musk’s on again/off again attempts to purchase Twitter appear to be back on track. On Tuesday, the world’s wealthiest person, reversed himself and […]

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