MeDigit news bulletin: 18th June 2022

What a week it was!!!

A nostalgia hits as Internet Explorer bids adieu

Microsoft formally shuts down Internet explorer on 15th June 2022 after 27 years of service. The latest version of Internet Explorer has been unsupported from the browser & users are encouraged to move to Microsoft edge.

https://bit.ly/3zMef3S

Airtel Launches multiplex in Metaverse

Airtel’s Xstream multiplex will be a 20-screen platform with access to content portfolios from leading OTT partners available on the application. The multiplex will enable sampling of top original shows and movies with content pieces such as the first episode of an OTT original or the initial minutes of a movie in regional languages, besides English and Hindi. Viewers can get complete access upon subscription to a plan.

https://bit.ly/3Ot2fZv

Nano Influencers are not so nano

According to experts, nano influencers have a higher engagement rate, offering 30% higher chances of consumers purchasing a product that is recommended by them

https://bit.ly/3O6U9FS

New Strategic Overview Points to Major Changes Coming to Your Facebook Feed

As explained by Meta “The Home experience will balance both connected content and unconnected content. We’re working to clean up top-of-feed and make it just as easy to see Stories from friends as it is to discover new content in Reels.”

https://bit.ly/3xFcCTf

After Google chatbot, Alexa can get sentiments, too: MIT Professor

Going against common wisdom that insists computers are a long way from having feelings, Max Tegmark, an MIT professor of physics with a focus on machine learning, does not write off Lemoine as a crackpot.

https://bit.ly/3O20Mct