Month: March 2023

Clinique, Living Proof Expand Beautyverse With New Virtual Reality E-Commerce Experiences

“The Clinique Lab is the next generation of digital innovation,” says The Estee Lauder Companies brand of its three-dimensional online dreamscape where users’ customized avatars can learn about the brand, its products and ingredients, unlock exclusive offers, and browse a virtual shop. Unilever’s Living Proof announced the launch of a similar concept this month as beauty’s presence in the metaverse grows.

Google reshuffles virtual assistant unit with focus on Bard A.I. technology

Google is reorganizing its Assistant team to include more focus on Bard as the company shifts more resources to artificial intelligence.

Microsoft’s Bing chatbot is getting ads

Yep. Ads.

A Manhunt in India Left 27 Million People Without Mobile Internet

Authorities ordered Twitter accounts blocked and the internet shut down as they hunt for Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh Sandhu.

AT&T offering discounts in push to get every Louisiana home, business online

At a rainy press conference Wednesday in Baker, AT&T celebrated a major milestone: more than 500,000 locations in Louisiana now have access to the company's high-speed internet.

Fiber-optics plant developing cable that could stretch high-speed internet across the country

CommScope is producing the lightweight cable at a plant in Hickory.

Editorial: Help protect the internet’s ‘kid influencers’

Illinois lawmakers are looking for the best ways to save the internet’s “kid influencers” from being ripped off — by their own parents.

Fortnite now shows how many people are playing Battle Royale — and every other island

People love Battle Royale.

Verizon cellular customers in Whatcom County report challenges making calls, accessing internet

Calls to 911 should not be impacted.

iPhone users on Google Fi can finally use 5G

A major downside to the service is gone now.