Tech moguls seek a new playground

Charlie Warzel, Atlantic

Mark Zuckerberg is building a metaverse. Jack Dorsey has quit Twitter and is focusing on blockchain and crypto. that of the atlantic Charlie Warzel argues that two of the biggest figures in online culture focusing their ambitions on “the escape pod” is a sure sign that this “internet iteration” is coming to an end.

“Magical Dirt”: How the Internet Fueled and Defeated the Pandemic’s Strangest MLM

Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News

A $ 110 bag of dirt was marketed by Black Oxygen Organics as a way to improve brain function, heart health, and rid the body of toxins. It took off as an internet-based, multilevel marketing program before people started debunking wellness benefit claims. Samples were found to exceed daily limits for lead and arsenic if multiple doses were taken.

Here’s why the movie’s dialogue just got harder to understand (and three ways to fix it)

Ben Pearson, Slash movie

Have you used subtitles to help you follow dialogue in a movie because you can’t hear it clearly? You are not alone, and just because you have hearing loss doesn’t mean. There are a number of reasons for speaking low, and luckily there are a few ways to give you relief as well.