13 brick kiln workers killed as truck overturns in Bangladesh

13 brick kiln workers killed as truck overturns in Bangladesh

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Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger

Facebook’s chief executive has asserted control over its sprawling divisions and mandated the social network’s messaging services be knitted together.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2FNIOLo

YouTube Moves to Make Conspiracy Videos Harder to Find

The online service has long been criticized for promoting videos that are full of misinformation but don’t necessarily conflict with its rules.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2UeKcKc

Extending the Stage With Technology

A brief sampling of productions that use augmented reality, smartphone mapping and motion capture, blurring the line between the live and the virtual.

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Bits: The Week in Tech: Silicon Valley Hobnobs in Davos

Controversy over a video uploaded to Twitter over the weekend revealed old fault lines, and why social media is so good at exposing them.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2RSRaYD

Among princes & couturiers

A new book on 40 of the country’s spectacular hotels has its share of restored palaces, but it is the intimate homes that make you long for a sleepover

from The Hindu - Luxury http://bit.ly/2Rb8oLP

Work Friend: When Your Meat Suit Is Angry With Some Other, Louder Meat Suit

Life is just enacting feelings until we expire. And nothing else matters.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2UelRUQ