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15 hours ago | forbes.com | Charlie Fink

The talking baby meme below took the social media world by storm after Canadian comedian Jonathan Lajoie posted it on Instragram Monday. There is a serious side to this hilarious meme, writes technology consultant and influencer Shelly Palmer. “We’re just months away from living in a world where any given image (especially in media, marketing, ecommerce, and presentations) has a high likelihood of being AI-generated.” He writes.

17 hours ago | forbes.com | Charlie Fink

When the hype around Web3 and the metaverse cooled, many wrote off the entire category as another overfunded Silicon Valley fantasy. But in Algeria—far from the conference stages of San Francisco or Dubai—a very different story is playing out. There, a government-backed initiative is making a calculated bet on blockchain, immersive media, and creator-driven platforms.

17 hours ago | forbes.com | Molly Bohannon

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had an unsecured internet connection installed in his Pentagon office, the Associated Press reported Thursday—marking the latest security concern levied against him since it was first reported he used Signal to share sensitive information about strikes against the Houthis in Yemen last month in a chat that inadvertently included a journalist.

18 hours ago | forbes.com | Carol Schram

Less than 16 months after dropping the puck for its first game on January 1, 2024, PWHL expansion has begun. On Wednesday, in front of a picture-perfect backdrop on the roofdeck of a downtown skyscraper, members of the U11 Vancouver Angels girls hockey team were given the honor of officially announcing that Vancouver will be home to the league’s seventh team, starting play in the fall of 2025. Wednesday’s announcement may not be the only one from the league this spring, either.

20 hours ago | forbes.com | Steve Baltin

(Both Crystal Gayle and Alana Springsteen will appear at Stagecoach festival in Indio, California this weekend. I brought the two generations of country superstars together for what was supposed to be a moderated conversation. However, with Springsteen taking on the role of interviewer with the skill of one born to do it I just sat and listened enjoyably to the absolutely fascinating back and forth between the two artists.