[nonostantement #42] - social meda and rage / robot arms to feed your friends with / airlines splitting up families

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• Social Media Runs on Rage
  "Social platforms did not realize that 'connecting the world' could lead to very bad places, and they’ve been paid to ignore the problem"

• Feed Your Friends With Autonomous Chest-Mounted Robot Arms​
  "Enjoy your food in a new, weird way with a robotic third arm with face control"

• Airlines face crack down on use of ‘exploitative’ algorithm that splits up families on flights​
  "In a survey of 4,296 people who had flown as part of a group, the CAA found that travellers were most likely to be split from their party when flying with Ryanair – 35 per cent of those surveyed were separated having opted not to pay more for allocated seating."

• (In Italian) - La nuova strategia di BuzzFeed per fare soldi​
  "Vista la crisi dei ricavi pubblicitari online, sta sperimentando un nuovo approccio: progettare prodotti per conto delle aziende

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