Growing Up, Getting Serious

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Argues the browser is fading into many forms and gives concrete signals: Facebook as browser with large share (≈half iOS, ~1/3 Android) and Instant Articles; PWAs wrapped into APKs and Electron apps; WebAssembly to run C/C++ in the web; WeChat mini programs, Web Bluetooth, WebVR and camera-as-input, plus QR/near discovery. Cites WhatsApp ≈1.2B users, voice devices rising towards millions, and the hacked OneTouch insulin pump as a security warning—decide if those platform shifts and hard numbers matter tonight.

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" chapters (18)

1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:57The Future
3. 1:31What is a Browser
4. 4:30Web Technology
5. 6:15Facebook
6. 6:51Instant Articles
7. 8:17The Verge
8. 9:18Notifications
9. 11:09Messaging
10. 15:14Web Bluetooth
11. 17:37QR Codes
12. 18:36Camera Input
13. 19:48Augmented Reality
14. 21:01Web VR
15. 23:00Web Beyond the Browser
16. 24:20Worlds Biggest Software Platform
17. 24:43Hitch Tipping Point
18. 25:59The Stakes

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