Earlier this month Ubisoft announced a new brand deal with haptic clothing creator OWO, which produces a thin and light shirt featuring electrode-based haptics. Strangely enough, the partnership isn’t targeted…
Meta and Italian luxury brand Valentino have partnered to launch a new line of digital clothing on the company’s Avatar Store. When the Meta Avatars Store launched in late 2022,…
Six years ago I moved from the US to the EU to break from American culture and try something new. But in this short time, I’ve seen Amsterdam, my adopted…
After decades of admirable, if slow, progress toward gender balance in its boardrooms, Norway has taken a giant leap. Last month, the pioneering Nordic state mandated that 40% of seats…
The startup investment climate has been somewhat grim of late. And despite ever-mounting evidence of approaching catastrophe, financing of climate tech has also suffered, with venture funding down 40% in…
The first-ever biometric corridor for train travel opened today at Eurostar’s London terminal. The system, developed by British tech firm iProov, replaces border checks with a facial verification checkpoint that…
Experts have been warning that, as exciting as AI and the metaverse are, these emerging technologies may have negative effects if used improperly. However, it seems like the promise of…
Space Salvage is an upcoming single-player VR space flight game that’s all about collecting trash and fighting enemy factions. In space! Developed by UK indie studio Fruity Systems, Space Salvage tosses you…
Datatilsynet, Norway’s Data Protection Authority, will temporarily ban behavioural advertising on Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram due to privacy violations. The ban will apply from August 4 and last for…
This article was originally published on .cult by Luis Minvielle. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share heaps…
The European Space Agency (ESA) has been exploring an innovative solution to help us meet our climate targets: transmitting solar power from space to Earth — also known as space-based…
In the second half of the year, early-stage European SaaS companies will see a significant funding increase across Series A and seed rounds. That’s according to the aVC index, a…