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Meta to start testing money-making tools for its metaverse
CALIFORNIA — Facebook owner Meta Platforms is beginning to test tools for selling digital assets and experiences within its virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds, a key part of its plan for creating a metaverse, it said. The tools will be available initially to a handpicked set of users who are creating virtual classes, games and fashion accessories within the company's immersive platform, which is accessible via VR headsets, Meta said in a statement, Reuters reports. Using one tool, those select users will be able to sell their accessories or offer paid access to specialized digital spaces they have built, the company said. The social media giant is also testing out a "creator bonus" program for a small set of Horizon Worlds users in the United States,...
April 12, 2022

Meta to start testing money-making tools for its metaverse

Apple starts manufacturing iPhone 13 in India
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has started making the iPhone 13 in India, the company said on Monday, as the U.S tech giant tries to reduce reliance on its Chinese supply chain.The phone is being produced at a local plant of Apple's Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn (2354.TW), situated in the town of Sriperumbudur in Southern Tamil Nadu state, according to a source.Apple has been shifting some areas of iPhone production from China to other markets including India, the world's second biggest smartphone market, and is also planning to assemble iPad tablets there, Reuters reported.India and countries such as Mexico and Vietnam are becoming increasingly important to contract manufacturers supplying American brands as they try to diversify production away from China.The...
April 11, 2022

Apple starts manufacturing iPhone 13 in India

A woman paying for her meal in a café using a contactless payment chip implanted in her hand.
Microchip implants let you pay with your hand
AMSTERDAM — Patrick Paumen causes a stir whenever he pays for something in a shop or restaurant.This is because the 37-year-old doesn't need to use a bank card or his mobile phone to pay. Instead, he simply places his left hand near the contactless card reader, and the payment goes through."The reactions I get from cashiers are priceless!" says Paumen, a security guard from the Netherlands.He is able to pay using his hand because back in 2019 he had a contactless payment microchip injected under his skin."The procedure hurts as much as when someone pinches your skin," says Paumen.A microchip was first implanted into a human back in 1998, but it is only during the past decade that the technology has been available commercially.And when it comes to implantable...
April 11, 2022

Microchip implants let you pay with your hand

This magnified skin cell is from a 53-year old woman but it looks and behaves like one that is 30 years younger.
Rejuvenation of woman's skin could tackle diseases of aging
LONDON — Researchers have rejuvenated a 53-year-old woman's skin cells so they are the equivalent of a 23-year-old's.The scientists in Cambridge believe that they can do the same thing with other tissues in the body.The eventual aim is to develop treatments for age-related diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and neurological disorders.The technology is built on the techniques used to create Dolly the cloned sheep more than 25 years ago.The head of the team, Prof Wolf Reik, of the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, told BBC News that he hoped that the technique could eventually be used to keep people healthier for longer as they grow older."We have been dreaming about this kind of thing. Many common diseases get worse with age and to think about helping people in this way...
April 08, 2022

Rejuvenation of woman's skin could tackle diseases of aging

Twitter confirms working on edit button
JEDDAH — Twitter has confirmed that it is working on an edit button that would allow users to change tweets after they have been posted.It comes after new board member, Tesla boss Elon Musk, asked his followers in a Twitter poll whether they wanted the feature.Many users have long called for an edit button but there are concerns about how to execute it.Twitter said it would start testing the idea in the coming months.The social media firm's communications team tweeted: "Now that everyone is asking... yes, we've been working on an edit feature since last year!"No, we didn't get the idea from a poll," it added."We're kicking off testing within @TwitterBlue Labs in the coming months to learn what works, what doesn't, and what's...
April 06, 2022

Twitter confirms working on edit button

Spinal implant allows Michel Roccati to walk.
Paralyzed man with severed spine walks thanks to implant
GENEVA — A paralyzed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers.It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to their spinal cord has been able to walk freely.The same technology has improved the health of another paralyzed patient to the extent that he has been able to become a father.The research has been published in the journal Nature Medicine.Michel Roccati has paralyzed after a motorbike accident five years ago. His spinal cord was completely severed - and he has no feeling at all in his legs.But he can now walk - because of an electrical implant that has been surgically attached to his spine.Someone this injured has never been able to walk like this before.The researchers stress that it...
February 08, 2022

Paralyzed man with severed spine walks thanks to implant

People are spending a third of their waking time on mobile apps, research suggests.
People devote third of waking time to mobile apps
LONDON — People are spending an average of 4.8 hours a day on their mobile phones, according to app monitoring firm App Annie.In 2020, UK regulator Ofcom found similar amounts of time spent, although its research included watching TV.App Annie's report indicates that apps were downloaded 230 billion times in 2021, while $170bn (£125bn) was spent.TikTok was the most downloaded app worldwide, with users spending 90% more time there compared to 2020."The big screen is slowly dying as mobile continues to break records in virtually every category - time spent, downloads and revenue," said chief executive of App Annie, Theodore Krantz.The monitoring firm predicted that, by the second half of this year, TikTok would surpass 1.5 billion monthly active users.The average time spent...
January 12, 2022

People devote third of waking time to mobile apps

Estonian company Nortal to join Digital Cooperation Organization
RIYADH — The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) on Wednesday announced the expansion of its membership to include Nortal, a digital transformation company, to work collaboratively on digital inclusion and the empowerment of youth, entrepreneurs, and women in the digital economy.The DCO is a global multilateral organization established to enable digital prosperity for all, with a focus on digital economy initiatives supporting youth, entrepreneurs, and women.The DCO has member countries with a combined population of half a billion people, with Nortal joining as an official observer. Nortal is a global technology company with a footprint in 18 countries across Europe, the Middle East and America.Nortal's membership in the DCO builds on the company's position as a global digital...
January 05, 2022

Estonian company Nortal to join Digital Cooperation Organization

Apple becomes first company to hit $3 trillion market value
CALIFORNIA — Apple Inc on Monday became the first company to hit a $3 trillion stock market value, before ending the day a hair below that milestone, as investors bet the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores new markets such as automated cars and virtual reality.On the first day of trading in 2022, the Silicon Valley company's shares hit an intraday record high of $182.88, putting Apple's market value just above $3 trillion. The stock ended the session up 2.5% at $182.01, with Apple's market capitalization at $2.99 trillion.The world's most valuable company reached the milestone as investors bet that consumers will continue to shell out top dollar for iPhones, MacBooks and services such as Apple TV and Apple Music."It's a...
January 04, 2022

Apple becomes first company to hit $3 trillion market value

 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Microsoft joins Google, Amazon in canceling in-person presence at CES
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Friday it will not participate in person at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 in Las Vegas, joining a list of companies opting not to have a physical presence at next month's event on concerns over the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.The U.S. software giant added that it will continue to participate at CES remotely, according to an emailed statement. The Verge was the first to report on Friday that Microsoft will not participate physically AT CES, Reuters reported.Several other companies including U.S. automaker General Motors Co (GM.N), Alphabet Inc.'s (GOOGL.O) Google and its self-driving auto-technology company Waymo, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O), Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), Lenovo Group (0992.HK), AT&T Inc...
December 25, 2021

Microsoft joins Google, Amazon in canceling in-person presence at CES

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