Microsoft and NVIDIA have expanded their longstanding collaboration with new integrations that leverage the latest NVIDIA generative AI and Omniverse technologies across Microsoft Azure, Azure AI services, Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft 365.
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Telefónica has teamed up with Chainlink Labs to leverage Chainlink Functions, for securely connecting any API on GSMA Open Gateway to Polygon’s PoS blockchain network.
ScotRail customers will have to pay to charge their electrical vehicles at Scottish stations from January 8, 2024.
Apple, Mastercard and Visa are facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that they conspired to suppress competition in the market for point-of-sale payment card services.
bp has signed a deal in which bp pulse, bp’s EV charging business, will acquire ultra-fast charging hardware units from Tesla for $100 million.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has opened a £250m electric vehicle test facility at its engineering centre in Coventry in a move which is creating 350 jobs.
Pod Point has teamed up with She’s Electric, joining them on a series of events where more women have the opportunity to really understand the world of EVs and why they should make the switch to electric cars.
The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is asking for market feedback on the impact that the merger of U.K. telecommunication businesses of Vodafone and CK Hutchison's Three UK could have on competition in the country.
Apple urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates.
BMW's Digital Key Plus is now available for Android smartphones. Customers with compatible devices from Samsung or Google.
German company Abelius Capital AG is launching its Surf2earn internet web browser extension, SURF Reward, an extension that will enable users to view selected advertisements in exchange for SURF tokens.
MRHB, the world’s first halal decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, has recently bagged two awards from Singapore-based World Business Outlook
unBlock has relied on Telefónica Tech‘s Blockchain technology to create the first web3 SuperApp in the tourism sector, which will be presented on 19 January in Madrid during the International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR).
JD Sports has entered the metaverse, launching its ‘King of the Game’ Crayta universe, built by Meta Creative Shop.
Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA), operator of the PlayMining NFT gaming platform, has raised a US$10 million investment from LA-based LDA Capital, a global alternative investment group.
Apple's ground-breaking safety service Emergency SOS via satellite is now available to customers in France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK
Puma has launched a new app in the UK with a virtual try-on feature that allows shoppers to see products in 3D animations.
Decentralized exchange Uniswap has launched an NFT Marketplace Aggregator, where users can now trade NFTs, on its native protocol.
BNB Chain, one of the largest blockchains by daily active users, will allow sales of its NFTs on OpenSea by the end of the year
Blockchain technology company Bitflex has launched its cryptocurrency exchange, following an extremely successful beta period, which saw its user base grow by over 1,000%.
Adidas has launched the company's first NFT collection of wearables, a new product category adidas calls “Virtual Gear”, the launch is part of a drive towards strengthening its “community-based, member first, open metaverse strategy”.
Apple's ground-breaking safety service Emergency SOS via satellite is now available to customers in the US and Canada. Available on all iPhone 14 models, the innovative technology enables users to message with emergency services while outside of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.
NFT marketplace AtomicHub has partnered with Meta Carbon to pioneer sustainability in the Web3 space by introducing NFTs that contribute to curbing carbon emissions.
As part of its commitment to democratize access to the next generation of Web 3.0 Financial Services, ZoidPay has launched ZETA, the first on-demand Metaverse.
Elon Musk, has completed his acquisition of Twitter, with the social media group confirming the deal in a brief filing on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday morning, disclosing the deal had closed the day before.
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ITV Studios has granted exclusive rights in the metaverse for the The Voice talent show to the Virtual Brand Group (VBG).
The Sandbox has teamed up with French art-house film company MK2 to bring cinema into the Metaverse, with new film-oriented experiences set on MK2’s LAND in The Sandbox, named “mk2 Park”.
Web3 marketplace for ticketing, music and memberships, YellowHeart, will bring Web3 ticketing to the metaverse to help artists and fans avoid issues with traditional ticketing, including steep prices, fraud, and zero resale profit for artists.
PepsiCo subsidiary Cheetos has launched “Chesterville” in the metaverse. The snack brand has partnered with Gary Vaynerchuk’s Web3 agency Vayner3 to develop the Halloween-themed experience.
Cherry Bullet will join the Gemie platform to connect with their fan community, Lullet, in the metaverse. The K-pop group will leverage Gemie’s team and platform to build a closer connection with fans through interactive metaverse experiences and digital assets.
Multiverse Labs has teamed up with the Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) to launch Sharjahverse, a new generation of metaverse tourism for the Emirate of Sharjah.
LaLiga and Dapper Labs have unveiled the name of their officially-licensed digital collectible platform – LaLiga Golazos - and the launch date of its closed beta and first drop, October 27.
Lavazza has entered the metaverse by launching a football video game designed to raise awareness among younger generations about one of the most urgent environmental issues, deforestation.
CoinSmart Financial Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with Coinsquare Ltd., pursuant to which CoinSmart has agreed to sell to Coinsquare all of the issued and outstanding shares of its wholly-owned operating subsidiary Simply Digital Technologies Inc.
STYLE Protocol has launched their whitepaper which outlines their vision, values, who they are, their token launch, the different participants of their ecosystem and how they will solve the existing challenges and problems with the NFT industry.
Google has failed to overturn a fine of more than €4bn (£3.5bn), imposed by the EU, for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals.
Apple today unveiled iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, the most advanced Pro line-up ever, featuring the Dynamic Island — a new design that introduces an intuitive way to experience iPhone — and the Always-On display.
Global esports organization Gen.G and Crocs have launched Crocs x ZEPETO, a new collaboration with the pioneering metaverse app, where users can create hyper-personalized 3D avatars.
1Verse says it is the first company to deliver meta-world and real world shopping seamlessly and at scale through an immersive metaverse experience.
According to a new report from Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier), a third (32%) of business leaders admit that over 50% of their decision-making process is based on emotional response or ‘gut feel’ when choosing a network provider.
LG is launching an NFT marketplace called LG Art Lab that plugs into the Hedera Network, which LG supports. Television owners with sets updated to LG’s most recent software will be able to buy, sell and showcase their Hedera NFTs from their screens.
The Alien Bees Club NFT collection is all set to launch its 7777 NFTs this month, focusing on sustainability and cross-chain integration; for Cardano, Solana & Ethereum blockchains.
Sports platform Zetly has partnered with Transmira to create a 'turnkey' solution to access the Metaverse.
NFT marketplace Oases announced its mainnet launch on August 24, 2022. Oases is a non-custodial, on-chain NFT marketplace built on Ethereum that supports truly decentralized trading and facilitates the minting and trading of NFTs between creators and investors.
Apple's Self Service Repair will be available from today (August 23) for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks with the M1 family of chips, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store.
Tamadoge, the Play-to-Earn (P2E) metaverse meme coin, has now raised $4.75m in the latest stage of its presale and now begins the fourth tranche.
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is providing an important update to crypto trading platforms that continue to operate in Canada while they take steps to comply with applicable securities legislation.
Europe financial intermediary and FinTech platform YouHodler is adding Apple Pay as a new way to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
HitPiece has launched its Music Artist NFT platform out of beta, and in order to protect creators and other rights holders and demonstrate their commitment to authenticity, has partnered with Audible Magic.
BikeN is a Web3 bike-to-earn lifestyle app with metaverse integration focused on biking and fitness. The project aims to promote a healthy and fit lifestyle for people while providing access to a fun, interactive, and profitable virtual world.
The FishVerse team has launched its revolutionary fishing ecosystem inside the Metaverse. Built on Blockchain technology, FishVerse is a truly decentralized AAA-type mobile fishing game where players can experience closest thing possible to the real fishing.
Wirex crypto and payments ecosystem has expanded the Wirex Credit program to new regions and developed additional features. Their crypto-back credit lines are now available to UK users and WXT added as a token to be used as collateral.
Gold Rush Finance, an NFT Game-Fi project aimed at giving players both gaming and passive income, has launched as a seamless BNB mining platform.
Earlier this year, Globiance Founder and CEO Oliver Marco La Rosa and Anoush Ohadi, Founder of Metaverser, forged a partnership to build a necessary framework to create broader platforms, expand the combined user base, and open a gateway for worldwide adoption of their technologies.
AC Milan and Sorare have signed an exclusive multi-year partnership that sees the player-owned fantasy sports game leveraging NFTs to become the Club's Official NFT Fantasy Football Game Partner
NUGEN Universe is a blockchain-based initiative that is meticulously conceived with the prime objective of providing users with complete financial freedom through an assorted range of custodial and non-custodial services.
Some of the top Web3 platforms and companies are teaming up to launch the Open Metaverse Alliance (OMA3) for Web3 .
Apple has launched Apple Music Sessions, exclusive live releases featuring some of the world’s most prolific artists and emerging artists, all in Spatial Audio.
Nano Labs announced a meta-universe listing ceremony for officially landing on Nasdaq, making them the first company in the world to go public on Nasdaq by ringing the bell in the metaverse.
Luxy has completed the integration of Luxy Marketplace into the Syscoin ecosystem. Luxy is Syscoin’s first official NFT marketplace, making this an important step in offering Syscoin users the best of everything DeFi has to offer.
GameStop has finally launched it's Ethereum NFT marketplace, currently playing host to an array of artwork projects that run on the Ethereum mainnet as well as Loopring, a layer-2 scaling solution.
BabyApe is a huge project with a large ambition that is driven by its community; NFT Gaming & Metaverse, collaboration amongst other projects that will be linked to it.
Maxon has joined the Metaverse Standards Forum as a Founding Member, a newly established governing body that aims to foster alignment on requirements and priorities for metaverse interoperability standards.
The war has interrupted the ticket sales of the Ukraine National Lottery (UNL), and therefore, UNL’s fundamental mission of raising funds for good causes has been affected.
EE has upgraded their 5G network at Wembley to cover the pitch, supporting a busy summer season of music gigs.
By utilising Arbitrage Smart Contracts, Rubot offers a systematic trading strategy. Large financial institutions have, however, predominantly used it.
Upland, a platform for the metaverse mapped to the real world, and Portuguese Football Club FC Porto are to launch European football in Upland.
Nothing, launching its very first smartphone called the Nothing phone (1), will officially launch on July 12 and will be an exclusive to O2 in the UK.
NordVPN has unveiled a new feature called Meshnet, which allows users to connect directly to other devices instead of routing their traffic through a VPN server.
Catheon Gaming is bringing the world’s first “compete-to-earn” PvP football title, Goal Champs, to the blockchain.
The European Union has agreed to mandate USB-C as a common charging standard, and now it looks like at least some U.S. lawmakers want the U.S. to follow suit.
It's only taken them five years but Three UK is finally offering an eSIM for Apple Watch with a new £7/month plan.
Apple is set to face a £768m class action lawsuit in the UK over claims it misled iPhone users into downloading updates that slowed old iPhones down.
Mastercard is expanding its payment network for nonfungible NFT markets and Web3, partnering with a number of leading NFT marketplaces to allow cardholders to directly make NFT purchases without buying crypto first.
EGO.com, an up-and-coming Cardano NFT marketplace, is barely a few weeks old but is already turning the heads of major retail and institutional investors for its promise to facilitate a “Digital Renaissance” in art.
Monopolon is a crypto game that becomes more interesting with the intrusion of the NFT characters. It is played on a virtual pentagon-shaped board surrounded by 5 cities that form the metaverse of Monopolon.
Apple has stepped into the buy now, pay later arena with Apple Pay Later, allowing users to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments over six weeks without being charged interest or late fees.
BinaryX recently announced the launch of its collection of NFTs - Rh!noX - a 10,000-piece NFT collection that allows holders to use the Rh!noX avatar on different GameFi and Defi applications on the BNB Chain.
Sky Pegasus Studios has launched a design and web development company for cryptocurrency projects. Focusing on Branding, NFTS, and Web Development, the company will also start to make Web3 applications for clients.
Lucky Crypto, an online defi gaming platform that accepts crypto deposits, has launched an NFT collection: Lucky Degens, where players have the chance to win a Lucky Degen from the metaverse’s first-ever NFT slot machine.
Gucci has launched a new Gucci Town in Roblox. The “persistent digital space” will serve as an interactive hub with mini-games, a virtual store, and a café.
US chipmaker Broadcom has agreed to acquire cloud software company VMware for $69bn including debt, where Broadcom will acquire all of the outstanding shares of VMware in a cash-and-stock transactio
Tindearn is a Web 3 app that uses blockchain technology to allow users to earn while dating online. SWIPE, MATCH, and EARN are three magic words used within the app.
DRIVEN, a global community of trading enthusiasts led by a team of documented, professional traders, has been booming in several countries, as high accessibility allows people to easily complete trades from their phones anywhere in the world.
India’s Minister of Telecommunications Ashwini Vaishnaw has successfully made the country’s first 5G audio-video call., coming after the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the new 5G testbed at IIT Madras earlier this week.
Mobile authentication platform tru.ID has announced its cybersecurity solution is integrated in the UK with mobile network operators EE, O2, Three and Vodafone.
Tovera, a company focused on using technology to fight content fraud on the Internet, has launched FNFTF.io (Fight NFT Fraud), powered...
LimeWire has struck its first major music label partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG) and will collaborate on making digital music collectibles accessible to a wider audience.
Researchers from the Technical University (TU) of Darmstadt's Secure Mobile Networking Lab examined the low-power mode (LPM) implementation on iPhones and discovered that it could allow attackers to operate malware even on switched-off iPhones.
The Loon Birds NFT is about to drop on May 17th. People who win the White List spots can buy the NFTs at a discounted price of just 0.05 ETH. Buyers will be refunded 0.03 ETH after the purchase.
Ericsson and Orange France have signed a five-year agreement which will make Ericsson Charging the strategic monetization platform for Orange France’s 5G subscribers.
Vibe Inu is a decentralized video streaming application that has been developed to support upcoming music artists and video content creators, enabling them to strive in the music industry and help content creators to monetize their content on web3.
Sensorium has signed a strategic partnership with the Humanity 2.0 Foundation, where the parties will work on the development of the first-ever VR and NFT gallery hosting Vatican’s art, content, and academic initiatives.
Apple has been charged by the European Commission with breaking competition law by limiting rivals’ access to technology that is key to making contactless payments, unfairly benefiting its own Apple Pay service.
Snap has launched Pixy, a pocket-sized flying camera. Pixy was unveiled at Snap's Partner Summit, and is described as a 'free-flying sidekick that's a fit for adventures big and small.'
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2022 second quarter ended March 26, 2022, posting a March quarter revenue record of $97.3 billion, up 9 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.52.
Apple has launched a new global service program for 40mm Apple Watch Series 6 units that are experiencing a fault where the display of the watch turns blank permanently.
A man in the city of Goiânia, Brazil purchased a new iPhone which did not include a charger in its retail box. While he had to know that it didn't come with a charger - as it's clearly marked as such - he decided to buy the iPhone anyway and then take Apple to Court.
FinTech platform YouHodler is launching a new contest that will take place in the Decentraland. The three-day “Treasure Hunt” gives participants the chance to win real $30,000 in the virtual world.
Glimpse is a new social platform where users can upload short videos of their life and sell them on the open marketplace in the form of an NFT.
Vodafone has relaunched its ‘VOXI For Now’ plan, helping those experiencing financial hardship to stay connected. The plan will give unlimited 5G mobile data, minutes and texts for just £10 a month.
The UK government plans to mint its own NFTs. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint, the government-owned body that mints coins for the UK, to create an NFT by this summer.
Ecoverse (EVS) Project has completed a successful KYC with PinkSale, representing a significant step in the project's development.
Apple will reveal its Q2 2022 earnings in a conference call that is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 28, 2022.
Rogers has launched the first commercial 5G standalone (SA) network in Canada, turning on the next-generation service after completing the rollout of Canada’s first national standalone 5G core and the country’s first 5G standalone device certification.
Snoop Dogg has collaborated with Wiz Khalifa to create music NFTs inspired by Bored Ape. The album, titled “Ape Drops 03: An 8th,” comprises eight tracks.
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Apple has unveiled Apple Learning Coach, a new professional learning program for educators who coach teachers to get the most out of Apple technology.
BT has launched a pilot employee cyber security reskilling programme in collaboration with cyber security training organisation, CAPSLOCK.
BMW and T-Mobile have created the first-ever 5G connected cars in the US, debuting the 2022 BMW iX and i4 models which now work with the company's 5G network
Novum Global Ventures, the company behind CryptoHero, has launched its Bots Marketplace, offering experienced crypto traders an avenue to earn additional income by leasing their crypto trading bots to other users
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Verizon Public Sector three Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) task order awards worth $966.5 million.
BT Group is investing in a new state-of-the-art office in the centre of Cardiff which will become a hub for up to 900 employees in the city and wider region.
Three UK has launched a new package of support for Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK. As of today (Thursday 10th March), a free 30-day preloaded Pay as You Go SIM card will be made available.
Apple today unveiled Mac Studio and Studio Display, an entirely new Mac desktop and display, powered by M1 Max and the new M1 Ultra, the world’s most powerful chip for a personal computer.
Apple today unveiled M1 Ultra, featuring UltraFusion — Apple’s innovative packaging architecture that interconnects the die of two M1 Max chips to create a system on a chip (SoC) with unprecedented levels of performance and capabilities.
Google has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mandiant, Inc., a leader in dynamic cyber defense and response, for $23.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.4 billion, inclusive of Mandiant’s net cash.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Microsoft's acquisition of speech recognition company Nuance.
Vodafone has launched ‘Digital Marketing Boost’, a new offer rewarding small office/home office business customers with a £200 social media advertising credit to help them grow online and reach new customers.
The US Senate Judiciary Committee marked up the “Open App Markets Act.” The bill, introduced by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), passed out of the committee with a landslide vote.
Vodafone and RingCentral have today launched ‘Vodafone Business UC with RingCentral’, a cloud communications platform offering organisations more choice, flexibility, and simplicity when it comes to workforce collaboration and remote working.
