Gucci has bought land on The Sandbox, a digital world platform. The move will allow the fashion brand to create virtual fashion experiences for consumers. The brand is continuing to move into the metaverse, hiring a manager for its Discord server. Gucci was the first luxury brand to introduce an NFT auction via Christie's.
The 2021 Porsche Taycan is among the fastest-charging electric cars you can buy, but it may need to plug in for 30 or 40 minutes to top up a battery. The company showed that electric-car road trips are perfectly doable, and they may not require as much fuss and sacrifice as you think.
Two social media giants have seen usage spike significantly, bringing your brand a large audience and vast engagement opportunities. The biggest misconception is that TikTok's audience is not right for your brand, especially in the business-to-business (B2B) marketing world due to users being too young.
Nintendo is bringing back some of its classic games in a new game called Nintendo Switch Sports, adding soccer, badminton, and volleyball to the game. The game will use the Switch's detachable Joy-Con controllers to track your movement for playing the game, similar to how the Wii remote's motion-tracking technology was used to follow your tennis swing.
Uber reported its fourth-quarter financial performance, seeing $25.9 billion in gross platform spend, up 51% compared to its year-ago result, and revenues of $5.78 billion, up 83% comparedto Q4 2020. The company also reported GAAP net income of $0.44 per share, though that number did include non-operating items relating to investments.
SpaceX lost up to 40 Starlink satellites due to a geomagnetic storm that affected 80% of the satellites. The company sent 49 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit last week via a Falcon 9 rocket, but the satellites were unable to reach their destinations.
As Spoon readers know, food robots are everywhere nowadays, we're launching a weekly roundup of the top stories at the intersection of food and automation, including robot waiters and bartenders to prepare and deliver food in the main media center, but perhaps the most futuristic is the tracks running along the ceiling, where orders are lifted straight from the automated kitchen and lowered to tables.
The most recent release of the Software Development Kit includes an option for 'body tracking support' while most VR headsets are only capable of tracking head and hand movements. This could soon change for the Oculus Quest 2 and future Oculus hardware as the ability to track a user's hands was added in 2019 via a software update.
The European Commission announced a new European Chips Act on Tuesday. It will enable 15 billion euros in additional public and private investments until 2030. The EU wants to become less dependent on foreign firms for chip production. The move is an attempt to avert supply chain disruptions down the line.
Spotify is in controversy over the endorsement of Joe Rogan's podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, which is the biggest show on Spotify. The company bought the exclusive right to distribute the show for $ 100 million in 2020, but some subscribers have been leaving the music streaming service in protest due to the controversy.
The protein industry is facing a seismic innovation that could radically change the world's protein landscape as the alternative protein industry grows quickly. The U.S. is currently the largest meat producer in the world, followed by China, who produces 2x more meat as well as China.
Dinesh SP and Janaganandhini Ramasamy hosted their wedding reception on Metaverse platform. The reception was held at Sivalingapuram village of Anchetti taluk in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district. The couple chose a Hogwarts theme from Harry Potter for their reception.