The Apple VR headset has been rumored for years now, and with the device launch possibly coming in 2022, speculation about the specific focus and capabilities of the device are coming to the fore. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has laid out his expectations for “the ‘killer […]
Day: December 6, 2021
WIRED Peers Into the Future of Reality
The first Matrix movie introduced a generation of sci-fi fans to an ancient philosopher’s saw: What if your entire reality were a deceit? Two decades on, the film’s plot—free-thinking renegades attempt to expose the lies behind an oppressive system—is as timely as ever, but its […]
BitMart crypto exchange hit with $150m hack
Crypto exchange BitMart has suffered a security breach which saw the attackers make off with roughly $150 million in different cryptocurrencies, the company’s leadership has confirmed. Taking to Twitter, BitMart CEO Sheldon Xia said a “large-scale” security breach had been identified, related to two of […]
£120 could be added to our annual energy bills as more energy firms collapse
Last week another of the UK’s energy suppliers went bust, with Zog Energy folding and bringing the total number of collapsed firms during the current energy crisis to 25. Unfortunately, this crisis still shows no sign of letting up and it’s likely that more suppliers […]
Le luci di Natale si accendono su Lione. La magia ha inizio
Un’esplosione di luci e colori accende le pagliuzze dorate negli occhi di chi guarda quello spettacolo che scalda il cuore e che ogni si manifesta in forme sempre inedite e straordinarie. Ci troviamo a Lione e più precisamente tra i riflessi delle luci di una […]
Città italiane più festose a natale
Durante il periodo dell’avvento, le luci, gli addobbi e le decorazioni invadono le strade, i quartieri e le piazze di tutto il mondo. E se è vero che ogni cosa, sembra essere animata dalla magia del Natale che tanto avevamo atteso, è vero anche che […]
Welcome to the (Synthetic) Meatspace
Midway through The Matrix, Cypher glides a knife through an enormous steak, gazes at the hunk of meat dangling off his fork, and acknowledges that his reality is not, well, real. That steak is a construct, part of a digital program telling his brain that […]
Why I Love to Scrounge in Video Games
My husband and I like to play video games together. As rewarding as it may be to get into a state of flow with one wholly absorbing game, or to connect online with chatty remote friends, it’s just as much fun to sit in a […]
Green Pass per treni, bus e metrò: a Milano cento squadre al giorno per i controlli
I sorvegliati speciali sono i mezzi pubblici, e la parola d’ordine è prevenire più che multare. Scattano da oggi fino a metà gennaio i controlli a campione del Green Pass per chi sale e scende da metrò, tram, bus e treni regionali. Ma il piano […]
More Companies Offer Fertility Benefits. It’s Only the Beginning
Nyasha Foy was at an alumni networking event in New York in 2016 when an older sorority sister asked if she was planning to freeze her eggs. “I was taken aback, but then I felt a sense of comfort,” explains Foy. “She was asking me […]