Pune, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Virtual Reality Market Overview Virtual reality (VR) is an artificially simulated space in which players can explore and interact in the given environment using devices such as gloves or headsets. The need for interactive and immersive experiences by users is the major growth engine commanding the industry.
A storm is underway at Ukkuqsi, a site where permafrost thaw has enabled the waves to degrade the coastal soil upholding nearby infrastructure. Photo: Anne Jensen Permafrost thaw is one of the world's most pressing climate problems, already disrupting lifestyles, livelihoods, economies, and ecosystems in the north, and threatening to spill beyond the boundaries of the Arctic as our planet continues to warm.
Communities worldwide are trying to address inequality. One promising approach could be to look at the design of a city, according to research with real-world data in the journal Nature Communications. An international team of scientists, including members of the Complexity Science Hub Vienna (CSH), show that urban planning directly influences the formation of social networks in a city and subsequently the socio-economic equality or inequality of its population.
The Destiny franchise is home to some of the most deeply strange video game lore ever conceived. How strange? Well, like many others I played Destiny 2 for hundreds of hours without once engaging properly with the fact that my player character was an undead superhero spiritually bound to a sentient robotic construct powered by a benevolent yet unknowable ...
The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has reflected on the Netflix show's long season 2 shoot amid coronavirus (COVID-19). Filming on the new season has been underway for a year now, having endured production setbacks due to the pandemic.
Webtoons, a form of fun and nifty virtual comics designed to be read on the go, have become a fairly regular part of Western pop culture. Today, this medium, which was originally popular in Korea and other East Asian countries, continues to evolve.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- today revealed it has traced more than one-billion usage events in its software-as-service (SaaS) portal resulting in approximately $2 billion of additional revenue for its customers since its founding in 2014. The usage event number is expected to double every 12 months going forward.
Facebook is standing up to the Australian government's controversial media code with a rather surprising and dramatic move. On Wednesday, the social media giant announced that it's blocking - effective immediately - publishers and people in Australia from sharing and viewing news content on its platform.
Apple's new rumored mixed reality headset - expected to be released later this year - will reportedly have an 8K display and hand and finger tracking features, an Apple spokesman told Bloomberg recently. The new headset may also have a lightweight fabric exterior, but is expected to be priced higher than current consumer-grade VR headsets, some of which sell for hundreds of dollars.
Evil Genius 2: World Domination is the long-awaited sequel to 2004's real-time strategy simulation title, Evil Genius. The original game was developed by Elixir Studios, and challenged players to set themselves up as a James Bond-style villain, building elaborate lairs and concocting devious schemes.
The Great ReadThe Future of Work Sick of boring grids of heads? A new crop of start-ups aims to bring some serendipity and spark to remote meetings. Credit... A few weekends ago, I went to a birthday party for a buddy of mine. The theme was "Lord of the Rings."
Nektar Therapeutics' IL-2 drug hasn't always lived up to expectations in the four and a half years since it scored a prominent ally in Bristol Myers Squibb - a pact that eventually ballooned to $3.6 billion. The early data snapshots for a combo of bempegaldesleukin, or NKTR-214, with Opdivo, in
QOSM INC, a startup company out of Virginia, today announced that they are acquiring VIDI SPACE INC from the original shareholders. VIDI.SPACE is an online streaming platform and production company that launched in 2018 as a niche streaming service initially focused on content within the paranormal and horror genres.
Don't let lockdown stop you from having a mad one this Easter By Time Out London editors Tobacco Dock's going virtual, baby. A replica of the venue has been created to host big nights out while we're all locked down and unable to attend actual, real-life clubs.
It was American author Robert Collier who said that supply always comes on the heels of demand, and this cannot be truer for the fintech sphere. Think of Africa, and apart from the beauty of an endless savannah and numerous geological wonders, you'll also be able to see the beauty of fintech embodied in the now ubiquitous M-PESA, a mobile money transfer service.
17 Feb 2021 ...while Teledyne Imaging launches LACera, CMOS-based imaging technology for discovery applications. Researchers in Southampton and San Francisco have developed the first compact 3D LiDAR imaging system that can match and exceed the performance and accuracy of most advanced, mechanical systems currently used.
AdsWizz SDK reaches over 500 million devices worldwide, creating largest footprint for validated audible ads AdsWizz, the leading global technology provider for digital audio advertising solutions, has been certified by the IAB Tech Lab as Open Measurement Software Development Kit (OM SDK) compliant.
The Biden campaign and Senate Democrats identified changes to GILTI that would increase the taxes U.S. companies pay on their foreign earnings. Rather than tacking on changes to a system that is currently neither fully territorial nor worldwide, policymakers should evaluate the structure of the current system with a goal of it becoming more, not less, coherent.
Having helped usher in a "new era" of sickle cell disease treatment with Adakveo, Novartis has set its sights on an even higher goal: a curative, relatively low cost, once-and-done in vivo gene therapy that can work in developing countries. Tapping into the coffers of the Bill & Melinda Gates
The Olympic and Paralympic Games make an impact even before they begin; and Paris 2024 is no exception. The Games may still be more than three years away, but they have already begun creating benefits for their hosts. Central to these is the promotion of physical activity and its wide-ranging benefits in French schools and beyond.