Talking Tech: More NFTs on the way. Apple, Facebook and CVS want to help you get your COVID-19 vaccination
NFTs ... They are still hot.
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Pandemic fuels travel boom—in virtual reality
Jem Jenkins Jones was stuck at home in Wales for much of the past year amid pandemic lockdowns but managed to fulfill a promise to her 10-year-old daughter to see the northern lights from Iceland and South Africa's game reserves—in ...
Mar 27, 2021
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How two friends made art history buying a $70M digital work
It took a few minutes for Vignesh Sundaresan and Anand Venkateswaran to realize that they'd parted with $69.3 million for a digital artwork stored in a JPEG file, coincidentally securing their place in art history.
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Q&A: Artist Beeple on selling NFT collage for a record $70M
When digital artist Beeple put an NFT digital artwork up for auction this month, he became instantly famous when it sold for almost $70 million. The record sale also sparked huge interest in digital certificates of authenticity ...
Mar 26, 2021
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Are video games 'essential culture'? French lockdown stirs debate
Confusion over France's new partial lockdown has accidentally reignited an old debate: are video games works of art or just another computer product?
Mar 23, 2021
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Stuck on Zoom: How having more tech at home during COVID-19 creates longer, more stressful workdays
It's not just you. The workday working from home during the coronavirus pandemic doesn't just feel longer. For many of us, it actually is longer.
Mar 22, 2021
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Airtime: Flight simulators keep pilots sharp during pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has clipped the wings of airline pilots but those who have kept their jobs are doing what they can to stay sharp—using flight simulators when they're not in the few planes in the air.
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QR codes, health passports: China's tech arsenal against a pandemic
Daily life in China follows a rhythm of digital check-ins, with the QR code—at offices, malls and transport hubs—an integral defence against COVID-19 that helps to track, trace and isolate patients.
Mar 11, 2021
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Can the city cycling boom survive the end of the COVID-19 pandemic?
When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2019-20, it had an immense impact around the world, but particularly in urban areas, where it was particularly transmissible. Lockdowns and curfews were imposed, as well as distance ...
Mar 4, 2021
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US infrastructure gets C- from engineers as roads stagnate
America's infrastructure has scored near-failing grades for its deteriorating roads, public transit and storm water systems due to years of inaction from the federal government, the American Society of Civil Engineers reports. ...
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