Epic Games to buy artist-focused site Bandcamp, adding music to its 'metaverse'
Video game developer Epic Games said Wednesday it is buying Bandcamp, a popular music marketplace used by artists, for an undisclosed sum.
Mar 3, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Video game developer Epic Games said Wednesday it is buying Bandcamp, a popular music marketplace used by artists, for an undisclosed sum.
Mar 3, 2022
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Internet
In a recent BBC news investigation, a reporter posing as a 13-year-old girl in a virtual reality (VR) app was exposed to sexual content, racist insults and a rape threat. The app in question, VRChat, is an interactive platform ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Half of municipal heating is envisaged to come from climate-neutral sources by 2030. Deep geothermal energy can largely contribute to reaching this goal of the federal government, as it ensures stable and weather-independent ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Business
Germany Siemens AG, global maker of big-ticket machines and industrial equipment and software, saw net profit rise 20% to 1.8 billion euros in the last three months of 2021 as the rebounding global economy increased orders ...
Feb 10, 2022
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Business
Like Facebook and Twitter, Spotify is learning the limits of deflecting responsibility for what is said on its platform.
Feb 8, 2022
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Business
Tech companies are racing toward new frontiers involving immersive virtual reality worlds that some experts fear could exacerbate existing problems as Congress lags behind the sector's rapid developments.
Feb 2, 2022
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Telecom
The chief executives of America's largest airlines warned of a "catastrophic disruption" to travel and shipping operations if telecommunication firms roll out their 5G technology as planned Wednesday without limiting the ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
A jacket equipped with sensors that let wearers feel hugs or even punches in virtual reality was among the innovations giving the metaverse a more realistic edge at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Jan 7, 2022
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Business
French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with 210 million euros ($237 million) in fines over their use of "cookies", the data used to track users online, authorities said Thursday.
Jan 6, 2022
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Internet
Months after supporters of now-former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, debunked conspiracy theories about who was behind the insurrection continue to circulate on Facebook.
Dec 13, 2021
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