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It is beginning to seem that time is the new currency of our time. Companies like IKEA are using innovative marketing techniques to encourage customers to spend more time in the store. One example is the "Shop with Time" campaign at IKEA Dubai, where customers can pay for their purchases with the time they spend on the way to the store. This ...
The number of cases where the Apple Watch smartwatch has proven to be not only a movement and health tracker, but also a life saver, continues to grow. One of these cases occurred recently with a user in Cincinnati, USA. Twenty-nine-year-old Kimmie Watkins from Cincinnati owes her Apple Watch for saving her life after doctors discovered a lif...
Amazon is facing allegations that it improperly signed up millions of users to the paid Amazon Prime program and made it harder for them to cancel the premium service. The internet giant is being taken to court by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This was pointed out by CNN. The commission announced the filing of the lawsuit on its webs...
Google is facing the prospect of having to sell part of its internet empire, with the European Commission (EC) ordering the US company to "discontinue its lucrative digital advertising business". This is in direct response to concerns that Google could abuse its dominant position in the European market. This was reported by Reuters, citing an of...
A fascinating new feature has appeared in the AI applications Stable Difusion and ControlNet - custom QR codes in the form of images with full QR code functionality. This innovative combination of technology and creativity brings a whole new dimension to the use of QR codes. QR codes are now a normal part of our everyday lives. They are used ...
The digital wallets hacked belonged to the Military Intelligence Service (GRU), the External Intelligence Service (SVR) and the Federal Security Service (FSB). He could have either infiltrated their hacking team or been part of it. According to The New Voice of Ukraine, a hacker gained access to the Russian security services' bitcoin. Analyst...
One of the "revolutionary" inventions that technologists (and journalists) have been talking about for years is finally coming to market. But more important than the deadlines is the fact that development still hasn't stopped. Lithium batteries have been on the market for more than a quarter of a century. In that time, they have changed signific...
We're pretty much done with the event of the year. Apple not only unveiled new computer hardware and their full software support at the opening Keynote of WWDC23, the event to kick off its worldwide developer conference, but there was also a much speculated mixed reality headset. And it's true that we haven't seen anything like it before. The...
Neuralink, a company that develops brain chips, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first clinical trial in humans, Reuters reports. This is a major milestone for Elon Musk's company, but volunteers cannot yet sign up for the study. Musk has predicted at least four times since 2019 that his Neuralink will...
