Calum Bowden, Joanna Pope, and Will Freudenheim of Berlin-based “utopian conspiracy”  by Adina Glickstein _...Read More_

>"In Times Opinion’s latest focus group, 10 Americans talked about Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky and where the war in Ukraine goes from here."

"Neither his style nor his love of making maps has changed much in 20 years."

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“The coming metaverse has provoked hype, confusion, and misinformation. For technophiles, the metaverse represents a nirvana: a place to immerse yourself in any digital surrounding, and participate in any physical reality, at any time – _...Read More_

"Gamification is ubiquitous. From social media apps and fitness feeds to the motivation-enhancing transformation of activity areas into game play, more and more aspects of our everyday lives are being driven by game elements."

"I’ve detailed a ton of consumer-focused use cases within the metaverse, but what about the enterprise? How are corporations entering the metaverse and what does that look like?"

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'Video games regularly hit the news for a number of reasons. Some of them justified. Other less so. Games are accused of corrupting young people, causing spikes of violence, hosting a culture of sexism and harassment, etc."

Until less than a century ago, growing up meant leaving the days of toys and games behind.

>"Balenciaga Partners With Fortnite On In-Game and IRL Outfits: A limited-run apparel collection will land in stores this week."

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