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You may soon be able to order your McDonald’s in the metaverse

The trademarks include "virtual food and beverage products, operating a virtual restaurant online featuring home delivery" and "virtual concerts".

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Tinder wants to take you on a blind date with its new feature

Users won't be judged on appearances… just on their habits, lifestyles and values instead.

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Euroviews. For EU, microchips and geopolitics are two sides of same coin | View

With the EU Chips Act, the bloc intends to capture 20% of the semiconductor global market and achieve tech sovereignty, writes Raluca Csernatoni.

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Russian teenager jailed for 'training' for terror attack on Minecraft

The 16-year-old pleaded not guilty and said that if he is handed real prison time, he will serve it "with a clear conscience and dignity".

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YouTube considers NFTs and watching games in the metaverse

The tech giant said it could harness the emerging technologies to cut fraud in the fast-growing digital art market.

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Facebook told how to keep private residential information safe

Celebrities such as Kim Kardashian have been the victim of doxxing, the public release of information that identifies an individual or organisation.

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Brussels wants to plough billions into making more microchips in EU

"Securing the supply in the most advanced chips has become an economic and geopolitical priority," said Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for the internal market.

Mobility

How do you get into your frozen Tesla? Whack it

The electric cars from California can freeze over in low temperatures, leaving drivers locked out. Luckily, the solution is surprisingly simple.

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Will the EU regulate the metaverse? It's looking likely

"The metaverse is here already. So of course we start analysing what will be the role for a regulator," said the EU's Margrethe Vestager.

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Why are couples getting married in the metaverse and is it legal?

“We just felt like since we met in the metaverse that it would make sense to get married there,” said Traci Gangnon who married Dave in a virtual ceremony.

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How can companies make sure staff have access to data anywhere in the world?

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Global corporate demand for accessible and efficient digital infrastructures is at an unprecedented high, propelled by the rise of remote working and the adoption of cloud computing services.

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Day of the drones: their rise across multiple industries

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Sci-tech takes a look at the increasing popularity of drones across multiple industries.

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Huawei takes Sweden to court over 5G ban

Sweden has become the second country in Europe following the UK - and the first in the EU - to ban network operators from using Huawei equipment.

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Can you put a price on Elon Musk’s freedom? This teen has

A 19-year-old tracks Musk’s private jet with a Twitter bot he built - and he’s not giving it up without something in return.

Mobility

Flying car prototype in Slovakia is officially cleared for takeoff

A Slovakian-made flying car has received its wings with its official airworthiness certificate - moving one step closer to reaching the public market.

Nature

Meet the army of turtles helping scientists get closer to cyclones

Sea turtles migrate thousands of kilometres and can share data even from the centre of a tropical cyclone.

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Tesla shifts focus from EVs to building a humanoid robot

Tesla said the robot will measure 5-foot-8-inch (1.73m), weighs around 56kg and its purpose is to take over dangerous tasks from humans.

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How Dubai’s business success stories are fuelling its startup ecosyste

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How Dubai’s business success stories – from Careem to Kitopia – are fuelling its start-up ecosystem by enticing entrepreneurs to launch ventures of their own.

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Google is attempting to phase out browser cookies again

Google is changing its browser cookie plans following complaints the FLoC proposal wouldn't ensure the privacy of its users.

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Meta is building the world's fastest supercomputer

Facebook's parent company Meta said that it has created a new artificial intelligence supercomputer that it believes will be the fastest in the world.