Seoul first city in the Metaverse, as it will be

Seoul first city in the Metaverse, as it will be

It will be Seoul , the capital of South Korea , the first city to enter the metaverse : this was announced by the government metropolitan, formalizing the entrance of the metropolis into that virtual universe that Mark Zuckerberg made “mainstream” by changing his name to Meta and announcing future expansion plans. The news was … Read more

Will virtual influencers be the pioneers of the metaverse?

Will virtual influencers be the pioneers of the metaverse?

Forever young and without skeletons in the closet. The clean face and picturesque appearance of the virtual influencers bewitched Generation Z in Asia and inevitably offered a glimpse into the metaverse . In a world that increasingly wants to blur the boundaries between the real and the non-real, the avatars created entirely by artificial intelligence … Read more

The plans for contact tracing in Italy

The plans for contact tracing in Italy

One of the first calls issued by the Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitization, Paola Pisano, expires tomorrow, with the aim of finding applications and other solutions that can reduce the spread of the coronavirus epidemic in Italy. The call – which, given the emergency, has a duration of just three days – was launched … Read more

Apple and Google against the pandemic

Apple and Google against the pandemic

Last Friday, Apple and Google announced that they had started a collaboration to create a shared contact tracing system, which can therefore be used on both iPhones and Android smartphones to try to reduce coronavirus infections. The project is very ambitious and involves two of the largest and richest technology companies in the world, which … Read more

Is there a “smear campaign” against Houseparty?

Is there a “smear campaign” against Houseparty?

For a couple of days, the news has been circulating online that Houseparty, a video calling app that has suddenly become very popular due to the COVID-19 epidemic, has been the victim of a cyber attack. Some people on social networks have reported violations in their accounts of other services, such as Netflix or eBay, … Read more

In Iceland, the contact tracing app is strong, but it doesn't do much good

In Iceland, the contact tracing app is strong, but it doesn't do much good

In Iceland, almost 40 percent of the population has downloaded Rakning C-19, an application made available by the government for contact tracing via smartphones, with the aim of reducing the spread of the coronavirus epidemic on the island. The percentage of membership is very high, when compared with experiences in other countries, but so far … Read more

What happened to Immuni

What happened to Immuni

The special commissioner for the health emergency, Domenico Arcuri, confirmed that the Immuni application for contact tracing will be ready “at the end of the month”, and not in the first days of May as he had announced last April. The creation of the app, which in its intentions should help reduce the spread of … Read more

How a contact tracing app works

How a contact tracing app works

COVIDSafe, a contact tracing application developed with the aim of reducing the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, has been available in Australia for a few hours. The app has already been downloaded more than a million times, marking a strong participation in the project by Australians, although there are doubts about the effectiveness of the … Read more

The government has chosen the app to track the infections

The government has chosen the app to track the infections

In the evening today, the extraordinary commissioner for the health emergency, Domenico Arcuri, signed the order with which the Italian government has chosen the application that can be used for contact tracing (“contact tracing”), in an attempt to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in Italy. The app will be called “Immuni” and was developed … Read more

At what point is contact tracing in Italy

At what point is contact tracing in Italy

Update at 11:20 pm on April 16, 2020 The government has chosen the application proposed by Bending Spoons and created in collaboration with the Santagostino Medical Center. The following is the original article published in the early afternoon today, anticipating the likely decision on the contact tracing app. The group of experts appointed by the … Read more

The new Apple Watches and everything in between

The new Apple Watches and everything in between

Apple yesterday unveiled the new Apple Watch and two iPad updates at an event held at its headquarters in Cupertino, near San Francisco, California. As was the case with a previous presentation, the event was organized without an audience due to the coronavirus pandemic and had several presenters, in addition to the CEO of the … Read more