Paris Hilton wants to be the "Queen of the Metaverse"
A fuschia Bentley drives down a twisty desert road toward the entrance of the Neon Carnival, an after-party held each year during Coachella. Paris Hilton has arrived. Her hair is in pigtails, twisted in part with white flowers, and she's wearing a sp.....»»
Face recognition powered by iPad lets international travellers skip checkpoints
A face recognition system powered by iPads lets international business travellers skip two of the three checkpoints at Eurostar’s London terminus. Usually, when you board an international train from London to Paris, or any of the four other Europe.....»»
Ends tonight: Save 33% on the Nectar mattress for Prime Day 2023
If you're looking for a great Prime Day mattress deal, you can grab one of these premium mattresses for as low as $699 for a queen size......»»
Astronomers witness energetic switch on of black hole
A team of astronomers led by researchers from the University of Birmingham, University College London and Queen's University Belfast have discovered one of the most dramatic 'switches on' of a black hole ever seen. They will present their findings on.....»»
Paris riots: When police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded
Riots broke out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy named as Nahel M. An investigation into his death is ongoing but the situation has already triggered protest and anger. Whatever the investigati.....»»
French Apple Stores attacked by rioters in week-long civil unrest
An Apple Store has been caught up in ongoing riot in France, with the Strasbourg location ransacked by opportunist rioters on Friday.Strasbourg Apple StoreCivil unrest in Paris and other areas of France has led to a week of riots, with property damag.....»»
Google tells Canada it won’t pay “link tax,” will pull news links from search
Canada requiring payments from tech to news orgs; similar bills pending in US. Enlarge / A Google sign at the Viva Tech fair in Paris on June 15, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) In response to a new Canadian law.....»»
Businesses are shunning the metaverse because it"s just not very good
Despite Apple and Meta’s best efforts, survey finds businesses really aren’t getting the benefits from the metaverse......»»
Energy sector CO2 emissions hit record in 2022: study
Global energy sector carbon dioxide emissions hit a record peak last year counter to Paris commitments, a key study warned Monday, and highlighted the "worst ever" impacts of climate change......»»
Will engineered carbon removal help solve the climate crisis?
Meeting the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement will require ambitious climate action this decade. Difficult questions remain as to how warming can be limited within technical realities while respecting the common but differentiated responsibilities a.....»»
Amazon named its “labyrinthine” Prime cancellation process after Homer’s Iliad
FTC: Amazon tricked users into buying Prime and made canceling a Homeric ordeal. Enlarge / An Amazon logo at the Viva Tech fair in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) The Federal.....»»
Meta was late to the AI party – and now it’ll never beat ChatGPT
Zuckerberg's metaverse obsession could mean Meta has already lost the AI arms race......»»
Paris summit to push for global debt and climate reform
World leaders will gather in Paris this week with ambitions to reimagine global financing for a new era shaped by climate change, as a cascade of crises swamps debt-burdened countries......»»
Celebrating the big wins in Europe
KC Crain, left, Automotive News Group publisher, catches up with Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Paris last week. De Meo outlined how he turned around the French automaker, which suffered an $8.6 billion loss i.....»»
Sending money back home: What happens when people are squeezed at both ends?
A new report from Queen Mary University of London and collaborators based at SOAS and UCL reveals lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic period about people's remittance practices through times of crisis and what happens when people are squeezed at both.....»»
Musk to meet Macron in Paris to talk Tesla investment
France has been catching up with other European nations in its goal to become a hub for the electric vehicle industry, thanks to generous subsidies and a more business-friendly environment......»»
Of mice and matriarchs: The female-led societies of the animal kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking long reign was exceptional in many ways—not least because England has been ruled by men for most of the last thousand years. Until recently, the crown was passed to the monarch's eldest son and daughters were ma.....»»
Report: Net zero targets must become a reality to keep Paris temperature goals live
The globally-agreed mission to curtail climate change will be impossible unless governments, authorities and the largest companies urgently strengthen their targets, according to the 2023 Net Zero Stocktake report today from an international team, in.....»»
Guerlain’s ‘warehouse of wonders’ preserves cosmetics history
The nearly 200-year old company’s Paris archive features the first modern lipstick, perfume, and pivoting toothbrush. PARIS (AP) — The world’s first lipstick. The first modern perfume. A pivoting toothbrush. The original Nivea c.....»»
Vision Pro"s decoupling with metaverse leaves the market with questions
Apple's first mixed reality (MR) headset device Vision Pro was officially unveiled at the WWDC 2023. It features Apple's proprietary visionOS operating system and is expected to be released in the US by early 2024 at its earliest. However, Apple's pr.....»»
Apple & MLS close deal to bring Lionel Messi to Inter Miami
Famed Argentine player Lionel Messi chooses Inter Miami, still closing deal with MLS and Apple TV+ with rumored revenue share and other perks.Messi joins MLSRumors have been flying over where Lionel Messi would go after his contract ended at Paris Sa.....»»