Web3 has over 300 million users worldwide. What interests people the most in the metaverse? Buy things. In just a few months, the metaverse has evolved considerably, stimulated by major players such as Microsoft, Apple or Meta. To find out what people are doing in the virtual world, Marco*, a communication agency, has launched a global survey on the metaverse....
Brand Machine Group Acquires Peckham Rye Firm
Licensor and international owner of fashion brands Brand Machine Group (BMG) has acquired 200-year-old London tailoring business Peckham Rye to bolster its growing menswear portfolio. The acquisition is part of BMG’s strategic plans to expand its menswear division after the company relaunched luxury menswear brand Duchamp in 2022 and appointed former Hackett London executive Robert Cork as menswear buying director...
Massive UK Strike Against Chancellor Sunak – The Decade’s Pulse
The concentration of strikes this Wednesday in sectors from education to the railway – which is already considered the day with the largest mobilizations in the United Kingdom since 2011 – intensified the fight against the conservative government of Rishi Sunak, who for the moment remains firm in their positions. It is estimated that half a million people supported the...
UK’s £6bn Heat Pump Pledge Urgency
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to unveil a “generous and ambitious” £6 billion investment for energy efficiency measures and the deployment of heat pumps in the UK. BESA, an industry body, has called for more immediate action to decarbonise homes in the UK through heat pumps and better energy efficiency by 2025. Experts say this would address “three of...
Norcros CEO Nick Kelsall Retires After 30 Years
Norcros PLC – a Cheshire-based supplier of kitchen and bathroom products – has said chief executive Nick Kelsall intends to retire after 30 years. He will step down as CEO and the board of directors effective March 31. Promotes UK commercial director Thomas Willcocks as new CEO, effective April 1. He will be designated CEO until that date. Mr. Willcocks...
New Joe Cornish Series “LOCKWOOD & CO” Now On Netflix
Lockwood and Co., Joe Cornish’s series about ghost hunters, is out today on Netflix globally. The show, the UK’s latest young-adult series, stars Ruby Stokes (Bridgerton), Cameron Chapman and Ali Hadji-Heshmati as a trio of teenagers who run a ghost-hunting agency. “We have these really brilliant books to draw from,” Cornish said in an interview with Deadline following the series’...
University of Bayreuth: Leading EU OLED Network
The international research network “TADFsolutions” coordinated by the University of Bayreuth was recently launched. It will be funded by the EU with around 3.1 million euros over the next four years. The aim of the association is the development of semiconductor materials for a new generation of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). These should be characterized by an unprecedented luminosity and...
Microsoft 365, Azure, GitHub, LinkedIn Outage
Microsoft 365 users who experience issues with Teams, Outlook, or another service report a high number of incidents. Microsoft has already launched an investigation into the issues, the company said at 8:30 a.m. Microsoft 365 services not working as well as normal today? This is then due to a major outage at Microsoft. Azure, GitHub, and LinkedIn are also experiencing...
Ultimaker S7: The Ultimate 3D Printing Experience
The UltiMaker S7 builds on the award-winning S-series printers and includes new features such as an integrated air manager and a flexible print bed that take the devices’ usability and reliability to a new level. UltiMaker a leading global manufacturer of desktop 3D printers, today announced the launch of the UltiMaker® S7 – the latest member of its best-selling S...
French Series Goes Global: US, UK, Brazil Fans Rave
Netflix offers a new life to Les Combattantes, a few months after its release in France. The platform broadcasts the series around the world, where it has met with exceptional and unexpected success. In the kingdom of streaming, Netflix is the king and the magician. Market leader with its 230 million subscribers, the site also manages to relaunch programs that...