Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Without Apple, Meta and other tech titans form a metaverse standards

Meta

The Metaverse Standards Forum will foster the development of industry standards for the emerging concept. Apple is conspicuously missing from the group, which includes many of the biggest players in the field. Analysts expect Apple to become a dominant player in the metaverse race once it introduces a mixed reality headset. Meta (META.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O), … Read more

Adidas launches NFT collection; Russia calls cryptocurrencies ‘swindle’

Adidas

Adidas has teamed up with non-fungible token specialist Bored Ape Yacht Club, cryptocurrency investor Gmoney, and Punks Comic to release its own set of NFTs as the sportswear brand pushes further into the metaverse, Reuters reported. The Adidas Originals NFT collection, which went on sale Friday, provides access to virtual wearables for blockchain-based gaming metaverse The Sandbox. … Read more

Thailand continues tourism reopening, despite a spike in Covid-19 cases

Thailand continues tourism reopening, despite a spike in Covid-19 cases

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has confirmed an additional extension to its reopening plans with the Phuket Sandbox 7+7 initiative. The new method will give fully-vaccinated overseas visitors even more opportunities to visit several Thai sites, restoring the ability to enjoy multicentre, island-hopping itineraries without the need for quarantine. However, the decision comes against … Read more