The technology breakthrough that our climate change-affected world is needing may be just around the corner. Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao of MIT presents his newest discovery: a solar-powered CO2 capture device. This solar thermal makes room for cleaner air by reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere....
Mastercard and Binance have partnered to enable cryptocurrency payments in everyday purchases, aiming to bridge the gap between “cryptocurrencies and day-to-day purchases”. The solution: a new pre-paid card. This will be available in Argentina, and it has been announced that the whole of South America...
The internet is always abuzz with new technology trends, and anyone who follows them will be familiar with the terms “digital twin” or “digital twin of an organisation”. Although digital twins have been around for several decades, the rapid rise of the Internet of Things...
One in every four individuals out of the world population lives with some form of disability. It becomes more than just our social responsibility to create accessibility and digital inclusion for all and tap the potentials that lie underneath. citiesabc, openbusinesscouncil, Ruh Global IMPACT and...
Latest moves include Dubai Digital Assets Business Group launch and Emirates NBD kicking off an accelerator programme for metaverse start-ups with DIFC and Microsoft. [caption id="attachment_5320" align="aligncenter" width="1110"] Dubai Advancing As A Global Web 3.0 Capital[/caption] Dubai has embarked upon a mission to become the...
India’s NPCI International signs PayXpert as UK’s first acquirer for UPI and RuPay. It will soon be possible for UPI and RuPay customers to make in-store payments in the UK through PayXpert’s solution. [caption id="attachment_5310" align="aligncenter" width="1110"] Indian Tourists In The UK Can Soon Pay...
Remember Michael Jackson's posthumous performance on his hit number "Slave To The Rhythm"? It resurrected him from the dead. Amazing, isn’t it? The hologram performance was the first insight into how our lives are going to be reinvented, transforming our traditional ways of living and...
Labid Aziz, the CEO of People of Culture Studios, entrepreneur, and film producer was the guest of the second episode of the Citiesabc podcast series with Hilton Supra, powered by citiesabc.com and openbusinesscouncil.org. He describes his experiences as a film producer, the role of storytelling,...
The Advertising Standards Authority is wearing the referee shirt in the high-stakes game of crypto trading and has once again shown the red card to Arsenal football club for flogging tokens without high-risk warnings attached. [caption id="attachment_5288" align="aligncenter" width="1110"] ASA Shows Red Card To Arsenal...
Host Dinis Guarda interviews COO of Blocksport.io, Samir Ceric, in the latest episode of his YouTube podcast series, powered by citiesabc.com, openbusinesscoincil.org, and fashionabc. Samir highlights the unique digital model by Blocksport for the sports industry, the importance of education in sports tech, and the...
By 2024, the metaverse market size is expected to reach US$800 billion. The existing resources within Web 2.0 infrastructure will have to be readjusted to shape Web 3.0, an iterated version that facilitates lowering the entry barriers and making this space accessible to all. [caption...
We now live in a world where interacting daily, moment by moment, on global digital platforms has become a natural, expected and essential part of our lives. Today, we assemble and zoom in on each other in virtual offices, make and share digital art in...
The rapid advancement of video technologies, social media platforms, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality has shown that we can create a lifelike simulation of existence, real and imagined. That simulation is called the Metaverse. This Metaverse has the potential to fully change how...
Future-tech strategist, entrepreneur, and the author of 'Stepping Into The Metaverse', Dr. Mark van Rijmenam was featured in the latest episode of Dinis Guarda YouTube Podcast, powered by ciitiesabc.com, opensbuisnesscouncil.org, and fashionabc. Dr. Van Rijmenam highlighted the framework of an open metaverse and explained how...
Dubai is quickly emerging as one of the Metaverse industry frontrunners. In a recent tweet, the Crown Prince of the Emirate announced that the city’s new strategy will support more than 40,000 virtual jobs by 2030 and will add $4 billion to Dubai’s economy in...
An immersive, near-to-reality trip to the Bahamas on a metaversive cruise, or exploring a virtual art exhibition at a metaversive gallery. These experiences are already in the mainstream. But what does it take to build a metaverse? Find it out in this infographic about how...
Felix Xu is Co-Founder and CEO of ARPA, Bella Protocol was the guest of the first-ever Citiesabc podcast with Hilton Supra, powered by citiesabc.com, openbusinesscouncil.org and fashionabc.org. He explains the technicalities behind his companies, the importance of Blockchain and DeFi in the current world, and...
Jason Michael Primrose, the author of the Lost Children of Andromeda series and the founder of Cluster Chronicles, was the guest at the latest episode of Dinis Guarda YouTube podcast series, powered by citiesabc.com and openbusinesscouncil.org. He enlightens the audience with his journey from writing...
Chris Cummings, Founder and CEO of Iconic Moments: the first NFT Marketplace for museums and cultural institutions around the world, featured in the latest episode of Dinis Guarda YouTube podcast series in collaboration with citiesabc, openbusinesscouncil, and fashionabc to discuss the role of Web 3.0...
Global challenges like climate change, economic insecurity, deteriorating health, and many others need holistic and tech solutions. Technology For Good (or Tech4Good) is a much broader and inclusive approach that applies exponential technologies capable of addressing critical challenges in the most sustainable way. Is, then,...
GaryVee is officially the world's favourite NFT influencer. He is also the 3rd most valuable NFT portfolio, after Steve Aoki and Snoop Dogg, while looking at the celebrity NFT collections. NFTs creations are taking the markets by storm. From Beeple to Trevor Jones, Mike Parisella, and even...
· The average price for NFT art is $232.24, with the top 20% of NFT art collections earning over $8,000+ in sales over the last 30 days, as much as an architect or engineer’s monthly earnings, according to wage data from the Bureau of Labour...
Imagine trying something in a simulated space, a Pro-Pilot level of a project, where processes and things can be modeled to scale. Yes, a virtual replica (or a digital twin) holds the capacity to provide unprecedented solutions to the challenges that have long existed in...
98% of the world's top one million websites don't offer full accessibility to the 1.7 plus billion people with disabilities. To tackle this, openbusinesscouncil.org - the global digital certification blockchain and AI-powered directory and citiesabc.org - the Metaverse for cities directory with an NFT marketplace...
The Metaverse and the new generation of the internet, Web 3.0, are already here. But what exactly is Metaverse? Here’s an infographic that explains all the layered framework of the metaverse: a metaverse that is distinct in architecture and simple in existence. [caption id="attachment_5158" align="aligncenter"...
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the 13th of June 2022, between the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, India and the business digital directory platform openbusinesscouncil.org created and powered by ztudium group. The goal: to establish and develop commercial and digital trade corridors...
Blockchain, NFTs and the Metaverse will enable transformational shifts in the way we live, shaping how people create, consume, monetise, and even identify themselves. [caption id="attachment_5148" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] The Future of Real Estate and Tourism: A Sneak Peek into the Launch Event of Lynkey’s First-Ever...
NFTs are the 'keys' and Metaverse is the 'door' to the world of Web 3.0, an improved and latest version of the Internet. And here, we see the world swiftly transitioning towards that realm, leveraged by the latest technological advancements, as the French city of...
Carlos Salas, Engineering Manager at NordLayer, is the next guest in the latest Dinis Guarda YouTube Podcast Series and hosted this time by financial expert and vice chairman of ztudium, citiesabc and openbusinescouncil Hilton Supra. Carlos and Hilton discuss the relevance of cybersecurity measures in...
• Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are revolutionizing the $10.5 trillion global real estate market, according to MSCI, and the $1.3 trillion tourism industry, as per Statista. • NFTs bring new possibilities for the Property and Tourism industries, including innovation for certifying, licensing, leasing, and time-sharing holiday...