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The price of the PlayStation VR 2 headset was probably one of the biggest barriers to entry, but now you can pick up this amazing virtual reality system for the amazing price of $200. As part of PlayStation’s Back to School sale, the starting price of the PlayStation VR 2 headset has been reduced to $350, and you can get a bundle deal that includes Horizon Call of the Mountain for $400. These deals are already starting to sell out at some retailers, so if you’re interested, grab one before it’s gone.PlayStation VR 2 — $350 ($550)PlayStation VR 2 Horizon…

The consortium, coordinated by Biocat, the Catalan Bioregion, and involving as partners the Paris Regional Medical Society, BioRN Rhein-Neckar Life Sciences Cluster, the Danish Life Sciences Cluster, the Bulgarian Health and Life Sciences Cluster and the European Bioregions Council, was formed with the idea of ​​improving itself and has developed the tools to make it happen within the European project INNAXE (see box). The Consortium has developed a toolbox to help clusters both benchmark their regions (looking at what is and isn’t working in their region) and assess the impact of their activities (looking at which activities are actually useful…

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 21: Colin Kaepernick attends the Gordon Parks Foundation’s Annual Awards Gala and Auction Celebrating Arts and Social Justice at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 21, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Gordon Parks Foundation) Colin Kaepernick is aiming to break some big barriers with his new startup, and some big-name investors are backing his mission. The former NFL player and social justice advocate has raised $4 million in funding for Lumi, a subscription-based platform led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, as reported by TIME magazine. “The vast majority of…

SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 29, 2024 (Newswire.com) – Metallicus, the core developer of Metal Blockchain, the underlying Layer 0 blockchain, today announced that KeyPoint Credit Union has enrolled in the company’s Banking Innovation Program. The move demonstrates KeyPoint Credit Union’s proactive approach to exploring the potential of blockchain technology and leveraging Metallicus’ expertise to advance its technical capabilities.”The addition of KeyPoint Credit Union to our banking innovation program marks a pivotal step towards our goal of transforming the financial industry with blockchain solutions,” commented Frank Mazza, Director of Blockchain for Institutions and Fintech at Metallicus. “We are excited to partner with…

News Highlights: The NTT Group has launched its first startup collaboration program, the NTT Startup Challenge.The event is co-sponsored by NTT, NTT East, NTT West, NTT Docomo Global, NTT Communications, NTT Data, NTT Docomo Ventures, and NTT Finance.- The program invites startups from across Southeast Asia interested in collaborating with the NTT Group and will hold a pitch competition and matching event on the final day of the NTT Startup Challenge on November 14, 2024 in Jakarta. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akira Shimada; hereinafter “NTT”) will launch the NTT…

Did you notice any new VR games released in August? Here are our picks for the month’s hottest games.July is drawing to a close and several VR games have been released this month. We have reviews of Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable, Death Game Hotel, Spin Rhythm XD, Thrasher, Infinite Inside and Brazen Blaze, as well as our thoughts on the new Tentacular expansion and The Exit 8 VR. Other releases include Sky Climb, StellarPlans, Into The Radius 2, Yeeps: Hide and Seek, Tiny Archers and Stabby.At this time, it’s unclear if any VR games will be coming out in…

As custodians of sensitive employee data, HR departments have proven to be high-value targets for cybercriminals. In May, the Ministry of Defence was the victim of a Chinese government-backed cyber attack that hacked the agency’s payroll system, exposing the personal information of 270,000 current and former military personnel. Similarly, Sweden’s central bank was hit by a ransomware attack targeting its human resources and payroll systems in February. Rex Booth, CISO at identity management software company Sailpoint, said HR is a target primarily because the data it holds is so sensitive. “Attackers aren’t necessarily focused on HR-related systems, they’re just looking…

Key Takeaways Microsoft Updates Teams: In September, new camera and PTZ controls are introduced to improve the video conferencing experience. In September, intelligent meeting summary notifications with key takeaways are coming to the Teams activity feed. In September, Microsoft also brings Python support to Excel and Copilot AI search capabilities to improve productivity. Another week has passed, bringing us more highlights in our weekly update on the latest and greatest developments in technology. Also worth noting are the recent additions made by Microsoft to its roadmap website last week. The Redmond tech giant announced a slew of new Microsoft 365…

The race for semiconductor leadership is on, and European semiconductor start-ups are rising to the challenge. Europe is already home to well-known semiconductor companies such as ASML, NXP, Arm and Infineon. But it lags behind in manufacturing capacity. The EU currently produces around 10% of the world’s semiconductors. The UK was projected to account for 0.5% of global semiconductor sales in 2023. In the ongoing battle against semiconductor giants from Taiwan, China and the US, the EU and UK are focusing on leveraging their respective strengths in research and development and chip design to gain a competitive advantage in the…

The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published final guidelines recommending Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) not for the treatment of advanced HER2-low expressing breast cancer in adults in England.NICE found that Enhertu, the first and only HER2 therapy approved in the UK with proven efficacy for patients with HER2-low expressing breast cancer, is not a cost-effective treatment.Enhertu is already recommended for use on the NHS in the UK through the Cancer Medicines Fund to treat other types of breast cancer and will be reimbursed in Scotland from December 2023 for HER2-low expressing breast cancer, as well as…