Hajj goes virtual for families of lucky pilgrims
Khobar (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Faridah Bakti Yahra travelled alone to Mecca when she won the lottery of a lifetime to join this year’s hajj, the smallest in living memory, but her family is relishing the experience virtually. Thanks to her…
How ‘Madam Secretary’ Star Erich Bergen Became Hollywood’s Hottest Virtual Events Producer
Erich Bergen was staring at his computer screen on the desk in the bedroom of his Harlem apartment. In a couple minutes, the July 21 final installment of Nancy Pelosi’s virtual Hold the House fundraisers for Democratic congressional candidates was going…
The Weeknd to Perform ‘After Hours’ Virtual Concert on TikTok
The Weeknd will hop on the virtual stage in TikTok’s app next week for a special augmented-reality, live-streamed concert featuring songs from his hit album “After Hours.” “The Weeknd Experience,” created by TikTok in partnership with XO, Republic…
Everything that happened at the Big Tech anti-trust virtual hearing
Everything that happened at the Big Tech anti-trust virtual hearing There was yelling. There was butt-kissing. There was Jeff Bezos forgetting to take himself off mute. Another congressional hearing where members of congress get to blast tech CEOs with…
CES says January’s tech conference will be a virtual event
CES, one of the world’s biggest technology conferences, will be a virtual event in January due to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement is a reversal from May when organisers said it would go on as a smaller gathering in Las Vegas. It is another…
Virtual Series Discusses The Future Of Tech, Media And Commerce
NORTH AUSTIN, TX — Audiences will have an opportunity to learn what’s in store for the post-COVID-19 global economy with a five-part livestream event focusing on tech, media and commerce. New York‘s Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott…
Katy Perry, David Guetta, Steve Aoki Preview Tomorrowland Around the World Virtual Festival
Click here to read the full article. Tomorrowland Around the World performers Katy Perry, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Nervo and Dimitri Vegas joined Tomorrowland co-founder Michiel Beers and moderator Sean Dhondt in an online press conference today to…
How to pick the right read and host a virtual discussion on Zoom
Here’s something you can still do very well while staying at home to avoid coronavirus exposure: Read a book. Another thing you can do effectively while quarantined? Participate in a book club. Sure, it will be different without everyone piling onto the…
Trump administration pays Peter Thiel-backed startup hundreds of millions of dollars to build a virtual border wall
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images The Silicon Valley military-contracting startup Anduril has been awarded a contract with US Customs and Border Protection to build a virtual “wall” as a means to monitor crossings…
Trump contracts Peter Thiel-backed startup to build his (virtual) border wall
Trump’s xenophobic dream of building a “big, beautiful wall” along the Mexico–US border has moved a step closer to (virtual) reality. The White House just struck a deal with Palmer Luckey’s Anduril Industrial to erect an AI-powered partition along the…