What is Hdac The World Cup blockchain advert, decoded

If you’ve been watching ITV’s World Cup 2018 coverage in recent days, you may have spotted a technology-focused advert lurking in between the plugs for cheap pizza and beer.

The advert from South Korean company Hdac shows off the potential capabilities of blockchain technology, the hot topic dominating news headlines for the past few months.

But how

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Final Fantasy 7 remake: trailers, release date, news and features

First released in 1997, Final Fantasy 7 immediately cemented its place as one of the best JRPG titles around and helped millions of gamers discover a genre they’d never before considered.

Understandably, then, Square Enix is releasing a remake. Not only because that seems to be the done thing these days but also because it’s something fans g

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Beyond Good and Evil 2 trailer, release date and newsBeyond Good and Evil 2 trailer, release date and news

E3 2017's most hyped trailer unveiling capped off Ubisoft's press conference, eliciting cheers and driving some viewers to tears. 

Which game was it Here's a hint: it was first announced nine years ago, and it's the sequel to a game that wasn't even a big hit in its own day.

Give up It's Beyond Good and Evil 2, and the long-awaited (and

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HPE unveils world's largest supercomputerHPE unveils world's largest supercomputer

HPE has revealed the world's largest Arm-powered supercomputer as part of a major HPC project.

The computing giant has teamed up with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Sandia National Laboratories to create the new Astra system as part of the DOE's Vanguard project.

Astra, which is built of over 145,000 cores in 2,592 dual-processor servers,

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Startup is planning to ‘catapult& payloads into spaceStartup is planning to ‘catapult’ payloads into space

Silicon Valley startup SpinLaunch raised over $40 million in seed funding last week to continue developing a unique method for launching satellites into space: by electric catapult.

Traditional satellite launches require a huge amount of fuel to overcome the pull of Earth’s gravity and get their payloads into orbit, usually through the combustion o

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Google brings VR video editing to your desktop with VR180 CreatorGoogle brings VR video editing to your desktop with VR180 Creator

Google is continuing its efforts to bring virtual reality to the masses with the release of Google VR180 Creator - available to download free for Mac and Linux.

This free software takes video from Google's point-and-shoot VR180 cameras like the Lenovo Mirage and converts it to a format that can cut and tweaked using any standard video editor.

Once

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