Launching towards the end of this month, Absolut Vodka has plunged in the world of VR and partnered with notoriously outspoken dance music producer Deadmau5 for a gaming experience that allows users to follow the artist around town on a night out as part of...
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July 2016
Apple was granted a patent last week for technology that could soon be used to restrict iPhones from capturing content at venues where specific emitters have been installed to broadcast an infrared signal that would temporarily disable smart-phone cameras. News that might elicit joyous applause...
Read MoreWith the recent news of Microsoft acquiring Linkedin dominating the press, another deal has been inked also worthy of discussion: Twitter has invested $70M in music streaming service SoundCloud, notably two years after having walked away from a $1B purchase offer. How the strategic partnership...
Read MoreDespite powerful grassroots campaigning to encourage voter turnout, and a resounding head-nod from the music industry to ‘Remain’, the cards have been (marginally) dealt in favour of Brexit. Over the last few weeks in the lead up to the much contested referendum, a series of...
Read MoreConverse, long-appealing to counterculture and defining itself around creativity and self-expression, regularly appears in our newsletter. We love how the 108-year-old brand purposely sets out to celebrate their best customers, rather than itself, and works to contribute to youth culture rather than take from it....
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