The term “metaverse” is credited to author Neal Stephenson who used it in a cyberpunk novel in the 1990s. In the book, the metaverse is an immersive virtual reality (VR) world where people can lead parallel lives. Today, the metaverse is so far just a disjointed connection of VR worlds used by gamers more than […]
As President Donald Trump escalated the trade war with China with tariffs imposed on Chinese goods, investors were betting on which companies were most at risk. Some have turned to semiconductor producers, such as Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM), a mobile chipmaker that does much of its business in China. Qualcomm’s products are essential infrastructure components of
Software differs from hardware as the set of rules that allow services to run on the physical device. The software industry actually represents only a small part of the overall computer programming activity that takes place, in terms of software exchanged between software producers and software consumers. Many software created internally for very specific uses
Credit card debt continued to fall in the United States, falling to $978.8 billion in November, the Federal Reserve reports.The latest numbers are part of a steady decline since the coronavirus pandemic began in March. Credit card debt had reached an all-time high in February 2020, reaching $1.0943 trillion. Key points to remember Credit card