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Malta Joins the Digital Future with Their First Virtual Citizen

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Marija is an industry first: a resident of Malta that exists only in digital form. Marija was intentionally created with traits common to human residents of Malta, including physical characteristics and features typical of the Mediterranean region. “Malta is truly a visionary country. About the Virtual Citizen Program.

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Malta Joins the Metaverse with Their First Virtual Citizen

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Marija is an industry first: a resident of Malta that exists only in digital form. Marija was intentionally created with traits common to human residents of Malta, including physical characteristics and features typical of the Mediterranean region. Malta is a small island nation with plenty of sunshine and natural beauty.

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Instagram and Amber Alert team up to put breaking information into your scroll

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Amber Alert, the nationwide alert service for missing children, will now put breaking emergency information directly into your Instagram scroll — a collaboration between the social media app and several children's safety organizations in honor of Global Missing Children’s Day. The alert system expanded nationwide in 2002.

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GlobalFoundries To Spend Billions: Doubling Fab 8, Creating New Fab in NY

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Accompanying this is the disclosure that GF is going to build another manufacturing facility close to Fab 8, in Malta NY, as part of a Private-Public partnership. Today’s announcement commits to adding additional machines at Malta to scale out to the space already there, for another 150k wafers per year, at a cost of $1B.

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Microsoft to Expand HoloLens Availability to 29 More European Markets in December

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image courtesy Microsoft. If you’re in one of those countries, you can either wait for local availability, or alternatively contact Microsoft here via e-mail to begin the ordering process now. image courtesy Microsoft.

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How to help refugees fleeing Ukraine

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Malteser International Malteser International, an emergency relief organization based in the country of Malta, is collecting everyday supplies for Ukrainians who have had to leave their homes without warning. You can also visit the UNHCR's Ukraine homepage for updates on refugee support and other ways the UN is assisting Ukrainians.

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The ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie Is Getting a Cinematic VR Experience

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When I say painstakingly, it was our team that was literally there in a warehouse in Malta in the summer, scanning swords and weapons and costumes from this movie. It’s very, very hard work,” Lewis added. We’re going really, really far trying to create this experience so that it’s really on par with the motion-picture experience.”.

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