Apple is now the most valuable publicly-traded company in the world. The tech giant surpassed Saudi state oil giant Aramco at the close of Friday’s market per NBC News.
We’re conscious of the fact that these results stand in stark relief during a time of real economic adversity.
Tim Cook, Apple CEO
Apple shares closed up by 10.47 percent, resulting in a market valuation of $1.84 trillion. Subsequently, Saudi Aramco now stands at $1.76 trillion.
Apple boasted a bold third-quarter fiscal earning of $59.7 billion with a 4-for-1 stock split which brought shares up to over 44 percent this year. March saw the company at one of its lowest points due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but all that seems like an afterthought with its strong performance the last couple of months.
The Virtual Online Museum of Art (VOMA) will now become the world’s first virtual museum thats fully interactive. The museum will be curated by Museum Director Lee Cavaliere and built by artist Stuart Semple. VOMA will showcase works from institutions such as Musée d’Orsay, Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Art Institute of Chicago. Also of note, the exhibitions will be free for anyone that wants to see it.
A virtual viewing room can feel like a lonely place – quiet, empty, sometimes slightly uneasy. In building and curating VOMA, we wanted to get away from that feeling, which is not all that different from walking into a snooty, silent gallery space and feeling a bit self-conscious. We wanted to integrate the sense of community and buzz of going to a cool museum, where there are often so many different shows going on, and immersive or interactive experiences.
Stuart Semple
When entering the VOMA, the experience allows you to go anywhere on the premisses, including the museum’s grounds. VOMO introduces ground-breaking technologies that makes the digital-hybrid world change according to the time of day or the season with such detail, down to the environmental changes of light, wind and rain. With the current pandemic of COVID-19, museums and galleries have been forced to reconsider how certain works are shown in regards to social distancing. The introduction of VOMA is a step towards new and innovated ways to keep the scope of the museum and art world alive.
Be sure to go to VOMA’s website beginning August 14 for the opening of the museum.
The original banned silhouette that Michael Jordan wore was the Nike Air Ship, even though most think the Air Jordan 1 was the original banned model in the black and red colorway. Earlier this year, Jordan Brand retroed the Air Ship with the Air Jordan 1 during All-Star Weekend as a part of its “New Beginnings” pack. Now, Italian brand Back-Door will hold a global raffle for your chance to own a pair of the Air Ship “Banned.”
via: Back-Door
Check out a closer look at the pair above and head over to Back-Door to enter the raffle ahead of its August 7 release.
Lil Wayne nabs Young Money rappers Gudda Gudda and Jay Jones for the track “Thug Life” along with the accompanying visual.
The video shows Lil Wayne with his Young Money affiliates at his skatepark, which has been the backdrop for quite a few of the New Orleans rapper’s videos. Wayne seems to have found his second wind after dropping his 13th studio album with Funeral. Hopefully there’s more music coming from the hip hop veteran.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people and businesses to put more of a focus on cleanliness, and just as important, companies are taking innovation and technology to another level in terms of preserving health and well-being.
The C-Face Mask allows you to talk in multiple languages as well as being able to clean and purify the air you breathe. The mask is designed by Japan-based Donut Robotics and is made to fit on top of a standard face mask. In addition to translating multiple languages and purifying air, the C-Face mask can also connect to your smartphone, opening up even more smart features.
Wiz drops off the visual for the Mistard produced track, “Bammer.” The track itself draws a major influence from jazz music as the horns are just as robust as the bars khalifa displays.
“Bammer” also gives a nod to RBL Posse’s iconic “Don’t Give Me No Bammer Weed” from the group’s project A Lesson To Be Learned released back in 1992.
Union and Jordan Brand are joining forces yet again following the success of their most recent collab, the Union x Air Jordan 1s. The Los Angeles brand has now set its focus on the Air Jordan 4 silhouette which sparked rumors of a release back in 2019. This Air Jordan 4 collab will also be releasing in two different colorways as well.
We’ve already released images of the Union x Air Jordan 4 “Black” version which gave you an idea of the design aesthetic the two brands are going for. This shoe features a suede and mesh material on the upper with a foldable tongue and cream midsole.
The Union x Air Jordan 4 “Guava Ice” will drop on August 15 for $250 USD.
In honor of the NBA season returning last night, Nike unveiled the third film in its campaign titled “You Can’t Stop Us.”
The visual is narrated by soccer superstar, Megan Rapinoe, and celebrates all sports as being a source of inspiration and will. The editing is seamless as it integrates two sides that pairs athletes together with the same kinetic movement as if they’re right by each other.
Fast Facts About the Film
24 sports represented
53 athletes
4,000 action sequences researched
72 final sequences selected
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Athletes featured in the video include Megan Rapinoe, LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, Eliud Kipchoge, Caster Semenya, Cristiano Ronaldo, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Serena Williams, Colin Kaepernick and Kylian Mbappé.
Sony has just announced a lineup of BRAVIA TVs dubbed “Ready For PlayStation 5.” As the name suggests, these TVs will be equipped for the upcoming PlayStation 5.
Sony
The upcoming releases from Sony will include the XH90 4K HDR and ZH8 8K HDR Full Array LED models. The TVs are built to deliver an immersive gaming experience with the XH90 displaying gameplay images of up to 4K and the ZH8 will produce up to 8K resolution.
In order to play games on the PS5 with low latency, each television will boast a BRAVIA Game Mode. This allows the player to use a wireless controller to wake both the TV and PS5 and control their PS5 using just the TV remote.
The “Ready For PlayStation 5” TVs and PS5 consoles are scheduled to release Holiday 2020. Check out the Sony website for more info.
The opening scene from the The Umbrella Academy Season 2 on Netflix has just been released. In the scene, it’s seems Number Five has found his way back to the ‘60’s as the rest of his family tries to stop another apocalypse.
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