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U.S. Air Force files metaverse trademark for ‘Spaceverse’
The U.S. Air Force has filed a trademark application, revealing that the military branch has plans with the metaverse.
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On Thursday, the AirForce submitted an application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, trademarking the word "Spaceverse".
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According to the application, Spaceverse will be a “secure digital metaverse that converges terrestrial and space physical and digital realities and provides synthetic and simulated extended-reality (XR) training, testing and operations environments.”
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It’s unclear if the initiative is connected to the U.S. Space Force, a space service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect the country and allied interests in space.
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The Air Force is far from the first to file a trademark related to the metaverse. Since the start of 2022, the number of metaverse-related trademarks filed by major companies with the USPTO has skyrocketed. For example, last week, payments giant Mastercard filed 15 trademark applications covering a wide range of NFTs and metaverse focused products and services.
Robinhood agrees to acquire UK crypto platform Ziglu
Online brokerage platform Robinhood has agreed to buy London-based crypto firm Ziglu, giving it a Financial Conduct Authority-regulated arm in the U.K.
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The California-based company said Tuesday that “Ziglu's impressive team of deeply experienced financial services and crypto experts will accelerate our global expansion efforts.”
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Ziglu, founded in 2014 by entrepreneur Mark Hipperson, who helped found the UK digital lender Starling Bank, allows retail investors to buy and sell eleven cryptocurrencies. Robinhood has yet to disclose any financial terms for the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval.
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“Ziglu and Robinhood share a common set of goals, working to reduce the barriers to entry for a new generation of investors, and we’re excited to pursue that mission together,” said Mark Hipperson, Founder, and CEO of Ziglu. “As part of Robinhood, we’ll supercharge Robinhood’s expansion across Europe and bring better access to crypto and its benefits to millions more customers.”
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Notably, Ziglu is among the 33 crypto companies given the green light by The Financial Conduct Authority’s registration regime, which requires firms that offer crypto services to comply with the U.K’s money laundering regulations.
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This acquisition comes three years after Robinhood announced it would expand into the UK market at the start of 2019, but a year later, in July 2020, it canceled its plans to focus on strengthening its core business in the U.S.
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Skydance New Media studio is developing a new Star Wars game
Announced in a recent press release, Amy Hennig’s video game studio, Skydance New Media, is working on a new Star Wars game.
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Skydance New Media is working in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games to develop and produce a “richly cinematic action-adventure game featuring an original story in the legendary Star Wars galaxy.” No specific details, including a title, release date, or platforms, have been revealed.
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“I’ve often described how seeing Star Wars in 1977 essentially rewired my 12-year-old brain, shaping my creative life and future indelibly,” Hennig said. “I’m elated to be working with Lucasfilm Games again to tell interactive stories in this galaxy that I love.”
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This untitled Star Wars game will be Skydance New Media’s second Disney project. In October 2021, the studio announced its first project, “a narrative-driven, blockbuster action-adventure game, featuring a completely original story and take on the Marvel Universe.”
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Long before founding Skydance New Media in 2019, Hennig was already considered a legend in the video game industry after playing a big part in creating iconic franchises such as Uncharted, Legacy of Kain, as well as Jak and Daxter.
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