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A woman in Cornwall, England, has filed papers to divorce her husband on the grounds of “unreasonable behavior” after she discovered that his character in the online role-playing game Second Life had ...

Second Life, the online virtual world developed by Linden Labs, has been a gaming staple for decades. Unlike traditional video games that revolve around matches or quests, this one is an open-world ...

Does it really make sense to manufacture new batteries for energy storage systems when a much better alternative is already available? How second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries can enhance ...

In her new book, Second Life, journalist and culture critic Amanda Hess scrutinizes period-tracking apps, targeted ads, and birth myths that spread online. When the journalist and culture critic ...

Linden Lab, the developer of Second Life, has sold its payments business, Tilia, to Thunes. In the transaction with the global payments processor, Tilia will be rebranded to Thunes and remain in San ...

Of all of the emerging Internet media that are discussed in the tech press, social virtual worlds have made one of the more notable splashes in the past year. Second Life has been alternately ...