
Meta won’t pass metaverse Turing Test by throwing hardware at it
Meta is developing hardware designed to kickstart the metaverse by solving the visual Turing Test. But hardware is not the real problem. Read more…
Meta is developing hardware designed to kickstart the metaverse by solving the visual Turing Test. But hardware is not the real problem. Read more…
Tencent announced to its staff the official formation of an extended reality (XR) unit, formally placing its bets on the metaverse. Read more…
China’s metaverse market is a potential $8 trillion opportunity – provided punters can overcome the huge regulatory challenges in their way. Read more…
MG Motor India launches its own metaverse platform called MGverse as it looks for ways to strengthen relations with GenZ and GenAlpha. Read more…
Build 2022 offered metaverse placeholders that may lead to further speculation that Microsoft’s metaverse effort is in disarray. Read more…
At WEF, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon sees growth ahead for high-end smartphones, even as talk about an economic slowdown dominates the event. Read more…
If Apple doesn’t go all-in on the metaverse, it’s likely to suffer a similar fate to Nokia’s former handset empire. Read more…
Sony CEO says the company is well-positioned to play a leading role in the metaverse “where games, music, movies and anime intersect”. Read more…
Yuga Labs, the company behind the “Bored Ape” NFTs, sells tokens which represent land in its “Otherside” metaverse. Read more…
Flipkart has set up a new innovation arm, Flipkart Labs, to focus and test new Web3 and metaverse use-cases with real-world applications. Read more…
When discussing 5G treat the word “ubiquitous” as a red flag. It’s not a term used by people on the radio side of the industry. Read more…
Fidelity Investments targets young investors with a virtual building in Decentraland that offers financial education – and dancing. Read more…
Meta has begun test tools for selling digital assets and experiences within Horizon Worlds, a key part of its plan for creating a metaverse. Read more…
Most of the limitations that will prevent the consumer metaverse from taking off any time soon are less relevant in the enterprise space. Read more…
Meta’s failure to repel TikTok is a rare example of a Chinese company using tech to take market share from a giant US digital ecosystem. Read more…
Meta Platforms is readying plans to introduce virtual tokens and cryptocurrencies to its apps. They’re called Zuck Bucks, reportedly. Read more…
HSBC said its Metaverse Discretionary Strategy portfolio will focus on investing within the metaverse ecosystem across five segments. Read more…
Metaverse DAOs promise to make metaverse real estate more accessible to the plebes, but it’s too early to know if this will actually work. Read more…
Nvidia is enhancing its claim to be the picks and shovels of the metaverse and AI with the launch of its next-generation chips and services. Read more…
Meta will make it easier for brands to run 3D ads on Facebook and Instagram through a new partnership with e-commerce tech firm VNTANA. Read more…
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