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Immersive Technology Lands in the Spotlight Via the Metaverse

Growth to take off as virtual interfaces transition from tech toys into tech tools

TV Tech

This Week in the Metaverse: NFT.NYC showed how NFTs are transforming art and getting artists their well-earned share

The technology is leading to a renaissance of creative work—and artists getting paid.

Fortune

Whatever happened to the Metaverse?

When you first glide into Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality app from Meta Platforms Inc., you’re greeted with a vivid cityscape and portals into worlds with labels like “adventure” and “comedy.” On a recent visit to the “adventure” world, I zoomed around a town in the Wild West toting a…

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Magic in the Metaverse

Linking the cloud to Web 3.0

TV Tech

Humans will be able to upload dead people on to a computer by 2024, expert claims

Metaverse scientist Dr Pratik Desai is urging people to regularly record their parents, elders and loved ones as a new technology may allow voices and video recordings to make dead people 'live forever'

Daily Mirror

This Week in the Metaverse: NFT market jumps to $4.7 billion, Drone Racing League enters the chat, and Wildcard is hosting a public mint

The NFT market had a great first quarter, but with the rise of Blur and lower creator royalties many artists are questioning their futures.

Fortune

Three of Meta’s top execs—including Mark Zuckerberg—are now spending most of their time on A.I.

The company behind Facebook and Instagram has no plans to sign the proposal to temporarily ban the development of advanced A.I., the Reality Labs chief confirmed.

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6 Years Later, ‘Persona 5’ Remains the Best Heist Game Ever Made

The best RPG in recent memory also happens to be the best heist game ever made.

Inverse

Eyes on Apple to Join Quest for the Metaverse

Apple fans are watching to see whether the iPhone-maker puts a culture-changing spin on virtual reality, even as rivals slow their march toward the metaverse. All eyes are on whether Apple will commit to releasing long-rumored VR or augmented reality (AR) "goggles" at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tim Cook's vision for AR/VR is more boring than Meta's, but that's why it might work

Apple's Tim Cook is focused on the most practical AR/VR applications and that's why his version may be better than the Metaverse

TechRadar

This week in the metaverse: Solana loses y00ts and DeGods collections, Argentina gets Web3 plane tickets, and Grimes launches NFTs

The move by y00ts and DeGods is a loss for the Solana blockchain, but SOL is still up roughly 100% since the start of the year after getting hammered post-FTX collapse.

Fortune

This Stock Is Outperforming META

The end of the pandemic brought about a reversal in consumer behavior and preference, which became a bane for Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) but a boon for trivago N.V. (TRVG). Continue reading….

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Disney CEO axes metaverse unit and almost everyone in it, with another 6,950 cuts to go

Bob Iger once said the tech would democratise the internet, but apparently it's not right for Disney.

PC Gamer

5 Years Ago, Steven Spielberg Made His Most Misunderstood Sci-Fi Movie Ever

'Ready Player One' is no deep thinker, but it's not our glorious Metaverse future either.

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Disney Dumps Metaverse Aspirations. That Was an Easy Decision

The first of Disney’s 7,000 job cuts have begun to happen. One of the decisions was to eliminate approximately 50 jobs from its metaverse-driven next-generation storytelling unit. The move makes abundant sense. Here’s why.

Broadcasting & Cable

Bob Chapek’s Metaverse Unit Gets Whacked Amid Disney’s Mega-Cuts

The ‘Next Generation Storytelling and Consumer Experiences’ division was one of the former Disney CEO’s pet projects

TechRadar

This could be the most pointless Microsoft Teams meeting update yet

“Metaverse” avatars in video conferences still look terrible and are ultimately embarrassing, please stop developing them, everyone.

Fortune

Disney joins Microsoft and Snapchat as latest big-name company to slink away from metaverse ambitions

Companies are moving away from the nascent industry as regulators increasingly scrutinize crypto and the buzz around A.I. rises.

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Comic Relief launches metaverse fundraiser to fight poverty

Can playing more Roblox make your kids more philanthropic

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SMFG takes plunge into metaverse with gaming

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is venturing into the metaverse by leveraging gaming into its business strategy.

Fortune

Here's the week's top metaverse and NFT news

The IRS said it's considering whether to tax non-fungible tokens as it does gems or artwork.

iMore

Apple VR is a huge threat to the metaverse, claims Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney claims that Apple "Apple "will either try to crush the metaverse or extract all the profit from it" in a new interview.

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Epic unveils Fortnite Creative 2.0 using new Unreal editor

Epic revealed Fortnite Creative 2.0 during its GDC 2023 presentation, alongside a new Unreal editor to further its metaverse ambitions

Daily Mirror

The Apprentice 2023 winner announced after gripping all-female final

In the final episode of the 2023 series, Marnie and Rochelle were tasked with creating a new brand for their company, producing a digital billboard, directing and editing a television advert and designing a metaverse

Bangkok Post

TMX picks Bangkok for metaverse base

TMX Global, an Australia-based supply chain transformation consultancy, has selected Thailand for the global launch of its "TMX Metaverse", an industry-first solution in terms of distribution centre design and virtual technology.

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