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VR headsets could be hacked in "Inception-esque" attacks — with attackers able to steal your data without you even noticing

Researchers were wondering if people would notice anything amiss in the Metaverse - turns out they don't.

Final Fantasy 15 director says devs need to be open to generative AI, Web3, and the Metaverse: "You should try to use it before other people"

Final Fantasy 15 director says devs need to be open to generative AI, Web3, and the Metaverse: "You should try to use it before other people"

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Maison Margiela's Tabi Shoes Are About to Make the Metaverse a Whole Lot More Fashionable

Maison Margiela's Tabi Shoes Are About to Make the Metaverse a Whole Lot More Fashionable

Maison Margiela Tabis have experienced a much-deserved resurgence lately thanks to one intrepid TikToker and her quest to recover her favorite pair.

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Digital Disruption In The Art Market: How Major Players Are Adapting

The precondition for the NFT boom is often attributed to the sale of an NFT artwork for $69 million at an art auction. This particular artwork, created by Beeple, was auctioned online by Christie's in March 2021.

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Fashion Industry Shifts Focus From Metaverse To Generative AI

Fashion industry's interest in the metaverse wanes due to financial challenges and technological hurdles, impacting consumer adoption.

Assault in the Metaverse: is it the start of a dark new future?

UK police are investigating a case of rape in the Metaverse for the first time

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Disney to Invest $1.5B in Epic Games

The two will collaborate on games and work to create a metaverse-like “open entertainment universe” for Disney characters and stories

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Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic, announces new 'entertainment universe' in Fortnite

Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic, announces new 'entertainment universe' in Fortnite

They didn't say metaverse, but they're definitely thinking it.

30 leading 3D and VR artists to explore spatial computing at MESHfair 2024

30 leading 3D and VR artists to explore spatial computing at MESHfair 2024

The metaverse event aims to show the leading edge of immersive virtual art.

Holistic approach pivotal for effective action against Metacrime: Interpol paper

Holistic approach pivotal for effective action against Metacrime: Interpol paper

An Interpol paper deals with various aspects of the Metaverse from a law enforcement perspective and discusses Metacrimes, various types of existing and potential criminal activities in the Metaverse.

TechScape: Why Apple’s Vision Pro headset won’t have Netflix, Spotify or YouTube

TechScape: Why Apple’s Vision Pro headset won’t have Netflix, Spotify or YouTube

This new ‘spatial computing’ device is supposedly the most immersive way to watch TV – but major streamers aren’t building apps for it. Plus, Facebook’s AI god complex

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This actual anime VR high school where you'll be able to get proper qualifications is the first metaverse-based project that makes any kind of sense to me

This actual anime VR high school where you'll be able to get proper qualifications is the first metaverse-based project that makes any kind of sense to me

But will it simulate having a piece of toast in your mouth while you're running late?

Egg timer, Coke bottle and a skull cast: VR puts Burns memorabilia in reach

Egg timer, Coke bottle and a skull cast: VR puts Burns memorabilia in reach

Glasgow University has set up virtual trips showing stories behind the poems and exploring the poet’s life

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The 5 best VR headset and AR glasses announcements at CES 2024

The 5 best VR headset and AR glasses announcements at CES 2024

CES 2024 showed us a lot of VR headsets, AR glasses, and other metaverse gadgets. Here are the best.

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Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse review – it will make you even more terrified of the internet

Is Mark Zuckerberg – the Facebook ‘dictator’ – really evil? Nobody in this two-hour tell-all seems to know or care. But it will make you question every website you dangerously rely on

MESHfair announces 2024 Open Call for 3D, Metaverse and VR Artists

Artists will be selected by leading galleries including Unit London, Vellum LA, Artcrush and OFFICE IMPART.

Evening Standard

Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse on Sky review - sure, it's terrifying, but you knew that right?

This documentary moves too fast: is there a single scene that lasts longer than ten seconds?

Live music enters the metaverse with Soundscape's "groundbreaking" VR music platform

Artists including Deadmau5, Slash and Evanescence have partnered with Soundscape to create immersive VR concert experiences built in Unreal Engine 5

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Sony launches an Apple Vision Pro competitor designed for the "industrial metaverse"

Sony and Siemens launch a mixed reality headset designed for engineering and design in the industrial metaverse, whatever that means.

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A girl was allegedly raped in the metaverse. Is this the beginning of a dark new future?

British police are investigating the case of a minor who was allegedly subjected to a virtual gang rape. Expect more cases

From revolution to real-world value: How companies can benefit from Web3 in 2024

Cryptocurrencies and the metaverse may be going through growing pains, but Web3 is anything but dead in the business world.

International Business Times UK

World's First Digital Rape Sparks Metaverse Crime Legislation Debate

A digital rape of a UK teenager in the metaverse world has sparked a debate about whether police should investigate virtual crimes and the need for better legislation to deal with such perverts taking advantage of technology.

Here comes the Torment Nexus: They're making a 'metaverse' based on Ready Player One

Ready Player One author Ernest Cline says the Readyverse will "lead us into the next chapter of our collective future," which will probably suck.

UK police begin first-ever investigation into sexual assault in the metaverse

A teenage girl was allegedly assaulted in VR by multiple other users.

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What Kind Of Artificial Intelligence Technological Development Trend Can We Expect In 2024?

As we venture into 2024, the dynamics of AI regulation are poised to undergo significant shifts, with a spotlight on the metaverse and its integration into various aspects of our lives.

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