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Meta Unveils New AI-Powered Smart Glasses, Continuing Metaverse Push
Meta showed off new smart glasses on Wednesday as it continued to bank on a lifestyle shift toward blending reality and virtual space despite the efforts inflicting heavy financial losses.
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Meta Connect 2025 Tomorrow: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Announcements
Meta Connect 2025 is set to kick off tomorrow (Thursday). It is the company’s annual event where it showcases its latest hardware developments, AI solutions, and metaverse technologies. At Connect 2025, Meta is reported to announce a new pair of smart glasses with a built-in display. It could also introduce the rumoured Oakley Meta Sphaera, geare...
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How Tobacco Companies Are Using Gaming, Metaverse And NFTs To Target Young Smokers
A new report warns that tobacco and vape companies are exploiting the metaverse to target young people through digital tokens and game sponsorships.
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Japanese Company Pays Rs 600 For Your Brainwaves And Transforms Them Into Art
Participants are paid Rs 590 (1,000 Japanese yen) just for 100 seconds of brainwave scanning by the firm.
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Bitget Partners UNICEF Unit to Expand Blockchain Training Across India, Other Countries
Bitget plans to educate over 3,00,000 individuals across eight countries, including India, Brazil, Malaysia, and Morocco among others, in partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg . "Bitget Academy", the educational arm of exchange, will create a training module teaching how to create video games using the blockchain technology.
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TRN Odyssey Programme Goes Live, Opens Funding Opportunities for Web3 Game Developers
The TRN Odyssey initiative will fund promising Web3 gaming projects that are built on the TRN Layer-1 blockchain. Developers can fetch investments between $10,000 (roughly Rs. 8.5 lakh) and $1 million (roughly Rs. 8 crore) through this initiative.
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Rockstar Games in Talks With Fortnite, Roblox Creators to Make GTA 6 'Next Big Metaverse Platform': Report
Grand Theft Auto 6 could potentially feature custom and modifiable game environments, cosmetic items and assets, bringing external intellectual property within the game. Developer Rockstar Games has reportedly had contact with Fortnite and Roblox creators and could allow them to add custom items, assets and experiences to GTA 6.
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Meta’s Reality Labs Unit Posts $5 Billion in Losses in Q4 2024
Reality Labs logged a loss of $4.97 billion (roughly Rs. 43,040 crore) in Q4, 2024. In an attempt to explain losses for Reality Labs, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “generative AI, Reality Labs generally are more technical organisations which means higher cost and space being relative for their business functions.”
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China Plans to Develop Blockchain-Focused National Data Infrastructure By 2029
China plans to work on new database solutions that would be supported on blockchain networks, it said in the guidelines. These solutions are expected to bring multi-centralisation and reliable consensus in an unalterable and easily traceable way to the table.
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South Korea's Jeju Island Said to Use NFT-Backed Visitor Cards to Attract Younger Tourists
Jeju Island authorities reportedly plan to boost tourism by integrating NFT technology into their strategy. A report stated that, starting in 2025, the island would introduce digital visitor cards backed by NFTs that could offer holders exclusive benefits.
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Meta's Motivo AI Model Could Deliver More Lifelike Digital Avatars: Here's How it Works
Meta has released an AI model called Meta Motivo. The model, that can control the body movements of digital avatars, is expected to make the overall metaverse experience better.
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Ernst & Young Introduces Metaverse, AI to Its Hiring Process With New eVe Platform
EY has launched a service called eVe that essentially offers a warm-up pre-interview preparation for candidates applying for a job at the company. People can ask eVe about EY’s compensation benefits, pension plans, and other related follow-up questions.
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JPMorgan Rebrands Blockchain Division from ‘Onyx’ to ‘Kinexys’ and Unveils New Features
JPMorgan has rebranded its blockchain unit, originally known as ‘Onyx,’ to ‘Kinexys,’ reflecting its strategic vision for Web3 adoption. The rebranding introduces a suite of new financial products and services, placing blockchain technology at the core of its offerings.
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China’s Alibaba has Reportedly Slashed Jobs in Metaverse Division
Alibaba is slashing dozens of jobs from its metaverse division, as per a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The report suggests that the job cuts from Alibaba’s Yuanjing unit are impacting teams in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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Meta Warns of Worsening AI Losses After Sales Narrowly Beat
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will ramp up heavy investments in AI and other futuristic technologies. The Meta executive has warned investors that the firm will continue to spend significantly on infrastructure and other projects like the metaverse and AI-powered glasses.
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Meta Unveils New AI-Powered Smart Glasses, Continuing Metaverse Push
Meta showed off new smart glasses on Wednesday as it continued to bank on a lifestyle shift toward blending reality and virtual space despite the efforts inflicting heavy financial losses.
-
Meta Connect 2025 Tomorrow: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Announcements
Meta Connect 2025 is set to kick off tomorrow (Thursday). It is the company’s annual event where it showcases its latest hardware developments, AI solutions, and metaverse technologies. At Connect 2025, Meta is reported to announce a new pair of smart glasses with a built-in display. It could also introduce the rumoured Oakley Meta Sphaera, geare...
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How Tobacco Companies Are Using Gaming, Metaverse And NFTs To Target Young Smokers
A new report warns that tobacco and vape companies are exploiting the metaverse to target young people through digital tokens and game sponsorships.
-
Japanese Company Pays Rs 600 For Your Brainwaves And Transforms Them Into Art
Participants are paid Rs 590 (1,000 Japanese yen) just for 100 seconds of brainwave scanning by the firm.
-
Bitget Partners UNICEF Unit to Expand Blockchain Training Across India, Other Countries
Bitget plans to educate over 3,00,000 individuals across eight countries, including India, Brazil, Malaysia, and Morocco among others, in partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg . "Bitget Academy", the educational arm of exchange, will create a training module teaching how to create video games using the blockchain technology.
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TRN Odyssey Programme Goes Live, Opens Funding Opportunities for Web3 Game Developers
The TRN Odyssey initiative will fund promising Web3 gaming projects that are built on the TRN Layer-1 blockchain. Developers can fetch investments between $10,000 (roughly Rs. 8.5 lakh) and $1 million (roughly Rs. 8 crore) through this initiative.
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Rockstar Games in Talks With Fortnite, Roblox Creators to Make GTA 6 'Next Big Metaverse Platform': Report
Grand Theft Auto 6 could potentially feature custom and modifiable game environments, cosmetic items and assets, bringing external intellectual property within the game. Developer Rockstar Games has reportedly had contact with Fortnite and Roblox creators and could allow them to add custom items, assets and experiences to GTA 6.
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Meta’s Reality Labs Unit Posts $5 Billion in Losses in Q4 2024
Reality Labs logged a loss of $4.97 billion (roughly Rs. 43,040 crore) in Q4, 2024. In an attempt to explain losses for Reality Labs, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “generative AI, Reality Labs generally are more technical organisations which means higher cost and space being relative for their business functions.”
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China Plans to Develop Blockchain-Focused National Data Infrastructure By 2029
China plans to work on new database solutions that would be supported on blockchain networks, it said in the guidelines. These solutions are expected to bring multi-centralisation and reliable consensus in an unalterable and easily traceable way to the table.
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South Korea's Jeju Island Said to Use NFT-Backed Visitor Cards to Attract Younger Tourists
Jeju Island authorities reportedly plan to boost tourism by integrating NFT technology into their strategy. A report stated that, starting in 2025, the island would introduce digital visitor cards backed by NFTs that could offer holders exclusive benefits.
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Meta's Motivo AI Model Could Deliver More Lifelike Digital Avatars: Here's How it Works
Meta has released an AI model called Meta Motivo. The model, that can control the body movements of digital avatars, is expected to make the overall metaverse experience better.
-
Ernst & Young Introduces Metaverse, AI to Its Hiring Process With New eVe Platform
EY has launched a service called eVe that essentially offers a warm-up pre-interview preparation for candidates applying for a job at the company. People can ask eVe about EY’s compensation benefits, pension plans, and other related follow-up questions.
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JPMorgan Rebrands Blockchain Division from ‘Onyx’ to ‘Kinexys’ and Unveils New Features
JPMorgan has rebranded its blockchain unit, originally known as ‘Onyx,’ to ‘Kinexys,’ reflecting its strategic vision for Web3 adoption. The rebranding introduces a suite of new financial products and services, placing blockchain technology at the core of its offerings.
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China’s Alibaba has Reportedly Slashed Jobs in Metaverse Division
Alibaba is slashing dozens of jobs from its metaverse division, as per a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The report suggests that the job cuts from Alibaba’s Yuanjing unit are impacting teams in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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Meta Warns of Worsening AI Losses After Sales Narrowly Beat
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will ramp up heavy investments in AI and other futuristic technologies. The Meta executive has warned investors that the firm will continue to spend significantly on infrastructure and other projects like the metaverse and AI-powered glasses.
