Metaverse Platforms
South Korea’s Kakao, Com2uS, others race toward the metaverse
Information Technology (IT) firms in South Korea set up shop in the realm of the metaverse, with their first step being non-fungible token (NFT) platforms.
Danny Park
Lens
Metaverse
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Metaverse Platforms
Microsoft, Nike embrace metaverse following Facebook’s name change
On the heels of Facebook, or now Meta, Microsoft and Nike are also racing into the metaverse action. Fast facts Microsoft is introducing a more fun working environment experience by announcing 3D avatar and immersive meeting settings, according to media reports. The Verge reported that Microsoft will use artificial intelligence to listen to the creator’s […]
Timmy Shen
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Regulation
Stablecoin toss to US Congress as regulators circle
Top blockchain and crypto news: Stablecoins at regulatory crossroads. Squid Game crypto players suffer shocking fate. Are metaverses China's new national insecurity?
Forkast.News
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Metaverse Platforms
Metaverse could impact national security, Chinese state-owned think tank says
While the idea of the metaverse has many people talking and Chinese tech giants showing signs of making a foray into the space, a Beijing-based state-owned think tank has warned of the national security risks that the metaverse could bring. Fast facts In a research report titled “Metaverse and National Security” published Saturday by China […]
Timmy Shen
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Metaverse Platforms
The Sandbox NFT metaverse platform raises $93M in Series B led by SoftBank
Sebastien Borget, COO and co-founder of The Sandbox tells <i>Forkast.News</i> how NFTs and an open and decentralized metaverse is transforming the way we live, work and play.
Michelle Lim
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Metaverse Platforms
Defiant Facebook, now renamed Meta, goes all in on metaverse strategy as scrutiny tightens
Facebook, now called Meta, is casting off one of the world's most famous names to retool itself into a metaverse company. Will its $10 billion bet pay off?
Monika Ghosh
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Metaverse Platforms
Facebook changes its corporate name to Meta to build on metaverse vision
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social media giant is rebranding its corporate name to Meta as it focuses on building out its metaverse vision of an embodied internet with immersive spaces and experiences where people can digitally connect. Fast facts “The metaverse is the next chapter for the internet and it’s the next chapter […]
Michelle Lim
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Metaverse Platforms
A virtual K-pop girl group aims for the metaverse
South Korean mobile game developer Netmarble to create a virtual K-pop idol group under partnership with internet giant Kakao group using meta-human technologies.
Danny Park
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Virtual Real Estate
What are the risks of recreating reality in the metaverse?
New virtual worlds are full of opportunities, writes Sandra Helou of Zilliqa. But what if real-world problems get magnified in the metaverse?
Sandra Helou
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Metaverse Platforms
Tencent to establish gaming studio believed to be related to metaverse: report
Chinese internet giant Tencent reportedly plans to bet big on the metaverse — a trending idea on building a virtual world typically with the support of virtual and augmented reality technologies — and is looking to build an advanced gaming studio for that, the South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with […]
Timmy Shen
