McDonalds, Pepsi, And Other Large Brands Are Buying Real Estate On The Metaverse …And Other Small Business Tech News This Week
The virtual world that’s coming (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 – Virtual real estate reaches new limits with the addition of major corporations. Admix—a virtual reality platform—has […]
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The ‘metaverse’: A chance for Biden to reset safety on the internet
“The Metaverse” — It’s a term on the tip of everyone’s tongue, and yet still a concept that lacks clear definition. It’s an idea that is capturing the brightest minds — and wallets — at the biggest technology companies — Apple, Facebook, Microsoft — leading headlines and major business deals, and yet no one really knows […]
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Her Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished.
SYDNEY, Australia — In October, Thea-Mai Baumann, an Australian artist and technologist, found herself sitting on prime internet real estate. In 2012, she had started an Instagram account with the handle @metaverse, a name she used in her creative work. On the account, she documented her life in Brisbane, where she studied fine art, and […]
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The Metaverse Is Coming After The Rest Of You
In a certain way, the internet already has our eyes and the constellation of muscles and joints (neck, shoulder, wrist) involved in using phones. The internet has people’s faces: Recognition software takes from large deposits of photos, and the iPhone uses biometrics to unlock themselves. The internet better understands our distinct voices over time. We […]
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What is metaverse, the new buzzword in internet technology?, Technology News
The Metaverse is a term used to describe a virtual space within digital environments such as online games, social media, and virtual reality. It is a combination of the prefix “meta”, meaning beyond, and stem “universe”. Coined by Neal Stephenson, the metaverse is, in fact, the stuff of science-fiction. He talked about it in detail […]
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