Metaverse

UAE Member Ajman Launches Government Payment Portal on Metaverse
UAE Member Ajman Launches Government Payment Portal on Metaverse
October 14, 2022  |  Metaverse

The Ajman Department of Finance (ADF) has launched a government payment platform on the metaverse, a service that registers government suppliers and a new website....

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Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Tweaks Its Metaverse Offerings
Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Tweaks Its Metaverse Offerings
October 13, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Meta reveals the price tag for its new virtual reality headset and unveils features to make that reality seem a...

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Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Avatar Finds Its Legs (and Headset) at Last
Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Avatar Finds Its Legs (and Headset) at Last
October 13, 2022  |  Metaverse

For $1,500, you can enter a metaverse in which the avatars will soon have actual legs, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday (Oct. 11). The...

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Say What? Shopping in the Metaverse Will Require AI-Powered Voice
Say What? Shopping in the Metaverse Will Require AI-Powered Voice
October 13, 2022  |  Metaverse

Beyond the most basic point-and-click interactions, commerce in the metaverse will likely require some sort of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice interaction. This can start with...

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Retailers Try to Spiff up Metaverse Shopping Experience
Retailers Try to Spiff up Metaverse Shopping Experience
October 12, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

When people talk about the metaverse, they tend to think of a fully immersive reality entered through a video headset. But there’s another, technologically nearer...

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Protecting Kids From Metaverse Marketing Is No Game
Protecting Kids From Metaverse Marketing Is No Game
October 11, 2022  |  Metaverse

Regulators in the U.S., the U.K. and the EU have each recently called for a crackdown on digital ads targeting kids, blaming big tech for...

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UAE’s Commercial Bank International Enters the Metaverse
UAE’s Commercial Bank International Enters the Metaverse
October 09, 2022  |  Metaverse

Dubai-based Commercial Bank International (CBI) has rolled out a metaverse location to enhance the integration of real and digital worlds, a press release says. The...

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Zuckerberg’s Unlovable Metaverse Shares Flaws of Meta’s Payments Policy
Zuckerberg’s Unlovable Metaverse Shares Flaws of Meta’s Payments Policy
October 07, 2022  |  Meta

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gotten a lot of flak in the year since he announced the corporate rebranding by saying, “From now on, we’re...

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Has Nike Found Playbook for Winning Web3 Game?
Has Nike Found Playbook for Winning Web3 Game?
October 06, 2022  |  Metaverse

By the numbers, Nike is winning Web3, the somewhat vague next-generation internet that is fast becoming marketing department shorthand for “nonfungible token and metaverse strategy.”...

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