Metaverse

Metaverse VP Bails to Lead Stripe’s Revenue and Financial Management
Metaverse VP Bails to Lead Stripe’s Revenue and Financial Management
October 14, 2022  |  Personnel

A vice president of Meta’s virtual reality (VR) social platform Horizon Worlds is now over at Stripe working with a new product team. Get the...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Apple Fires Back at Meta in Metaverse Headset War
Today in the Connected Economy: Apple Fires Back at Meta in Metaverse Headset War
October 14, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Apple plans to launch a mixed-reality headset that would rival Meta’s, plus Kroger and Albertsons merge. Get the Full Story...

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Report: Apple Mixed Reality Headset May Include Iris Scanning
Report: Apple Mixed Reality Headset May Include Iris Scanning
October 14, 2022  |  Apple

As soon as next year, Apple could unveil a mixed-reality headset that includes an iris scanner for payments and logging in as the company fights...

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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). Get...

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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. Get the Full Story...

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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. Get the Full Story Complete...

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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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