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Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Unveils Same-Day Local Retail Deliveries
Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Unveils Same-Day Local Retail Deliveries
August 01, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Amazon offers Prime members same-day delivery from a slate of local retail stores around the country. Plus, the founder of...

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Wendy’s Says to Succeed in the Metaverse, Companies Need to Engage With Metaversals
Wendy’s Says to Succeed in the Metaverse, Companies Need to Engage With Metaversals
August 01, 2022  |  Metaverse

Restaurants’ presence in the metaverse is still too new to say for sure which strategies (if any) will be key to securing customers’ virtual reality...

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Metaverse Participants Seek Speedy, Convenient Dining Experiences
Metaverse Participants Seek Speedy, Convenient Dining Experiences
August 01, 2022  |  Metaverse

Restaurants looking to reach consumers in the metaverse would do well to offer them quick and convenient off-premise options rather than trying to woo diners...

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Ethereum’s Founder Says Meta’s Metaverse Vision Is Doomed
Ethereum’s Founder Says Meta’s Metaverse Vision Is Doomed
August 01, 2022  |  Metaverse

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin is more responsible than anyone for turning blockchain and cryptocurrency from an obscure way to make peer-to-peer payments into a technology...

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Google, Facebook Slow Hiring for Metaverse Jobs
Google, Facebook Slow Hiring for Metaverse Jobs
July 29, 2022  |  Metaverse

Meta Platforms has reported its first quarterly sales drop, and Facebook and Google are slowing the pace of hiring for jobs in the metaverse. Overall,...

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South Korea Schools the World in How to Monetize via In-Game Payments
South Korea Schools the World in How to Monetize via In-Game Payments
July 29, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The connected nation that brought us “Squid Game” is a video gamer’s paradise, showing other nations and companies how to regulate and monetize gaming for...

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FTC Lawsuit Shows Faith in Meta’s Trillion-Dollar Metaverse Ambitions
FTC Lawsuit Shows Faith in Meta’s Trillion-Dollar Metaverse Ambitions
July 28, 2022  |  Meta

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just sued to block Meta from acquiring a VR company, saying it would put the social media giant “one step...

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Meta, Apple Competing to Conquer the Metaverse
Meta, Apple Competing to Conquer the Metaverse
July 27, 2022  |  Metaverse

The future direction of the metaverse might come down to Meta and Apple competing head to head in a race to sell hardware for the...

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Meta May Buy Eye-Tracking Tech Company AdHawk
Meta May Buy Eye-Tracking Tech Company AdHawk
July 25, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Social media giant Meta is weighing whether to buy AdHawk Microsystems, which develops eye-tracking technology that could be used for virtual reality, Bloomberg reported Monday...

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