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Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Buys iRobot, Partners With Veritone
Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Buys iRobot, Partners With Veritone
August 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Amazon pays $1.7 billion to acquire Roomba-maker iRobot, part of the company’s effort to boost its smart home offerings. Plus,...

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Payoneer Named Payment Provider for ZEPETO Metaverse
Payoneer Named Payment Provider for ZEPETO Metaverse
August 05, 2022  |  Metaverse

Korean internet company Naver Z has chosen Payoneer to serve as the global payment provider for ZEPETO, its 320 million-member metaverse platform. Get the Full...

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Meta Metaverse Weekly: Are Mark Zuckerberg’s Ambitions Missing the Mark?
Meta Metaverse Weekly: Are Mark Zuckerberg’s Ambitions Missing the Mark?
August 04, 2022  |  Metaverse

With his metaverse dreams some seven to 10 years off, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had to know that shareholders were in for a long, bumpy...

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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. Get...

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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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