Metaverse

Former Nintendo of America President Says Smaller Companies, Not Facebook Will Advance Metaverse
Former Nintendo of America President Says Smaller Companies, Not Facebook Will Advance Metaverse
March 13, 2022  |  Metaverse

Reggie Fils-Aime, a gaming industry veteran and former president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, has reservations about the metaverse, Bloomberg wrote Saturday...

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AI Firm Perfect Corp. Lets Consumers ‘Try On’ NFTs
AI Firm Perfect Corp. Lets Consumers ‘Try On’ NFTs
March 09, 2022  |  NFTs

Last month, Perfect Corp., an artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) beauty and fashion tech firm, launched a virtual try-on tool for the beauty...

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In the Metaverse, No One Knows You’re a Shill
In the Metaverse, No One Knows You’re a Shill
March 08, 2022  |  Metaverse

Apparently, paying people to wear the right brand of digital sneakers in the metaverse’s virtual world is now a $10 million business. At least, “wear2earn”...

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Bill Ackman Backs Web3 OP Venture Fund 1 in $50M Fundraise
Bill Ackman Backs Web3 OP Venture Fund 1 in $50M Fundraise
March 07, 2022  |  Investments

Billionaire Bill Ackman has thrown his support behind a Web3 venture fund focused on the metaverse, gaming, social media and decentralized finance, according to a...

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Home Run or Foul Ball? NFT Picture of Mickey Mantle’s Rookie Card Fetches $470K
Home Run or Foul Ball? NFT Picture of Mickey Mantle’s Rookie Card Fetches $470K
March 07, 2022  |  NFTs

Memorabilia bearing Mickey Mantle’s autograph has traditionally been one of the safest investments in world of sports collectibles — be it baseballs or the Yankees...

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Retail Investor Interest in NFTs, Metaverse Lowest Since October, Report Says
Retail Investor Interest in NFTs, Metaverse Lowest Since October, Report Says
March 06, 2022  |  Metaverse

The interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) might be experiencing a cooling-off period, according to a Sunday (March 6) report from CryptoPotato. NFTs were a hot...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Meta, Verizon, Team up to Study the Metaverse
Today in the Connected Economy: Meta, Verizon, Team up to Study the Metaverse
March 04, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Meta and Verizon announce plans to study the metaverse — where they might discover CVS, setting up its virtual pharmacy....

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China Monitoring Metaverse Activity
China Monitoring Metaverse Activity
March 04, 2022  |  Metaverse

China may be pumped about the metaverse, but users should expect strong rules from regulators banning certain content, issuing warnings, and imposing high fines when...

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CVS Aims To Be First Pharmacy in the Metaverse
CVS Aims To Be First Pharmacy in the Metaverse
March 04, 2022  |  Metaverse

CVS is joining retailers like Walmart and Nike in the metaverse. As CNBC reported Friday (March 4), the pharmacy giant has filed with the U.S....

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