Metaverse

Will Apple’s AR Headset Lead to the Metaverse?
Will Apple’s AR Headset Lead to the Metaverse?
January 10, 2022  |  Apple

Will Apple’s new augmented reality (AR) headset be a doorway to the metaverse? Don’t count on it, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his Power On...

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Multiple Workers Leave Microsoft for Meta’s Metaverse
Multiple Workers Leave Microsoft for Meta’s Metaverse
January 10, 2022  |  Personnel

Microsoft has seen its augmented realty (AR) team shrink by more than 100 members since last year, many of them moving to Meta Platforms (formerly...

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Tencent May Acquire Gaming Phone Maker Black Shark
Tencent May Acquire Gaming Phone Maker Black Shark
January 10, 2022  |  Metaverse

China’s Tencent Group is in talks to acquire the gaming smartphone maker Black Shark in an apparent effort to enter the metaverse.  According to multiple...

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10 Things Will Define the Digital Transformation in 2022
10 Things Will Define the Digital Transformation in 2022
January 10, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Ten Things Will Define the Digital Transformation in 2022 Just about everyone has their own prediction for what three, four, five or ten things will...

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PYMNTS NFT Series: In the Metaverse, NFTs Can Buy Experiences, Luxury and Eyeballs
PYMNTS NFT Series: In the Metaverse, NFTs Can Buy Experiences, Luxury and Eyeballs
January 09, 2022  |  NFTs

Welcome to the fifth installment of PYMNTS’ series on non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, the newest craze in crypto. In these 12 articles, we are looking...

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Art Imitates Life as COVID-Crimped CES Showcases Retail Tools for Touchless World
Art Imitates Life as COVID-Crimped CES Showcases Retail Tools for Touchless World
January 07, 2022  |  Retail

Scaled back and stripped-down, yet brash and defiant as always, the annual Las Vegas tech fest known as CES is loath to disappoint, given its...

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Samsung Welcomes Users to Its Metaverse at CES 2022
Samsung Welcomes Users to Its Metaverse at CES 2022
January 06, 2022  |  Technology

Samsung has planted its flag in the metaverse with the launch of 837X, a virtual version of its flagship New York City experience center.  “Samsung...

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PYMNTS NFT Series: Gaming NFTs Don’t Just Have Value, They Have An Economy
PYMNTS NFT Series: Gaming NFTs Don’t Just Have Value, They Have An Economy
January 06, 2022  |  NFTs

Welcome to the fourth installment of PYMNTS’ series on non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, the newest craze in crypto.   In these 12 articles, we’ll be looking...

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PYMNTS NFT Series: From Famous Artists to Forgers, the Art World Embraces NFTs
PYMNTS NFT Series: From Famous Artists to Forgers, the Art World Embraces NFTs
January 05, 2022  |  NFTs

Welcome to the third installment of PYMNTS’ series on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the newest craze in crypto. Over 12 days, we’ll be looking at every...

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