Do you hear that? It’s the sound of every Meta executive breathing a deep sigh of relief, because unlike last quarter, Facebook’s daily active users (DAUs) are up… a little. For the second time since its rebrand from Facebook, Meta has reported its quarterly earnings. Last time, the Facebook platform reported its first decline in…
Synthetically generated versions of real people which can be can be programmed to say anything sounds like a scenario from the latest episode of Black Mirror. But in fact, production-grade video-based characters based on real people – which can talk about any product or subject at all, in a hyper-life-like manner – are arguably going…
David Fairman Contributor David Fairman is the APAC chief security officer at Netskope. He is an experienced CSO/CISO, strategic advisory, investor and coach and has extensive experience in the global financial services sector. The metaverse is coming — and it’ll be here sooner than you might think. Gartner forecasts that by 2026, a quarter of…
Web3 has attracted people from all walks of life, from traditional finance analysts and hedge fund managers to software developers. But a fairly new group has been entering the space over the last 12 months: artists. Whether it be big-name rappers like Snoop Dogg or small local painters trying to expand their reach, web3 is…
Meta might want us to do everything in VR from work meetings to exercising, but we often forget that playing video games is actually a pretty legit application of this technology. So, Meta is investing in some big name IP to roll out a slate of new games on its Quest 2 VR headset this…
Platforms like Figma have changed the game when it comes to how creatives and other stakeholders in the production and product team conceive and iterate around two-dimensional designs. Now, a company called Gravity Sketch has taken that concept into 3D, leveraging tools like virtual reality headsets to let designers and others dive into and better…
Hello readers, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, I talked about Apple and crypto. This week, we’re talking about Apple clashing with Meta over their metaverse taxes. After sending out hundreds of these newsletters, next week will sadly be my last time sending out Week in Review — but more excitingly it…
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Meta is working on a web version of its social virtual reality Horizon Worlds platform, the company’s CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth revealed in a tweet. The expansion would allow users to try out Horizon Worlds without having to use Quest VR headsets, which is currently the only way to access the virtual world. Bosworth’s tweet…
Major League Baseball may have started in the 19th century and come of age in the 20th, but it is definitely no stranger to technology, whether it’s the cloud for storing and analyzing troves of data or figuring out how to customize and enhance fans’ experience. To do all of that, MLB uses a range…