IMMERSIVE METAVERSE
Meta's Charm gadget carries CEO Mark Zuckerberg's big AI ambitions
The device, called Muse Charm, highlights a broader shift at the social media giant that has long sought to escape Apple and Google's operating systems with a platform of its own. Users can tap the gadget to access Muse directly, bypassing AI apps on smartphones.
Meta in pact with European universities for immersive tech in education
The ‘Meta for Education beta program’ is a program partnering with the educators and students some universities in order to to test Meta's Quest devices. Educators are trying out VR and XR prototypes in their classrooms in order to achieve this, the company said.
Metaverse could reach up to $900 billion by 2030: Bain & Company report
Companies engaging in the metaverse’s early stages of development, known as the “seed stage”, over the next five to 10 years, are more likely to become the market winners.
How companies are fine-tuning their services even as hype around Metaverse fades
While the hype around the metaverse has slowed down in the past year, tech firms are deploying metaverse-based solutions internally, finetuning their services so as not to be caught napping when demand comes back.
Role of AI in metaverse, from content creation to cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a vital component in the development of Metaverse, a virtual world with digital entities where users can interact with each other in a fully immersive environment.
How Digital Lands is the next big thing in NFT
Digital collectibles have proliferated widely. Music, art, limited releases of digital items endorsed by celebrities, and gaming assets have all been subject to this digital collectible revolution.
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Metaverse's full scale vision is likely 10 years away: Report
The report titled 'Metaverse - Prepared to Win' said that enterprise and consumer metaverse adoption trends are similar to those of AI and internet in their early stages.
India Inc is going all out to upskill employees for the metaverse
Genpact, Flipkart, MG Motor, Ascendion, and Synechron, among others, are upskilling employees to work on metaverse-related projects, setting them up with avatars online, training them in Augmented Reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT), and setting up specific learning paths on the metaverse.
Metaverse-based startup Trezi raises $2 million in funding
World V, YourNest Venture Capital lead round; Trezi is an immersive design communication and collaboration platform for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry that allows users to leverage immersive tech and the metaverse.
Immerse in metaverse
What, exactly, is the metaverse? Right now, the interested parties cannot agree on any one definition.... We believe that the metaverse is best characterised as an evolution of today's internet - it is something we are immersed in instead of something we look at. It may realise the promise of vast digital worlds to parallel our physical one.
Metaverse: Making the case for consumer protection and what needs to be done
Several government institutions in countries like the UAE, South Korea, the US and Japan have announced policies, initiatives and strategies to leverage the metaverse for economic growth and governance. India, by virtue of its technological prowess, could play a key role in a citizen-centric metaverse that could start a new era in government services.
Trends in metaverse: In 2023, expect the virtual to be better integrated with physical world
Metaverse platforms are celebrating Indian culture and aims to provide a space for creators, investors, and gamers to explore the endless possibilities.
Metaverse in Bengaluru: now navigate Church Street in meta-auto
A global first, the launch covers a section of the city’s iconic Church Street with virtual stores, concert halls, public art and spaces, and even an auto to navigate various parts of the city.
Metaverse impact on India's economy could be $79-148 billion by 2035: Deloitte
With over half of its population under the age of 30, India produces the highest number of science and technology graduates globally and is demographically well-positioned to contribute digital labour to the metaverse.
Tapping the Metaverse for immersive service
The metaverse can help the healthcare fraternity by providing trainings on understanding medical tools and machines, performing surgical procedures and more using AR/VR.
UAE's latest bet on tech: a ministry in the metaverse
The UAE, which has a history of bold projects including the 830-metre (2,723-foot) Burj Khalifa, hopes the metaverse can add $4 billion to annual GDP and 40,000 jobs to its workforce by 2030. In its bid to become one of the world's top-10 metaverse economies, Dubai wants to attract 1,000 companies specialising in blockchain and related technologies, helped by eased visa rules for freelancers, entrepreneurs and creatives.
Decoded: Metaverse and the future of banking
Platform, technology, marketplace, and commerce play vital roles in developing the metaverse. Participants in each ecosystem are characterized by distinct evolution processes. Holographic and immersive gadgets will be used to create the Metaverse.
JetSynthesys to invest $50 million to build metaverse practice
As the first step towards this, the Adar Poonawalla and Kris Gopalakrishnan backed company announced the acquisition of Metaphy Labs, an end-to-end solution provider in the Web 3.0 space.
RIL AGM to have interactive multiverse elements
The AGM VR (virtual reality) platform is powered by Team GMetriXR, and is designed for a user to virtually walkthrough the lounge, and explore business-wise highlights of the company’s integrated annual report 2021-22 in an interactive manner.
Countdown 2047: Will India find the creativity and imagination to take charge of Web 3.0?
With its rich talent in the developer space, experts believe that India could be a hotbed for metaverse innovation.
Countdown 2047: Will India find the creativity and imagination to take charge of Web 3.0?
With its rich talent in the developer space, experts believe that India could be a hotbed for metaverse innovation. But what many consider to be the elusive Ingredient X is hidden in plain sight.
Meta hit with trademark lawsuit by virtual-reality company MetaX
New York-based MetaX told the court it had been "crushed" by Facebook's rebrand and said its "ability to operate as Meta has been eviscerated."
Vodafone Idea eyeing metaverse opportunities: CMO
A digital twin is a digital replica of a physical entity connected seamlessly to enable transfer of real-time data. The concept can be applied to smart factories to monitor machinery, for inventory management at warehouses, and even for surgery preparation and planning, experts said.
Gaming-led global metaverse market to reach $28 billion by 2028: report
The pandemic has hastened the evolution of the internet, resulting in the metaverse, where cyberspace becomes more of an interactive 3D space with business and networking, as well as content that corresponds to the worlds in popular games such as Roblox.
TCS engages Tata group companies to deploy metaverse solutions
Tata group’s jewellery arm Tanishq recently launched its new collection in the metaverse where guests could try on bespoke pieces virtually. The company is also working on a solution to launch a museum metaverse for the Tamil Nadu government, said Ashok Maharaj, Head, TCS XR Lab.
India's ultra rich, top firms join crypto bandwagon, industry players give thumbs up
The crypto community, particularly in India, is getting an adrenaline rush with big names joining the crypto and blockchain space. They are seeing it as a good omen for the industry at large, with a hunch of more additions soon.
Tech Mahindra unveils TechMVerse to drive commerce in Metaverse
Tech Mahindra has also collaborated with the Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to offer exclusive Digital Collectibles, starting with a series based on one of the most iconic brands from the latter's stable.
Tech Mahindra launches TechMVerse to drive commerce in the Metaverse
The company would build on its 5G and infrastructure capabilities to build this platform, in partnership with hyper-scalers and starutps.
AI is key to unlocking metaverse, says Mark Zuckerberg as Meta lays out moves to build the virtual world
Meta's early metaverse platform, Horizon Worlds, already allows people to socialize virtually.
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