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How thematic investing is changing the way Indians approach crypto
In India, investors are increasingly embracing thematic investing as they explore cryptocurrency and other sectors. This innovative investment style allows individuals to focus on specific trends and ideas rather than sticking to conventional categories. To support this, ZebPay has launched CryptoPacks, offering users curated portfolios that resonate with various themes. These packs simplify investment management and signify a shift toward future-focused digital asset strategies.
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.
Dubai forging its way ahead as a Metaverse metropolis
With various Metaverse initiatives across sectors, Dubai is taking strategic steps to lead global entry into a Metaverse future.
China's industry ministry to work on standards for the metaverse
The metaverse has become one of the hottest tech trends since 2021, but there is yet to be consensus on what qualifies as a metaverse despite the hype, an issue China's ministry of industry and information technology has highlighted.
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.
Number of Metaverse users to surpass 600 million by 2026 due to generative AI: report
Metaverse (the virtual 3D environment in which the physical and digital worlds converge) users will surpass 600 million by 2026 due to generative artificial intelligence (AI), a new report has shown.
70% of businesses plan to integrate metaverse in company activities: PwC India
Additionally, 63% of companies that are actively engaged with the metaverse say they will fully embed the metaverse in their organisational activities within a year, said the report titled 'Our Take - Embracing the Metaverse'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Can there be a metaverse without cryptocurrencies? Here's what experts say
Over the years, the metaverse has evolved and now this virtual theme is turned into a reality, thanks to a flood of themed applications based on the blockchain technology. However, the biggest question is can there be a metaverse without cryptocurrency. Market experts have a mixed opinion over it as some believe the cryptos have no mandate, whereas others see it as fuel for the metaverse economy.
How the metaverse future may look like in 2030
For technophiles, the metaverse represents a nirvana: a place to immerse yourself in any digital world, and participate in any physical reality, at any time – and also to be able to see and feel anything, even if you are thousands of miles away from that real place.
Early birds that’ve immersed in metaverse
The metaverse will be an expansive space encapsulating instances of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and even mixed reality (MR) — a mix of AR and VR.
Can Indian telcos make most of growing Metaverse theme?
According to a report by Credit Suisse, the transition of the digital ecosystem to metaverse will push data usage by 20 times across the globe by 2032 and telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Jio are suitably placed to benefit from the surge.
Metaverse: How to play the next big theme in crypto world?
Metaverse is a digital avatar-based universe. It is a virtual reality world where users can interact, play games and experience things or activities as they would in the real world.
522 mobile apps using metaverse buzzword to gain new users: report
Data from market intelligence platform Sensor Tower reveals that Facebook's rebrand to Meta drove a surge in apps adding "metaverse" to their descriptions or names.
Tencent says Beijing likely to support metaverse - as long as it obeys China rules
Tencent, China's biggest company by market value, welcomed the potential for gaming business opportunities in a post-earnings call on Wednesday, but acknowledged China's version of the metaverse would need to be different to the rest of the world's.
What is the 'metaverse' and why is it taking off? Everything you need to know
The concept of the metaverse is quickly becoming a buzzword in technology and business. But what does it mean?
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