Roblox announced plans to launch its gaming metaverse on Sony’s PlayStation consoles in October. At its 2023 Roblox Developers Conference (RDC) on Sept. 8, the company also said that it will make its app fully available on Meta’s Quest mixed
In a new ad campaign, Meta, the company previously known as Facebook, emphasizes the real and pragmatic socio-economic benefits of virtual reality, diverging from its erstwhile futuristic portrayal of the metaverse experience. The core theme behind the ad series is
The Kenyan government cancelled the operating license for Tools for Humanity, the software company behind the identity crypto protocol Worldcoin, after revelations that the project’s iris scans made some people sick, according to local media reports. Worldcoin was already under
A song featuring the AI-generated voices of Drake and The Weeknd has been submitted for next year’s Grammys, adding to the existing controversy over the use of AI in music, and copyright infringement. The song “Heart On My Sleeve” was
A witness told the Kenyan Parliamentary Committee investigating Sam Altman’s Worldcoin that he developed eye problems after getting an iris scan and had to see a doctor, according to local media reports. Kenya’s interior minister Kithure Kindik halted all activities
Harvard legal scholar Christine Kim called on governments to immediately tax all income and wealth made in the metaverse, even unrealized gains. In a new research paper, Kim argues that failure to do so would turn the metaverse into a
Public schools in parts of the U.S., including Los Angeles and New York, reversed measures banning students from using ChatGPT for their studies, with some administrators admitting they acted rashly in blocking the popular AI chatbot, according to local reports.
OpenAI is on track to generate more than $1 billion in annual revenue as more companies adopt ChatGPT, its groundbreaking generative AI chatbot. OpenAI’s income was higher than what the company had previously told its shareholders, The Information reports. According
Samsung’s new AI-powered food and recipe app launched to mixed reactions on social media. Dubbed ‘Food,’ the app uses AI to recommend recipes to people based on their individual preferences, helping them discover new ways to cook and eat healthier.
X, formerly Twitter, acquired the license required for it to provide Bitcoin, crypto payments, and trading services in the U.S. But some people are worried about the potential implications, particularly for a platform with a history of being targeted by
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday charged Los Angeles-based entertainment company Impact Theory with conducting an “unregistered offering of crypto asset securities” through non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. The enforcement action, considered the first by the capital markets
Viewers have criticized the use of AI-created art in a teaser for the upcoming Amazon Prime TV series ‘Fallout,’ which is based on the popular video game franchise of the same name. Amazon announced on X (formerly Twitter) that Fallout
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