German electronics firm Rohde & Schwarz is testing animated avatars that use augmented reality (AR) to make video calls in the metaverse and other extended reality-based applications. Calls leverage an advanced form of 5G technology and are made using a
Manchester United owners are planning to have players wear augmented reality (AR) cameras on their bodies during matches, allowing fans to “experience a game through the eyes of their favourite player” in the metaverse, according to ESPN. Fans around the
The U.S. government announced a new consortium to support the development and deployment of what it calls “safe and trustworthy” generative AI as authorities push to enforce guardrails for the technology. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo launched the consortium
Bluesky on Tuesday, Feb. 6, dumped its invite-only system and allowed everyone to open an account, garnering more than one million new users, or ‘newskies’, within 24 hours of the announcement. The Jack Dorsey-backed decentralized social media network, one of
A finance worker at a Hong Kong-based multinational reportedly lost HK$200 million ($25.6 million) of company money after fraudsters used deepfake AI technology to impersonate the firm’s chief financial officer in a video conference call. Police said the employee received
Google rolled out a series of AI updates, including a new text-to-image tool called ImageFX, as well as the ability to generate images in the AI chatbot Bard for free. Users can ask Bard to generate photos using Imagen 2,
Fetch.ai called in administrators Resolve Advisory on Jan. 23 after the startup’s UK business ran into “financial difficulties” that made it impossible for the unit to “pay its debts,” the Evening Standard reports. The decision came after Fetch.ai’s UK arm
Australian lawmaker Georgie Purcell, 31, hit out at Nine News after the Melbourne-based network used an AI-edited image that made her breasts look bigger and outfitted her to expose a toned waistline. Nine News broadcast the picture during a bulletin
Samsung Electronics is building semi-conductor factories that are run completely by AI technology, eliminating the need for human labor on the production line, according to local media reports. The South Korean chip maker has since started the development of an
The Walt Disney Company has revealed Holotile Floor, a new technology that the media conglomerate says could help people move around in any direction in virtual and augmented reality. The floor was developed by Lanny Smoot, a Disney researcher with
U.S. theme park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corp. launched a metaverse experience for visitors to its fun parks, including water-based activities like sliding, wet bubbles, and swimming. The idea is that users will be able to virtually explore the theme
Apple’s much-awaited Vision Pro headset sold out within hours of pre-orders opening, but the mixed reality device is still “very niche,” meaning it won’t be as popular with users, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, analyst at TF International Securities. Ming-Chi Kuo,
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