Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking platform, recently changed its name to Meta and proclaimed its full embrace of the metaverse. But Facebook isn’t the only tech corporation attentive in developing a 3D virtual world in which people communicate
North Korean hackers integrate AI into cyberattacks, leveraging generative AI for phishing and social engineering, posing new challenges. Notably, the cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence (AI) as part of their strategy to steal technology and money for the nation’s covert
African technology startups are cozying up to AI. The technology brought to the fore by the introduction of ChatGPT last year is trending around the world. In parts of Africa – a continent that often lags behind everyone else in
The Sandbox and KEB Hana Bank, a South Korean commercial bank, have partnered to establish a metaverse aimed at Gen Z customers and others. As the first bank in South Korea to start such a project, the bank’s K-verse intends
Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank is investing $150 million in Asia’s busiest metaverse platform. The nascent but sizzling virtual world where people work and play through avatars. SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 made its investment in metaverse platform Zepeto According to
A judge in King County Superior Court has made it illegal to introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced video as evidence in court. A state judge in Washington supervising a triple murder case prohibited the use of artificial intelligence-enhanced video as evidence
Virtualtech Frontier (VTF), a metaverse and immersive technology startup, has partnered with MetaSkool, an educational initiative that is changing traditional teaching through metaverse integration with the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), to launch an immersive learning experience. For the MetaSkool
Researchers have unearthed over 100 malicious machine learning (ML) models on the Hugging Face AI platform that can enable attackers to inject malicious code onto user machines. Although Hugging Face implements security measures, the findings highlight the growing risk of
Intel will manufacture high-end AI chips for Microsoft, fueling competition in the global semiconductor market amidst geopolitical concerns. In an effort to use artificial intelligence (AI) fully, Intel and Microsoft have reached a significant agreement that would see Intel produce
Riot Games confirms Seoul as the host for the 2024 Valorant Champions from August 1–25, marking the event’s debut in Asia and APAC. The Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2024 has officially begun, with several regional competitions held worldwide. In the
Prabowo Subianto, who promised to spend about $9 billion on metaverse cities, is set to take over as Indonesia’s next president after winning 60% of the vote in elections held earlier this month. On the campaign trail, the former special
In less than a week, the stock market value of UK chip designer Arm Holdings nearly doubled as investors jumped on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. According to financial results reported by ARM, the demand for AI-related technology is boosting
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