As the race for AI supremacy continues, Microsoft now wants to transform people’s portrait pictures into talking faces or videos with its latest tool, VASA-1. According to a research paper by the tech giant, Microsoft is taking the AI race
The annual Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai continued as planned this week, even as heavy rains swept through the United Arab Emirates (UAE), causing massive flooding. Thousands of attendees were reportedly left stranded after storms dumped more than a year
There will be 20 tournaments at the Esports World Cup, covering 19 games. The inaugural Esports World Cup (“EWC”), which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this summer, has an unprecedented total prize pool of more than $60 million,
Video game developers are scrambling to create unions to protect their jobs as the threats of generative AI-inspired automation looms. Spurred by an ongoing tidal wave of layoffs, game developers, animators, voice actors are increasingly banding together to protect their
The esports industry is rebounding in 2024 after a challenging year in 2023, as some brands and advertisers are returning. Even though it seems like the esports winter is finally ending, it’s becoming evident that not all esports organizations have
The Elder Scrolls Online creative director Matt Firor says the metaverse is nothing new and people should stop pretending it’s an innovation. According to him, the gamers have been participating in connected virtual worlds for decades. Firor says the current
The State Department posted a grant opportunity to train Ukrainian video game competitors to counteract misinformation from abroad. Recipients of grants are required to take advantage of the popularity of video games in Eastern Europe to create an eSports program
DUBAI, April 12th, 2024 — Arts DAO Fest, the largest Web3 cultural event in the MENA region, is thrilled to introduce the invaluable partners that will make 2024’s edition an unparalleled experience. Returning on April 20-21, 2024, and situated in
HONG KONG, April 11 2024 – FORKED, the latest brainchild of Addy Creeze, Founder and former CEO of Cointelegraph’s BlockShow, renowned for his pioneering work in the blockchain space, emerges as a catalyst hub for web3 founders after Creeze’s departure
Somnia Network, a layer one (L1) blockchain on Ethereum that connects metaverses, says it is looking to boost scalability and speed in virtual worlds following its launch on Wednesday. The platform is a project under the independent non-profit Virtual Society
The regional qualifying for WEC24 in Casablanca on August 17–21 is the first offline event organized by the International Esports Federation (IESF), which is thrilled to announce this. The regional WEC24 qualifiers will take place in Casablanca from August 17–21,
Players will soon be able to explore Wiami, a virtual city where cutting-edge innovation and age-old wisdom coexist. The Epic Games store is now offering the AAA massively multiplayer online (MMO) game Wilder World. Players can now explore Wiami, “a
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