Students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are proving the metaverse is still alive and vibrant as the school pushes a metaverse campus, which is expected to improve its curriculum and connectivity across campuses. The students have
The University of Nicosia (UNIC) in Cyprus is launching a Masters of Science (MSc) in Metaverse degree, as educators aim to find and train the next generation of metaverse professionals. The program is just one of a number of recently
Investment bank Citi thinks the metaverse could be worth $13 trillion by 2030, yet in 2023 half of adults don’t even know what it is. That’s according to a new survey by broadband company Pure Telecom. The survey questioned 1,000
The Chinese metaverse is no fun. Under the strict supervision of government officials, the virtual world is relentlessly focused on industry and healthcare. In fact, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has even gone as far as to issue a state-backed
The metaverse has been advertised as many things, from an interconnected gaming ecosystem to a virtual office where you can enjoy the benefits of physical co-working without the hassle of a morning commute. Meta has been one of the biggest
Mark Zuckerberg may have popularized the term “metaverse”, but the Meta founder and CEO may no longer be pitching the metaverse to users and advertisers with the same enthusiasm as he did before. Or so it seems. Lately, Meta has
The European Union (EU) is concerned that tech giants could act as gatekeepers to the metaverse, which it calls Web 4.0, stifling smaller players from entering the field and creating a virtual monopoly. To prevent this eventuality Europe’s governing body
Universities and business schools around the world continue to roll out new metaverse experiences for their students, despite mainstream media outlets writing the technology off. Institutions from around Europe are among the frontrunners in the adoption and implementation of virtual
MetaNews was asked to provide sensitive information including personal documentation and biometric data when signing up for the Sandbox metaverse. With the possibility of users’ every move being tracked in the virtual realm, the attachment of such personal information raises
Scared of Cat-fishing, Kitten-fishing, Woke-fishing? Time for Chat-fishing. The new frontiers of Conversational AI will mean fresh use-cases – and new dangers, possibilities and questions, too. The clock has struck 12. In Spike Jonze’s 2013 movie ‘Her’, the protagonist, played
The rise of ChatGPT, an artificially intelligent (AI) chatbot, has already set a new trend in the tech industry. Its widespread popularity and record-breaking engagement of 100 million users in two months has prompted other tech giants to reconsider. Also
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to accelerate the creation and development of the metaverse, with multiple companies including Nvidia, Google, and OpenAI creating AI-powered 3D tools. The public is already familiar with chatbots and AI-image generators, both of which can
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