Legislators in the European Union have reached a “provisional” agreement for its long-awaited European Chips Act, it was announced on Tuesday. The Swedish Presidency announced in a tweet that the Act aimed to scale up Europe’s tech ecosystem, allowing the 27-member bloc of nations to increase competitiveness in global markets. #TRILOGUE | @EUCouncil & @Europarl_EN […]
NVIDIA, Siemens Demo Freyr Virtual Plant at Hannover Messe 2023
A global leader in technology, engineering, and infrastructure development, Siemens showcased an advanced FREYR Battery factory as a digitally-twinned model to audiences. The demo taps a recent partnership with computing giant NVIDIA to build use cases and adoption of the industrial metaverse. NVIDIA debuted the model at the Hannover Messe trade show this week using […]
WhatsApp Calls on the UK Government to Amend Proposed Bill that Would ‘Break End-to-End Encryption’
The proposed Online Safety Bill would force providers to maintain oversight of all user communications.
Meta Outlines its Latest Image Recognition Advances, Which Could Facilitate its Metaverse Vision
Meta’s latest DINOv2 image recognition model could play a key role in facilitating its metaverse vision.
Google Prompts Marketers to Upgrade to the New Version of Search Ads 360
The old version of the app will be phased out early next year.
Meta Announces New Marketing Tips Webinar Series, Specifically Focused on SMBs
It could be worth tuning in, to ensure you’re maximizing your Facebook and IG ads.
The XR Week Peek (2023.04.18): Valve confirms it’s working on a VR headset, Quest 2 has 6M+ active users, and more!
This hasn’t been the most interesting week ever for XR, because we had no big news. But we had many interesting small pieces of news that are worth a read. And guess where you can find them? Yes, here below, personally curated by your favorite ghost! Top news of the week Valve confirms it is working […]
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‘Blacktop Hoops’ Studio Announces $5.1M Funding Round, Open Beta Now Live
Vinci Games, the studio behind popular VR basketball game Blacktop Hoops, has raised $5.1 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Makers Fund, with participation from Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Pioneer Fund, Anorak Ventures, BonAngels, and Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin. Vinci Games was previously supported by Y Combinator, and also successfully […]
Valve Interview Confirms Its VR Ambitions Are Alive and Kicking
If you’ve been plugged into the Valve leak-o-verse, you’ve probably come across the name ‘Deckard’, the supposed code name of a standalone headset allegedly under development by the one and only. While Valve isn’t confirming anything about the storied standalone, the company went on record late last year to say they are still have faith […]