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Is the Metaverse Just the Web Wearing 3D Glasses?

Is the Metaverse Just the Web Wearing 3D Glasses?
Is the Metaverse Just the Web Wearing 3D Glasses?
June 22, 2022  |  Metaverse

There’s a huge amount of hype, and increasingly, money, being poured into “the metaverse” by some of the largest companies in the world as well...

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Zuckerberg Shows off Meta’s VR Progress
Zuckerberg Shows off Meta’s VR Progress
June 21, 2022  |  Metaverse

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg Monday (June 20) offered a high-level overview of four virtual reality prototypes of headsets he said the company is developing...

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Meta Launches Designer Fashion Store for Avatars
Meta Launches Designer Fashion Store for Avatars
June 19, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta Platforms is debuting a digital clothing store to let users buy designer outfits for avatars, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Reuters wrote. Get the...

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Facebook Owner Meta Sued for Allegedly Accessing Medical Data
Facebook Owner Meta Sued for Allegedly Accessing Medical Data
June 17, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Meta is facing a federal lawsuit that says private medical data is being secretly shared with Facebook when patients access their healthcare providers’ web portals....

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TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
June 17, 2022  |  Technology

This week, Big Tech firms seem to have coordinated to offer remedies to EU regulators to end different antitrust probes as Amazon, Meta and Google...

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This Week in US TechREG: SEC, Crypto Community Exchange Warnings; CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector
This Week in US TechREG: SEC, Crypto Community Exchange Warnings; CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards...
June 17, 2022  |  Technology

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the crypto community have been sending warnings to each other: the SEC chair said there was...

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EMEA Daily: Bank of Ghana Introduces GhanaPay Mobile Wallet
EMEA Daily: Bank of Ghana Introduces GhanaPay Mobile Wallet
June 16, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the Bank of Ghana has introduced a brand new mobile wallet, GhanaPay. Plus,...

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Restaurant Roundup: Wendy’s, Kraft Invest in Metaverse Restaurants
Restaurant Roundup: Wendy’s, Kraft Invest in Metaverse Restaurants
June 16, 2022  |  ResTech

Wendy’s initial metaverse efforts have yielded positive results for the quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain, given that the company is stepping up its virtual efforts. Get...

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