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Manchester City and OKX Launch ‘Unseen City’ Digital Escape Room Merging AI and Web3
Technology // August 16, 2024

Fans of the U.K.’s Manchester City Football Club can step into a digital realm where fandom meets futuristic technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Emotive AI Aims to Offer New Ways to Connect With Consumers
artificial intelligence // April 26, 2024

In a lab in London, a new generation of avatars is learning to smile, frown and wink — not just as programmed, but in response to human emotions conveyed through text.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Microsoft’s AI-Powered VASA-1 Could Enable Webcam-Free Video Calls
artificial intelligence // April 22, 2024

Get ready for AI to make videos from just your picture.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: The Metaverse
Cryptocurrency // August 17, 2022

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and also because it was created in large part by programmers and cryptographers, who should never be allowed to name anything regular...

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AI Avatar Startup Synthesia Valued at $2.1 Billion

January 15, 2025
British artificial intelligence (AI) firm Synthesia is now a $2.1 billion company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and […]

ObEN Raises $5M From Tencent To Take On AI Celebrity Scene

July 19, 2017
ObEN, which uses artificial intelligence-powered tools to create avatars that look and sound like real people, announced it has raised $5 million in strategic investment from Tencent so that it...