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Big brands are rushing to the metaverse but the path to profit is still unclear and mass adoption may be years away.
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Big brands are rushing to the metaverse but the path to profit is still unclear and mass adoption may be years away.
Airbnb has made permanent its pandemic-era prohibition of parties at the properties rented out globally through its app.
The 54-year-old designer told AFP the diplomatic gesture was a "special, magical moment" for him after years spent working on the bike.
Instagram said it was starting to trial a tool that relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to confirm the age of users in the USA.
Google has agreed to pay Wikipedia for content displayed by its search engine.
Facebook owner Meta has agreed to change its ad targeting technology and pay $115,000 to settle US govt. discrimination allegations.
Singles in southern Japan's Miyazaki are being encouraged to put pen to paper in a low-tech search for their soulmate.
"This is the first step towards the metaverse," Chaudhuri of French start-up Actronika told AFP at this week's VivaTech trade show in Paris.
The 28-year-old artist has built up a sizeable TikTok and Instagram following with her detailed sketches of well-loved London pubs.
The China-born Canadian entrepreneur heads Binance, the biggest exchange in the market that boasted $32 trillion in transactions.