Is the Metaverse Even Feasible?
If you ask Meta, or its peers, whether the metaverse is possible, the answer is confident: Yes—it’s just a matter of time. The challenges are vast, but technology will overcome them. This may be true of many problems facing the metaverse: Better.....»»
An Iowa school district is using ChatGPT to decide which books to ban
Official: "It is simply not feasible to read every book" for depictions of sex. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In response to recently enacted state legislation in Iowa, administrators are removing banned books from Maso.....»»
New technology developed for time-resolved measurement of hydroxyl radicals
Researchers led by Prof. Zhang Weijun from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a feasible approach for the rapid detection of hydroxyl radicals......»»
Businesses are shunning the metaverse because it"s just not very good
Despite Apple and Meta’s best efforts, survey finds businesses really aren’t getting the benefits from the metaverse......»»
Meta was late to the AI party – and now it’ll never beat ChatGPT
Zuckerberg's metaverse obsession could mean Meta has already lost the AI arms race......»»
Climate change: Challenges of capturing sufficient carbon through large-scale seaweed farming
The potential of global seaweed farming to help capture sufficient carbon may not be feasible given the large ocean areas needed to remove between 2.5 and 13 gigatons of atmospheric carbon per year to meet climate goals, according to a study publishe.....»»
Vision Pro"s decoupling with metaverse leaves the market with questions
Apple's first mixed reality (MR) headset device Vision Pro was officially unveiled at the WWDC 2023. It features Apple's proprietary visionOS operating system and is expected to be released in the US by early 2024 at its earliest. However, Apple's pr.....»»
Siemens join forces with Nvidia to discuss industrial metaverse trend at Computex
At the metaverse next-gen application forum held at Computex 2023 titled "Surreal to Real," Siemens Taiwan president and CEO Erdal Elver and Nvidia VP of corporate marketing and developer programs Greg Estes were invited as speakers to talk about the.....»»
Meta touts Metaverse"s potential for job training and education
Meta Platforms Inc. is hoping to revive interest in the metaverse by pitching it as a tool to help train workforces, showing the social media giant isn't backing down on its virtual reality ambitions even as artificial intelligence takes center stage.....»»
800V architecture to account for over 10% in EVs by 2025, says DIGITIMES Research
Reducing charging time by increasing the power that chargers deliver is seen as critical to overcoming the range anxiety of EV owners, and compared with a high-current solution, increasing the voltage is a more feasible way for upgrading fast chargin.....»»
TikTok ban stalls as Montana governor suggests covering all foreign foes
Critics say Montana's TikTok ban still isn't technically or legally feasible. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) Earlier this month, Montana passed the first bill to ban TikTok statewide, upsetting cri.....»»
How digital natives will lead the way to the metaverse | House of Blueberry
Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat spoke with the House of Blueberry leaders on how digital natives will lead the way to the metaverse. Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat spoke with the House of Blueberry leaders on how digital natives will lead the way to the.....»»
Katmai raises $22M for a new take on the metaverse with 3D virtual office
Katmai has raised $22 million for its ew take on remote work with a new 3D virtual office platform. Katmai has raised $22 million for its ew take on remote work with a new 3D virtual office platform.Read More.....»»
Pancake lenses grow mainstream for VR HMDs, says DIGITIMES Research
The competition among VR head-mounted devices (HMDs) has grown fiercer since the introduction of the Metaverse concept and pancake lenses, which can satisfy demand for an ultra-slim design, improve image quality, and support vision correction functio.....»»
Moving towards 3 degrees of warming: The phasing out of coal is happening too slowly, warns study
The use of coal power is not decreasing fast enough. The Paris Agreement's target of a maximum of 2 degrees of warming appear to be missed, and the world is moving towards a temperature increase of 2.5–3 degrees. At the same time it is feasible to.....»»
Apple may embrace the metaverse now after all
Apple CEO Tim Cook is not averse to changing his mind, and his recent description of a digital world to enhance people's lives sounds a lot like the metaverse......»»
U.S. approves California plan requiring half of heavy duty trucks be EV by 2035
California plans to mandate by 2045 that all operations of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles be zero emission where feasible, shifting away from diesel-powered trucks......»»
Sony PSVR2 headset off to slow start as metaverse push sputters
Sony Group Corp. is projected to sell fewer than 300,000 PlayStation VR2 headsets in its first weeks on the market, a slow start for company efforts to take a leading role in development of the metaverse......»»
With 3D processing speeds 900 times faster than GPUs, AI semiconductors assist the metaverse
Recently, a South Korean research team successfully developed an AI semiconductor that can be used in mobile devices and can increase speed and energy efficiency. This result is anticipated to become the basis for increasing the completeness and spre.....»»
Microsoft Taiwan GM: generative AI is not a bubble
The trend of generative AI has continued to spread, but will this trend run the risk of turning into a bubble, like the previous hot topic of the metaverse? In an interview, Microsoft Taiwan GM Sean Pien gave a clear "no," emphasizing that generative.....»»
Epic CEO fears Apple"s influence over the metaverse
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney believes Apple is a major "roadblock in the way of Epic's vision for a metaverse."Credit: Epic GamesOn Thursday, Epic Games discussed its plans for the metaverse at the Game Developers Conference 2023. The company believes the me.....»»