Chevrolet’s viral ‘Memory Lane’ commercial yanks at viewers’ heartstrings: ‘Now I’m crying over a car ad’

In a series of nostalgic flashbacks, the SUV morphs from a winter beater into a family scrapbook on wheels: kids growing up, ...
IEEE

MagicItem: Dynamic Behavior Design of Virtual Objects With Large Language Models in a Commercial Metaverse Platform

Abstract: To create rich experiences in virtual reality (VR) environments, it is essential to define the behavior of virtual objects through programming. However, programming in 3D spaces requires a ...
IEEE

Metaverse for the Energy Industry: Technologies, Applications, and Solutions

Abstract: The Metaverse refers to the integration of physical and virtual realities, offering new possibilities for enhancing operations and services across various industries. However, its ...

Metaverse Startups Made a Big Splash 5 Years Ago. Where Are They Now?

As Meta pulls back investment, here's what happened to some of the startups that went all-in on the metaverse.

Microsoft made another Copilot ad where nothing actually works

Just like the last time I tested Copilot Vision and Voice Mode, I made a list of all the prompts in Microsoft’s ad and I’m checking them twice. Or as many times as I can stomach before hitting the nog ...
The Peninsula

Commercial Bank launches Qatar’s first-ever Metaverse auto marketplace on CBQ Mobile App

Doha, Qatar: Commercial Bank has launched Qatar’s first Metaverse-enabled Auto Marketplace on the CBQ Mobile App. Through this innovation, customers can now explore a fully interactive, virtual ...
Gulf Times

Commercial Bank launches Qatar’s 'first-ever' Metaverse Auto Marketplace on CBQ Mobile App

Commercial Bank has launched Qatar’s first Metaverse-enabled ‘Auto Marketplace’ on the CBQ Mobile App. Through this innovation, customers can now explore a fully interactive, virtual showroom directly ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Zuckerberg Isn’t Giving Up on His Metaverse Dream

A sense of smug satisfaction wafts across the internet whenever a report indicates Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse vision is in trouble. So it was last week when my colleague Kurt Wagner broke the news ...
Indiatimes

Metaverse in big trouble? Meta, Facebook’s parent company, plans big cuts as Zuckerberg’s vision faces potential failure; here’s what you need to know

Agencies Metaverse was Mark Zuckerberg’s effort that he once projected as the future of the company. Meta’s vision for the metaverse has not turned out as lucrative and profitable for Zuckerberg as he ...
Futurism

Zuckerberg Basically Giving Up on Metaverse After Renaming Entire Company “Meta”

In October 2021, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that his social media empire was officially rebranding itself as “Meta” as part of a sweeping company-wide doubling down on virtual reality tech.
Yahoo Finance

Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook for the metaverse. Four years and $70 billion in losses later, he’s moving on

In 2021, Mark Zuckerberg recast Facebook as Meta and declared the metaverse—a digital realm where people would work, socialize, and spend much of their lives—the company’s next great frontier. He ...