Top news of the week: 10.10.2022.
Twitter
Virtual reality
Elon Musk
Virtual world
Donald Trump
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RT @alexeheath: Meta’s flagship metaverse app Horizon is too buggy and barely used by the employees building it, per leaked internal memos from last month I obtained https://t.co/DQm0TcDNg6
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Meta’s flagship metaverse app is too buggy and employees are barely using it, says exec in charge
‘We are working on a product that has not found product market fit,” says an exec in a leaked memo.
RT @voxdotcom: "Worrisomely for Musk or whoever owns Twitter in the near future, there’s a very real chance that whatever importance Twitter does have is in permanent decline," writes @pkafka. https://t.co/jUDZQPMsfz
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RT @Kantrowitz: “Congratulations, Parag: You outmaneuvered Musk, came out unscathed and millions of dollars richer. You’re under 40, have FU money, and your reputation is largely intact. You just won at life." - Twitter Blind forum to @paraga https://t.co/bwRyp1KoJn via @CaseyNewton
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Elon flips the script
Now he says he wants to close the deal. But why? PLUS: Twitter employees react
RT @LouisBRosenberg: Many nations have announced large investments in the #metaverse. But how will they measure success?
Dubai will be track Gross Metaverse Product (#GMP) to quantify success in the metaverse.
See #POLITICO article below.
https://t.co/vL8hlM4lXt
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Introducing the 'gross metaverse product'
South Korea announced its investment of more than $170 million in the metaverse earlier this year, aimed at both creating jobs related to its development and virtual platforms for …
The FTC has pared back its lawsuit targeting Meta Platforms’ bid to acquire a virtual-reality company https://t.co/3I4jlqalYP
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FTC Pares Back Lawsuit Targeting Meta Platforms’ Bid for Virtual-Reality Company
The agency still alleges the merger would be illegal, but has narrowed its argument for blocking Meta Platforms’ purchase of Within Unlimited.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the country’s plans for investing in digital transformation include NFTs and metaverse services.
@camlearnscrypto reports.
https://t.co/3yrvCvhF3U
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Japan to Invest in Metaverse and NFT Expansion
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida continued calls for Web3 technology integration.
Inside MBZUAI’s #Metaverse Lab for an immersive digital presence https://t.co/9si2K59Rnl via @Wired Middle East
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Inside MBZUAI’s Metaverse Lab for an immersive digital presence
In MBZUAI’s new Metaverse Lab Dr. Hao Liaims to radically improve your digital self.
This next-generation video game requires a prescription https://t.co/C6UnXqS0iV
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This next-generation video game requires a prescription
The future of video games is about more than just fun.