Top news of the week: 12.12.2022.
Snapchat’s big new augmented reality feature is letting creators make money
“When platforms succeed and fail, it’s whether the developers ... are able to monetize.”
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks ‘every politician should fear’ Apple’s power
“I think it’s incredibly dangerous to allow the world’s most powerful corporation to decide who is allowed to say what.”
FTC Sues to Block Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The U.S. regulator sued Microsoft to prevent its planned $75 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, taking one of its biggest shots under the Biden administration at halting a merger of ...
Judge Hears FTC’s Bid to Block Meta from Acquiring Virtual-Reality App Maker
Facebook’s parent company faces an antitrust fight over its proposed purchase of startup Within Unlimited.
BackTable MedTech Innovation
In this episode, Dr. Aaron Fritts interviews Dr. Danny Goel, orthopedic surgeon and CEO/co-founder of PrecisionOS, a virtual reality (VR) education company aimed at creating valuable ...
Fictional Reality: Why the Real Metaverse Doesn't Require a Headset
AI is letting us live out alternative realities on the digital platforms where we already spend our time online
Animoca Brands takes majority stake in music metaverse company PIXELYN
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (“Animoca Brands”), the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, has taken a majority stake in Pixelynx, Inc. ...
Meta faces showdown in court over VR acquisition
The FTC's effort to rein in Big Tech mergers faces its first major legal test in court.