Meta technology chief defends tech titan’s AI strategy
The company launched AI-infused chatbots with personalities at the gathering, along with tools for creating images or written content using spoken prompts. It has been seen as lagging rivals like Microsoft and Google, which have pushed out generative AI products and invested heavily in the technology seen as a force...
Saudi Arabia harnesses technology to boost tourism sector
VR and AR technologies offer tourists pre-visit virtual explorations of cultural and natural sites, driving engagement and anticipation. Onsite, the growing use of digital payment methods such as Apple Pay and UnionPay simplifies transactions, boosting the overall travel experience, they add.
AI meets VR to keep Holocaust memory alive
Through AI, users of a VR headset can have a "conversation" with Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher, asking about her encounters with loss and occasional heroism.Apple launches spatial computer; takes VR world by storm
CUPERTINO, California: Apple on Monday unveiled Apple Vision Pro, a spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present and connected to others.Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a...Changing customer demand, other challenges keep GCC marketing and event industries in evolution mode
Challenges faced by the two industries include shifting preferences, increased competition, budget limitations, talent shortages and post-COVID-19 changes, says a UAE-based expert.
Meta completes virtual reality deal after US court win
A spokesperson for the Federal Trade Commission told AFP on Thursday that it would not appeal the February 1 decision. The social media giant said when the suit was filed that the FTC's move defied reality, and expressed confidence that its buy of Within would be good for VR users...
Stop and smell the metaverse roses
Immersive technologies that can better lives, whether helping people treat dementia or learn to pilot fighter jets, is the future of the metaverse, virtual reality startups say.
Dubai’s real estate builds on AI to boost sales
Investors and brokers are becoming more confident as the emirates's innovative systems keep tabs on the skyscrapers and the units available for housing and renting.Meta to launch ‘metaverse academy’ in France
The school's goal in its first year will be to train for free around 100 students in two roles, specialist immersive technology developers and support and assistance technicians.Meta’s Quest VR gear to let people ‘hang out’ in fake worlds
Meta on Friday said that it is adding the ability to easily socialize in virtual reality with an update to its Quest 2 headsets in another step toward the metaverse. The tweak heading for the latest model Quest from Meta-owned Oculus will let wearers hop into virtual settings with friends,...Dubai Municipality to tap into Metaverse gains in pursuit of futuristic goals
Dubai Municipality will work with private sector companies and investors to create a futuristic, human-centered version of the city that capitalizes on opportunities thrown up by the metaverse, according to Dawood Abdul Rahman Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality. Dawood Abdul Rahman Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, said this....Metaverse set to transform banking in GCC
Regional players eye big share as Metaverse is expected to become a US$800 billion market. Some analysts believe it will hit $30 trillion by 2030.
Brands from Ferrari to Nike rush toward ‘metaverse’ future
The clamor over virtual goods comes amid feverish predictions that the metaverse -- a virtual reality version of the internet -- will eventually replace the web of today.Metaverse hype fuels digital-property boom
Metaverse has been a Silicon Valley buzzword for months, but interest soared in October after Facebook's parent company renamed itself Meta.Augmented reality: an early taste of the metaverse?
The key idea behind metaverse, supposedly the internet of the future, is the blurring of the divide between the physical world and the digital one.
Facebook ‘metaverse’ to become reality soon
The technology might, for example, allow someone to don virtual reality glasses that make it feel as if they're face-to-face with a friend.
