TheMall aims to have 100 floors and 100M square feet in the metaverse
The advantage of virtual malls is that they won’t run out of space. A case in point is TheMall, which will debut later this...
Making the Rebuild Ukraine mobile game in the middle of a war zone
When I was interviewing Pavel Izotov, the maker of the Rebuild Ukraine mobile game, he paused multiple times to wipe tears from his eyes....
American Idol will have NFTs built around contestant digital trading cards
For its 20th season, American Idol is changing things up by launching contestant-based digital trading cards as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). These unique collectibles will...
NVCA: U.S. venture investments cooled down in Q1 after record 2021
Venture capital dealmaking activity and exits slowed in the first quarter after a record-breaking 2021, according to the Q1 2022 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. In...
Genies raises $150M at over $1B valuation for metaverse avatars
Metaverse avatar company Genies has raised $150 million at a valuation above $1 billion. Los Angeles-based Genies makes avatars that people can customize to...
How Syntropy wants to deliver the real-time metaverse
If anything will stop the metaverse from being an enjoyable experience, it’s latency. Latency is a measure of the delay that happens during interactions...
The Fabricant raises $14M to build the wardrobe for the metaverse
The Fabricant, a digital fashion house for the metaverse, has raised $14 million in a round of funding. The company is partnering with other...
Deloitte: Younger generations have one foot in the metaverse via gaming and social media
Deloitte said that younger generations are behaving in a way that suggests they will live their lives online and embrace the metaverse. The big...
MetaMetaverse aims to make the metaverse interoperable
Joel Dietz was a founding architect of MetaMask, the company that makes digital wallets for cryptocurrency trading. And now he has come out of...
Unity partners with Insomniac Events on immersive concerts
Unity has partnered with live music company Insomniac Events to create interactive and immersive online concerts. Under the partnership, Unity’s team is helping to...