AI & Web3: The Dynamic Duo of Tech Innovation

Hey there, digital trendsetters and tech-savvy explorers! Welcome to the weekly edition of Friends of the Metaverse, your ultimate source for the freshest and coolest web3, metaverse, and AI content.

The future is here, and we're bringing it to you, one byte at a time.

It's Friday, and here's what we've got for you:

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📰 Weekly Top Reads on Web3, The Metaverse, and AI

• Generative AI on Roblox: Our Vision for the Future of Creation

• How the Metaverse is Making Money

• Instagram launches a new broadcast chat feature called ‘Channels’

• New YouTube CEO is Bullish on Web3 Tech like NFTs and the Metaverse

• Space pods and flying dragons. How Saudi Arabia wants to transform its capital

• Energy Giant Saudi Aramco Signs Agreement With droppGroup to Build Web3 Tech

• Adam Silver unveils streaming experience of the future via the NBA App at 2023 NBA All-Star Tech Summit

• Azra Games, founded by veteran EA game developer, raises $10M for NFT-themed Legions & Legends

• Jewel Takes Her Mental Health Mission To The Metaverse

• DraftKings Tees Up PGA Tour NFT Fantasy Golf Game

• Hong Kong’s Proposed Crypto Rules Seek Investor, Deposit Protection

• VeeFriends Announces Burn Island

• Crypto Protocol Fetch.ai Partners With Bosch to Develop Web3 and AI Tech

• Reinventing retail: Three ways to embrace commerce in the metaverse

• Fox Launches ‘Masked Singer’ Web Community With Live-Voting Polls, Member-Exclusive Videos and Online Rewards Store

• Azra Games raises another $10M from A16z for Web3 games

• Shopify launches suite of blockchain commerce tools for merchants

• Titanic artifacts to be tokenized as NFTs in new partnership

• Web3 a ‘Golden Opportunity’ for Hong Kong: Finance Secretary

• Google Cloud partners with Tezos blockchain to bring web3 technology to its customers

• Bain & Company announces services alliance with OpenAI to help enterprise clients identify and realize the full potential and maximum value of AI

• Amazon Web Services pairs with Hugging Face to target AI developers

• AXA France Steps into the Metaverse

• Web3’s Most Anticipated Game - Wildcard - is About to Crash ino the Metaverse

• Tencent Cloud Announces its Support for the Global Web3 Ecosystem Development and Introduces New Products for Web3 Builders

• Spotify Debuts a New AI DJ, Right in Your Pocket

• Instagram co-founders' news app Artifact is now open to everyone

• A16z Leads $25M Round for Web3 Startup Building Online Towns

• Spotify is testing playlists that could be unlocked by NFT holders

• Buzzy Storytelling Startup Tome Raises $43 Million From A Who’s Who In AI

• Retro-Style Ethereum NFT Metaverse Game Worldwide Webb Raises $10M

• Colombia Just Held a Court Hearing in the Metaverse—Cartoon Avatars and All

• What Gucci and others learnt from the metaverse

🌎️ Upcoming Web3 Events

Any events I missed? Let me know at [email protected] 💬

• 24 FEBRUARY-5 MARCH : ETH Denver : Denver, Colorado, USA

• 24-25 FEBRUARY : NFT Paris : Paris, France

• 27-28 FEBRUARY : Blockchain Economy London Summit : London, UK

• 27 FEBRUARY-5 MARCH : Miami Web3 Week : Miami, Florida, USA

• 10-19 MARCH : SXSW Austin : Austin, Texas, USA

• 20-23 MARCH : NFT LA : Los Angeles, CA, USA

• 20-24 MARCH : GDC : San Francisco, CA, USA

• 20-24 MARCH : PARIS BLOCKCHAIN WEEK : Paris, France

• 29-30 MARCH : American Metaverse Awards : Miami, Florida, USA (new)

• 29-30 MARCH : WOW Summit Hong Kong : Hong Kong, China

• 29-30 MARCH : Prague Gaming & TECH Summit : Prague, Czechia

• 30-31 MARCH : ASEAN Web3 Summit : Singapore

• 12-14 APRIL : NFT.NYC : New York, New York, USA

• 26-28 APRIL : Consensus : Austin, Texas, USA

• 1-4 MAY : Web Summit Rio : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• 17-18 MAY : Blockchain Expo North America | Santa Clara, CA, USA

• 18-20 MAY : VEECON : Indianapolis, IN, USA

• 30 MAY-4 JUNE : Tech Week 2023 : San Francisco, CA, USA

• 5-11 JUNE : Tech Week 2023 : Los Angeles, CA, USA

• 12-13 JUNE : Metaverse Summit : Paris, France

• 28-30 JUNE : BlockChance 2023 : Hamburg, Germany

• 11-12 OCTOBER : Dubai Metaverse Assembly : Dubai, UAE

• 15-20 OCTOBER : VIEW Conference : Torino, Italy

• 16-22 OCTOBER : Tech Week 2023 : New York, NY, USA

• 13-16 NOVEMBER : Web Summit : Lisbon, Portugal

🚀 AI Tools (Our Top Picks)

The future of AI is here! Our AI tools database has now reached to over 600+ AI tools that can assist with writing, photography, images, sales, audio, music, and more! Here are some of our top picks of amazing AI tools that are revolutionizing work and saving countless hours. Explore the amazing power of AI and discover the potential of these incredible tools.

• Quillbot : Paraphrasing tool.

• Where to? : Plan your next getaway.

• Genius Sheets : Talk to your data with new conversational AI.

• Masterpiece Studio : 3D character animation just got a lot easier.

• Wordtune : Say exactly what you mean through clear, compelling and authentic writing.

• Eightify : Turn Youtube videos into summaries using GPT

• REimagine : Redesign any space to match your vision, or let our AI show you inspiring designs in seconds.

• Phind : AI search engine for developers.

• Perplexity : Perplexity AI’s new chrome extension can now provide answers focused on the website you're currently on.

• Uizard : Use simple text to generate multi screen mockups for apps and websites with Autodesigner.

🖼️ AI Image of the Week

Prompt: coatli, feathered, colorful, textured by Lisa Keene

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🎬 That’s a wrap!

I’ll be back next Friday with more awesome content. Don’t miss it! 🤩