AI's Next Wave

Hello Tech Enthusiasts!

Welcome to Friends of the Metaverse - your ultimate playbook in navigating the whirlwind of tech innovation. We're talking AI, the vast expanse of the Metaverse, and the uncharted territory of spatial computing!

In this week’s edition, you'll find:

• Tech news.

• Our elite picks of AI tools.

• Spotlight: AI-generated image.

Whether you're decoding the tech of today or scouting for the mega-opportunity of tomorrow, this issue is your ticket to the big league. Let's blaze a trail and see where this tech tornado takes us!

Onwards and upwards 🚀

📰 Weekly Top Reads on AI and the Metaverse

• Apple $3,499 Vision Pro headset now available to order ahead of Feb. 2 release (link)

• China convenes Huawei, Tencent, Baidu to draft metaverse standards in bid to become global technology leader (link)

• Apple’s Testy Developer Relationships Threaten to Hamper Vision Pro (link)

• Meta ramps up AI efforts by building chip arsenal, consolidating teams (link)

• Altman Seeks to Raise Billions for Network of AI Chip Factories (link)

• ElevenLabs Releases New Voice AI Products and Raises $80M Series B (link)

• Nvidia CEO Makes First China Tour in Years as US Curbs Roil AI (link)

• Darewise teams with Honda on Web3 vehicular gameplay (link)

• Step Into Paris Hilton’s Slivingland on Roblox to Unlock Real Hilton Honors Rewards (link)

• SAP to restructure 8,000 jobs in push towards AI, shares hit record (link)

• Zepeto metaverse plans to support Apple Vision Pro (link)

• Magic Eden expands rewards program, starting with Solana users (link)

• How Microsoft Catapulted to $3 Trillion on the Back of AI (link)

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_{Highlights from Season of Innovation 2023}

This video showcases highlights from Season of Innovation 2023 hosted by Friends of the Metaverse. Conducted virtually on December 7th, it was the first of its kind, celebrating innovation with enterprise executives, tech trailblazers, industry veterans, and investors and more. The conference focused on the advancements of AI, mixed reality, spatial computing, web 3.0, and the metaverse.

🌟 Featured Moment: How are top companies unlocking a trillion-dollar opportunity in the Metaverse? Watch our clip to unveil the future of digital interaction and business. Are you ready to step into this new reality?

🚀 AI Tools (Our Top Picks)

The future of AI is here! Here are some of these 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.

• Broadcast 2.0 - Copilot for busy managers.

• Photify AI - Generate vivid AI portraits in seconds.

• Yuna - AI that helps you feel better, today.

• Qlary AI - Call centre AI made simple.

• Holly - Hiring on auto-pilot.

• Keep it shot - Rename and index your screenshots on mac using GPT-4 Vision.

• Recraft - Create visually consistent graphics.

• Brainner - Analyze hundreds of resumes in minutes.

• Graphy for marketers - Marketing reports in minutes with data from all your apps.

🖼️ AI Image of the Week

Prompt: Japanese girl in red and the white dragon in spirited away film hotography 8k

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🎬 That’s a wrap!

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