Assemble, Innovators

Hey there, digital trendsetters and tech-savvy explorers! Friends of the Metaverse welcomes you to the ultimate weekly source of tech news where we explore the rise of mixed reality and the latest advancements in technology, from web3, AI, and the metaverse to everything in between.

It's Friday, and we've saved the best for last:

• A roundup of the week's news

• The scoop on Friends of the Metaverse’s upcoming conference

• Our favorite new AI tools

• Plus, our AI pic of the week

It’s time to discover the future!👇

📰 Weekly Top Reads on Web3 and AI

• Visit The Met, Enter the Metaverse: Introducing Replica (link)

• MAS Commits Up To S$150 million for Technology and Innovation in Financial Sector (link)

• How Ralph Lauren’s ‘phygital’ boot sale in Fortnite shows benefits — and limits — of virtual commerce (link)

• Lacoste’s latest virtual store doubles down on exclusive experiences for loyalty members (link)

• Pudgy Penguins Expand Today! (link)

• Disney creates task force to explore AI and cut costs - sources (link)

• Nvidia reveals new A.I. chip, says costs of running LLMs will ‘drop significantly’ (link)

• How Epic Games became fashion’s unlikeliest bedfellow (link)

• SIGGRAPH Special Address: NVIDIA CEO Brings Generative AI to LA Show (link)

• Microsoft partners with Aptos blockchain to marry AI and web3 (link)

• Google And Universal Music Group Negotiating AI-Generated Music Tool, Report Says (link)

• Spotify expands its AI-powered DJ feature globally (link)

• China’s internet giants order $5bn of Nvidia chips to power AI ambitions (link)

• Toronto Takes on Silicon Valley to Become AI Startup Hub (link)

• Illuminati Capital raises $50M for Web3 investments including games (link)

• How Decentraland Is Using AI to Make the Metaverse Feel More Alive (link)

• NVIDIA Keynote at SIGGRAPH 2023 (link)

• How Jay Chou, Blackpink, Roc Nation are using Web3 to orchestrate a new era of fan engagement (link)

• VR Headsets Give Enough Data For AI to Accurately Guess Ethnicity, Income and More (link)

• Introducing the Roblox Career Center: A new way to experience recruiting (link)

• If you’ve ever wanted to be in ‘Hamilton,’ you can now do so — on Roblox (link)

🎁 Friends of the Metaverse
_{Season of Innovation 2023 | December 7 · Virtual}

Ready for a rocket ride into the future? Strap in, because the first annual Friends of the Metaverse virtual conference is supercharging your screens this December 7. This isn't your everyday tech gathering, folks. It's the Disneyland for innovators, the nirvana for entrepreneurs, and the hub for those who live and breathe mixed reality, AI, web 3.0, and the metaverse. Expect a mammoth crowd, a lineup of 30+ luminary speakers, enlightening industry talks, and networking shindigs that'll make your head spin!

Guess what? The creme-de-la-creme from ServiceNow, Salesforce, Ericsson, Vodafone, Microsoft, and more are already on board. Imagine sipping coffee with tech gurus. Our speaker lineup offers the next best thing! ☕🎫

Secure your access pass now before prices jump on August 25!

🚀 AI Tools (Our Top Picks)

The future of AI is here! Our database and it has now has reached over 600+ AI tools that can assist with writing, photography, images, sales, audio, music, and more! 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.

• Alpaca : Professional tools for creatives to bring their sketches, doodles to life.

• Heuristica : Less prompting and more knowledge exploration with AI.

• Blog to Pod : Turn your blog into a podcast in minutes.

• Text FX by Google : 10 different tools for creative writing.

• SmartRoof : Manage your home services online 10x smarter with AI.

• Proxy : Using AI to recommend the optimal energy-efficient upgrades for your home.

• Relume site builder : Create a marketing website in minutes using systems you already love.

• Artie : Real-time data replication between databases and data warehouses.

• Metaphor Search API : Search the web using LLMs with 1000 credits/month free.

• Rasgo ML : Your data warehouse with the power of GPT-4.

• Amplitude AI : Enabling product teams to build smarter, learn faster with self-service data.

🖼️ AI Image of the Week

Prompt: girl in light clothing, style artist oyari ashito, against the night sky, night, portrait, satisfaction, enjoyment, manga graphics, anime, drawing, dark exposure, bright colors, the highest quality, the highest detail, first-person view, dark tones, Clouds

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🎬 That’s a wrap!

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