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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

• Only 6 weeks until Season of Innovation 2023

• Our favorite new AI tools

• Plus, our AI pic of the week

The Metaverse could be worth $5 TRILLION by the end of the decade. It’s time to discover the future!👇

📰 Weekly Top Reads on Web3 and AI

• AI startup Imbue gets $12 million in follow-on funding (link)

• Alibaba, Tencent Join $340 Million Funding for AI Startup Zhipu (link)

• Deutsche Telekom and MultiversX create digital Web3 experiences (link)

• Upland secures $7M funding aiming at AI metaverse expansion and Spark token exchange listing (link)

• Apple Vision Pro employee training starts very early in 2024 (link)

• Dubai forging its way ahead as a Metaverse metropolis (link)

• Will AI Bring Utopia or Dystopia? A Venture Capitalist Picks Utopia (link)

• Microsoft, Sony Among AI Winners in Games, Morgan Stanley Says (link)

• Microsoft to Invest $3.2 Billion to Boost AI and Tech in Australia (link)

• This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI (link)

• Gemini is coming to Makersuite & so are Stubbs (link)

• Inside Sequoia Capital’s Growing AI Portfolio (link)

• XRP Ledger to Host World Expo 2025 NFTs (link)

• IVP Leads Investment in AI Search Startup Perplexity at $500 Million Valuation (link)

• Lenovo and NVIDIA Announce Hybrid AI Solutions to Help Enterprises Quickly Adopt GenAI (link)

• Roblox Ryanair celebrates a million virtual flights (link)

• Mastercard Teams Up With MoonPay for Web3 Push (link)

• In The Metaverse, Everyone Has A Front Row Seat (link)

• AI is finally resulting in real growth for Big Tech (link)

• Kids on Roblox are hosting protests for Palestine (link)

• Marriott Bonvoy Launches Virtual City in Fortnite With New ‘Marriott Bonvoy Land’ Game (link)

• Frontier Model Forum’s new Executive Director and a new $10 million AI Safety Fund (link)

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🚀 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.

• Autolab - Build boring AI agents for real world tasks.

• Personal Assistant by HyperWrite AI - AI agent that can complete tasks in your browser.

• Pitch Your Idea - Practice your pitch by chatting with AI assitants like your rich uncle or a VC.

• Embedchain - Connect multiple data sources with LLMs.

• Top picks from the Dreamscape Creativity Hackathon last weekend.

• Reclaim AI - Personal time tracking app for tasks, habits, & meetings.

• Melon - Your AI thought partner.

• Dashboards by Equals - Instantly turn spreadsheets into dashboards.

• Compass - The first co-pilot for venture.

🖼️ AI Image of the Week

Prompt: high texture quality photo of biomechanical astronaut meditating in a meadow of flowers, golden hour, Leica 50mm, f1. 4, night, the divine is within, mystic and esoteric symbols in nature

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