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Friends of the Metaverse: #015
Hey there! Welcome to the weekly edition of Friends of the Metaverse, your go-to source for the freshest and coolest web3, metaverse, and AI content.
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
How the metaverse is helping fashion brands improve customer interactions
Immutable Unveils Passport, Offering Seamless Web3 Onboarding for Gamers and Developers
Singapore Was an Asian Tiger, but Its Approach to Crypto Has a Different Roar
Industrial Metaverse Primed To 3x Consumer, Enterprise Applications
Meta Pursues Teen Users as Horizon Metaverse App Struggles to Grow
Nokia uses the metaverse to connect remote breweries, train aircraft techs
Saudi Arabia partners with The Sandbox for future metaverse plans
US banking giant BNY Mellon exec says digital assets ‘here to stay’
Netflix Uses AI to Generate Anime Short Film – Reactions Follow
Hermès Wins MetaBirkins Lawsuit; Jurors Not Convinced NFTs Are Art
Microsoft announces new ChatGPT-powered Bing engine and Edge browser
Sesame Labs raises $4.5M to help improve web3 marketing tools
Australian Open using web3 to make it most accessible sporting event
New ways Maps is getting more immersive and sustainable (Google)
Google shows off new AI search features, but a ChatGPT rival is still weeks away
Magic’s $23M Series A and a note on finding meaning in an automated world.
Meet Ernie: China's Baidu to launch ChatGPT-style service in March
🌎️ Upcoming Web3 Events
Any events I missed? Let me know at [email protected] 💬
8-10 FEBRUARY : TMRW Dubai 2023 : Dubai, UAE
23 FEBRUARY : Web3 Awards by The Big Whale : Paris, France
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
8-9 MARCH : 2ND Annual Global Tech Innovation Summit & Awards : Singapore
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 : 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
11-13 MAY : PROOF of Conference : Los Angeles, CA, USA
17-18 MAY : Blockchain Expo North America | Santa Clara, CA, USA (new)
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 500+ 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.
Bing : Microsoft’s new AI-powered ChatGPT Tech.
Humata : ChatGPT for your files.
Galileo AI : Creates delightful, editable UI designs from a simple text description.
Poe by Quora : Lets people ask questions, get instant answers, and have back-and-forth conversations with several AI-powered bots.
Iconify : Create beautiful icons for your apps or websites in seconds.
AIcyclopedia : The free AI encyclopedia. AI tools, podcasts, prompts, newsletter, and movies.
Free PFP Maker : Turn yourself into anything with 360 styles to choose from.
Pebblely : Customize images for your products in seconds.
DocuChat : Get answers from your documents with GPT-3 powered chatbots.
InsightsHub : Insights and recommendations for your business using AI.
timeMaster : An AI-powered time tracker to make you more productive.
Relevance AI : Analyze data 10x faster with AI.
Transcript Forest : The largest podcast archive.
🖼️ AI Image of the Week
Prompt: THE CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE HOUSE :: beautiful ornate treehouse in a gigantic pink cherry blossom tree :: on a high blue grey and brown cliff with light snow and pink cherry blossom trees :: Roger Deakins and Moebius and Alphonse Much and Guweiz :: Intricate details, very realistic, cinematic lighting, volumetric lighting, photographic, --ar 9:16

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