FOM#021: Leveling Up the Game with Web3

Friends of the Metaverse: #021

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Lisa M. Lum
March 24, 2023

Hey there, digital trendsetters and tech-savvy explorers! Friends of the Metaverse welcomes you to the ultimate weekly source of cutting-edge web3, metaverse, and AI content!

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

  • A rundown of the week's news

  • The scoop on upcoming web3 events

  • Our favorite new AI tools

  • Plus, our AI pic of the week

It’s time to discover the future!👇

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📰 Weekly Top Reads on Web3 and AI

  • Microsoft reportedly testing Edge browser Web3 wallet integration (link)

  • Funding Roundup: All Quiet On the Web3 Front (link)

  • The Blind Horse Winery Releases its First NFT-Labeled Wine (link)

  • Unity Highlights Innovative Games Powered by Its Development Platform at GDC 2023 (link)

  • Flying Sheep Studios gets $1.2M in German government funding for metaverse game (link)

  • PitchBook’s new tool uses AI to predict which startups will successfully exit (link)

  • Polygon and Immutable partner to help onboard more gamers and developers into web3 (link)

  • Crypto Firms Answering Hong Kong's Call for Web3 Leadership (link)

  • Netflix plans 40 more game releases in 2023 (link)

  • Inside Chalhoub Group’s Web3 sneaker brand launch (link)

  • Why Clinique’s Next Move In The Metaverse Is A Winning Formula For Web3 Retail (link)

  • OP3N raises $28M to build ‘WhatsApp meets Amazon’ for web3 (link)

  • Web3 a hot topic at SXSW despite bear market and declining interest in NFTs (link)

  • Coca-Cola invites fans to create AI art with its iconic imagery (link)

  • Nvidia Teams Up With Microsoft On Industrial Metaverse (link)

  • Google Launches Bard AI Chatbot to Counter ChatGPT (link)

  • Adobe bets on generative AI with ‘Firefly’ tool to create images from text (link)

  • Sony's Latest NFT Patent Push Suggests Web3 Path for PlayStation (link)

  • Gaming Giant Nexon Taps Polygon for NFT Game MapleStory Universe (link)

  • The Age of AI has begun by Bill Gates (link)

  • Japan’s Fujitsu Files Trademark for Crypto Services (link)

  • Roofstock onChain Sells Georgia Home to RealT using an NFT on OpenSea (link)

  • Luxury Fashion House Balmain Drops Unicorn Sneakers Bundled With NFT Version (link)

  • Iceland-based CCP Games raised $40 million to build a new blockchain-based game set in the Eve Universe (link)

  • Unity prelaunches a new generative AI ecosystem for game developers (link)

  • ‘Unreal Editor For Fortnite’ Is Now Available In Public Beta (link)

  • Epic Games Announces Fab – A Unified 3D Marketplace (link)

  • The biggest announcements from Epic Games’ State of Unreal 2023 keynote (link)

  • Canva announces 10 new features at Canva Create (link)

  • Microsoft launches Loop, its Notion competitor, in public preview (link)

  • Roblox launches generative AI materials & coding tools (link)

  • Web3 Community Management Platform TYB Joins Shopify App Store (link)

  • Snap is offering its AR tools to enterprise customers (link)

  • Levi’s Will Begin Testing AI-Generated Models (link)

  • Tim Sweeney explains how the metaverse might actually work (link)

  • Virtuix's Omni One VR treadmill is finally making its way to customers (link)

🌎️ Upcoming Web3 Events

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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.

  • Adobe Firefly : AI image generator 🤩

  • Stable Diffusion Reimagine : New Clipdrop tool to generate multiple variations of a single image.

  • Magic Slides : Your ideas into professional presentations in seconds with AI.

  • Botsheets : Get your customer conversations summarized in Google Sheets.

  • Anikmaker : Free AI-powered subtitle generator.

  • Tripnotes : AI-generated travel itineraries.

  • NameTBD : ChatGPT, but with your own data and prompts.

  • ChatShape : Build AI Chatbots from your content, remarkably fast.

  • Trellis : ChatGPT-powered custom tutor and textbook companion.

  • Ask Your PDF : Your gateway to dynamic, interactive, and intelligent conversations with any PDF document.

🖼️ AI Image of the Week: Enchanted Medieval Village

Prompt: a fantasy village inspired by medieval era, small red purple flowers and grass, sunlit, ultra details, photography, detailed, realistic, UHD, 8k, --ar 9:16

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🎬 That’s a wrap!

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