The Future's New Vision

Friends of the Metaverse: #033

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Lisa M. Lum
June 16, 2023

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 upcoming tech 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

  • Adobe brings Firefly to the enterprise (link)

  • Augmented Reality Is Coming for Cities (link)

  • Apple’s Vision Pro headset has made the metaverse feel outdated (link)

  • Salesforce launches AI Cloud to bring models to the enterprise (link)

  • Why Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti Is Still Bullish on NFTs (link)

  • How Web3 Technologies Can Reshape Society And Catalyze Innovation (link)

  • Snoop Dogg's NFT Tour Pass Lets Fans 'Travel the World' With Him Virtually (link)

  • FEWOCiOUS and Adidas Team Up on Digital and Physical NFT Sneakers (link)

  • Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar's Tequila Brand Launches NFT Loyalty Program (link)

  • AMD reveals new A.I. chip to challenge Nvidia’s dominance (link)

  • Meta releases 'human-like' AI image creation model (link)

  • Rocky Horror Show NFT collection to drop in June, metaverse in the works (link)

  • Salesforce Leads $6M Round for AI-Backed Web3 Data Platform Mnemonic (link)

  • Puma expands its web3 shopping experience (link)

  • NFL Rivals hybrid Web3 mobile game gets nearly a million downloads (link)

  • EU takes major steps towards regulating AI (link)

  • The week in AI: Apple makes machine learning moves (link)

🌎️ Upcoming Web3 Events

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🎁 Friends of the Metaverse
Season of Innovation 2023 | December 7-8 · Virtual

Count down with us to the first annual Friends of the Metaverse virtual conference on December 7-8. We're diving deep into mixed reality, gaming in the metaverse, new technologies, AI, global marketing, and the future of luxury retail and hospitality. Plus, we're predicting 2024's tech trends. Be there for these groundbreaking insights! 🌐🔬 Lock in your spot now!

🚀 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.

  • Collov GPT : Upload a product photo and let AI generate a professionally rendered background.

  • Superdash : Appointment booking, lead qualification, and onboarding through LLMs on WhatsApp.

  • Quiz Maker : The leading AI quiz maker is finally here.

  • RestoGPT AI : AI that turns menus into food delivery apps.

  • Framer lets you design and publish a website in seconds from text prompts.

  • Fini AI : Turn your knowledgebase into AI chat in 2 minutes.

  • Uizard Autodesigner : Text to design, automated by AI.

  • Trickle 1.0 : Your AI-driven workspace for notes, tasks & knowledge base.

  • Birthd AI cards : Become a birthday superhero with unique and personalized birthday messages.

🖼️ AI Image of the Week

Prompt: Extreme Closeup, Minimalism, award winning future luxury fashion female by star wars for entertainment in tight latex dress, award winning photo, on entertainment background, rainbow palette ergonomic photography, incredibly detailed, sharpen details, cinematic production still, cinematography, photorealistic, modern composition, Unreal Engine, Cinematic, Color Grading, portrait photography, Ultra - Wide Angle, Depth of Field, hyper - detailed, beautifully coloured, insane detail, intricate detail, beautifully coloured, Unreal Engine, Cinematic, Colour Grading, Editorial Photography, Photography, Photo Shoot, Depth of Field, DOF, Tilt Blur, White Balance, Super Resolution, Megapixel, ProPhoto RGB, VR, Half Moon Lighting, Backlighting, Natural Lighting, Incandescent, Fiber Optic, Mood Lighting, Cinematic Lighting, Studio Lighting, Soft Lighting, Volumetric, Contre - Jour, Beautiful Lighting, Accent Lighting, Global Illumination, Global Illumination, Global Illumination in Screen Space, Global Illumination by Ray Tracing, Optics, Dispersion, Brightness, Shadows, Roughness, Glare, Ray Tracing Reflections, Lumen Reflections, Reflections in Screen Space, Diffraction Gradation, Chromatic Aberration, GB Displacement, Scan Lines, Ray Tracing, Ray Tracing Ambient Occlusion, Anti - Aliasing, FKAA, TXAA, RTX, SSAO, Shaders, OpenGL - Shaders, GLSL - Shaders, Post Processing, Post - Production, Cel Shading, Tone Mapping, CGI, VFX, SFX, insanely detailed and intricate, hyper - maximalist, elegant, hyper realistic, super detailed, dynamic pose, photography, ultrarealistic render, ergonomic

Image Credit: Godly

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🎬 That’s a wrap!

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