New Year, New Frontiers

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

• 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

• Apple’s latest AI research could completely transform your iPhone (link)

• Major East Asian investors launch a $100 million Web3 fund in Dubai (link)

• What to expect for Web3 in 2024 (link)

• AI Industry Analysis: 50 Most Visited AI Tools and Their 24B+ Traffic Behavior (link)

• Sam Altman’s OpenAI to be second-most valuable U.S. startup behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX based on early-talks funding round (link)

• Anthropic Projects At Least $850 Million in Annualized Revenue Rate Next Year (link)

• Fortnite, GTA6 might create a functional metaverse before any crypto nerds (link)

• 2024: The year AI gets real (link)

• Asia's crypto regulatory landscape changed in 2023 with Hong Kong at the lead (link)

• Love ’em or hate ’em, NFTs can survive thanks to the communities that drive them (link)

• AI, Metaverse, Chatbots: Workplace Trends to Watch for in 2024 (link)

• Binance shares cryptocurrency trends and web3 insights in end-of-year report (link)

• CES 2024: What we’re expecting (link)

• Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2024 (link)

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_{Highlights from Season of Innovation 2023}

This video showcases highlights from Season of Innovation 2023 hosted by Friends of the Metaverse. Conducted virtually on December 7th, it was the first of its kind, celebrating innovation with enterprise executives, tech trailblazers, industry veterans, and investors and more. The conference focused on the advancements of AI, mixed reality, spatial computing, web 3.0, and the metaverse.

🌟 Featured Moment: Step into a world where mixed reality isn't just a fantasy, it's everyday life. Intriguing, isn't it? But here's the catch: In this vivid digital landscape, your every move, your every choice is tracked. 🌐👀 What does this mean for privacy, for freedom, for the very essence of our experience? Louis Rosenberg dives into this complex and multifaceted issue.

🚀 AI Tools (Our Top Picks)

The future of AI is here! 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.

• Composer - Build trading algorithms with AI

• Inbox Zero - Clean Up Your Inbox In Minutes

• Search+ - Chat with any PDF documents

• Pika 1.0 - a text-to-video app is now available to everyone

• Monica - all-in-one AI assistant

• Angel Match - Investor Outreach AI Email Generator

🖼️ AI Image of the Week

Prompt:  st moritz, top of hill, winter, pixar animation

🌱 Get in Touch:

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#3: Follow Friends of the Metaverse on LinkedIn to stay updated with pre-event buzz, sneak peeks, and more.

🎬 That’s a wrap!

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