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

• A roundup of the week's news

• Only 7 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

• World of Women NFT Universe Launches Monopoly: WoW Galaxy Edition (link)

• Mythical Games launches Web3 racing mobile game Nitro Nation World Tour (link)

• CEO David Baszucki’s mission to make Roblox a billion-player platform (link)

• Microsoft’s Activision buy may see more metaverse in the office and crypto in gaming (link)

• Korean telecom giant launches digital currency for its metaverse (link)

• Stanford HAI Welcomes LVMH to the Corporate Affiliates Program (link)

• Anthropic’s Claude is now available in 95 countries (link)

• Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses have ‘influencer’ written all over them (link)

• Web3-Powered File Management App Raises $1.5M to Offer Alternative to Google (link)

• Florida mansion sells for $11.2M in cash — with metaverse version included in the deal (link)

• How Generative AI Will Change the Way You Use the Web, From Search to Shopping (link)

• Macy’s goes for the fashion metaverse with Mstylelab (link)

• Asia's metaverse is still thriving, from digital cities to gaming (link)

• Louvre Augmented Reality Exhibit With Snapchat Uncovers Ancient Egypt (link)

• PwC offers Advice from Bots in Deal With ChatGPT Firm OpenAI (link)

• UAE emirate launches new free zone for digital assets, Web3 and AI (link)

• Metaverse tech gets US greenlight to use speedier 6GHz frequency (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.

• Cal AI - The future of open source AI scheduling.

• Visual Copilot by Builder - Convert Figma designs into clean code.

• CapCut for Business - AI scripts and characters for your brand’s video ads at no extra cost.

• Riffusion - Create music based on your images.

• LastMile AI - AI developer platform for engineering teams.

• Basis - AI platform for accounting firms.

• Warmly - Platform uses AI chat to convert sales prospects.

• Tofu - AI assistant for account-based marketing.

• Moonhub - AI-powered recruiter.

🖼️ AI Image of the Week

Prompt: Close-up, two futuristic organic flowers, digital plants, sense of design, intricate details, volumes and lines, textures, surrealism, clear plastic, glass, metal, neon lights, studio lighting, white background, bright, 3D art, C4D, Octane render, high quality, HD, 8K

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