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New Delhi:  Meta on Tuesday rolled out updated 3D Avatars on Facebook, Messenger and for the first time on Instagram stories and direct messages in India. Meta, earlier known as Facebook, is also adding new facial shapes and assistive devices for people with disabilities. “Representations in the metaverse should reflect the diversity of the real […]

Hyderabad: The real estate sector has moved from being just a buyer-seller transaction-oriented segment to becoming digitally savvy over the years. Not just sellers but buyers also becoming abreast with the latest technologies it is making property transactions an easy affair, and the need to include technology in not just selling but also in construction […]

Hyderabad: Camp K12, an ed-tech start-up, on Wednesday announced the launch of Hatch Kids, its own Metaverse and AR/VR creation platform for young learners. Hatch Kids makes it possible for students spanning ages 6 to 18 to create 3D, Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR) experiences with ease, a press release said. Younger students […]

The metaverse will allow users to work, meet, game and mingle in these three dimensional spaces. Metaverse will change everything we know about our lives; the way we eat, the way we play games, the way we hang out with our friends or the way we work. We’ve all seen movies like Matrix, Black Mirror […]

New Delhi: Let us take a break from the buzz around metaverse and find out what actually happened to the virtual reality/augmented reality (VR-AR) boom that got eyeballs a few years ago, as people began to experience real-world scenarios in three-dimension (3D) via wearable headsets. Adopted by the gaming and entertainment sectors, AR-VR headsets once […]

Hyderabad: In these days of OTT platforms, everyone is watching movies from across the world, thanks to subtitles. But for many, by the time they are through with reading the subtitles, the action on the screen would have taken a crucial twist. And that is where a deep tech Artificial Intelligence web app built by […]

Mumbai: Vistas Media Capital will launch its first metaverse experience in VistaVerse in association with Lotus Meta Entertainment, and in partnership with Raaj Kamal Films International’s much-awaited movie, Vikram starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, music by Anirudh, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Kamal Haasan and R Mahendran. VistaVerse, the soon […]

San Francisco: Betting big on metaverse and its short-video platform Reels, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Founder and CEO, has taken a deep dive into his next investment priorities that will drive the growth for the company. The social network which now has 1.96 billion daily active users (DAUs), up from 1.92 billion last quarter, said that […]

By Vijay Kumar You can think about this as an embodied internet operated by many different players in a decentralised way. You’re inside of rather than just looking at. We believe that it is going to be the successor to the mobile internet — Mark Zuckerberg, 2021 Euphoric Verse The rapid speed and scale of […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s effort to give a push to space technology and also to attract the participation of private industry won praise from Niti Aayog. “Pushing #India to the edge of a new frontiers, #Telangana launched the SpaceTech Framework on the Metaverse, yesterday,” said Niti Aayog in a tweet. “It was India’s first-ever official event hosted […]

Bengaluru: With economic activity showing impressive recovery from Covid’s grip, hiring demand witnessed a 6 per cent year-on-year growth in the month of March 2022, according to a report. The Monster Employment Index (MEI) showed online recruitment activity exceeded the year-ago level in 11 out of the 13 cities monitored by the index. All metros […]

Hyderabad: Breaking a new ground, Telangana launched its SpaceTech Framework on Monday to help the state emerge as a commercial hub for all space-related products and services. The policy is aimed at promoting domestic production of launch vehicles, satellite systems and subsystems, ground equipment manufacturing and other facilities. Like the policy, its launch was also […]

Hyderabad: For the Indian space segment to grow, there is a need to create as well as increase the space-based services, markets, infrastructure and solutions. The Indian space programme is mainly confined to ISRO but now the Government wants new people to come into this sector, said S Somanath, ISRO Chairman. Speaking at the launch […]

Hyderabad: Paving way for future policy launches and proving that the State is always at the forefront of using emerging technologies will be the launch of SpaceTech Framework through Metaverse. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Telangana government is all set to launch its SpaceTech Framework through a Metaverse platform that has been developed by Hyderabad-based […]

New Delhi: Epic, the developer of popular game Fortnite, has announced a $2 billion round of funding from Sony and KIRKBI, the family-owned investment company which founded the Lego Group. The funds will be used to boost Epic’s dream to build the metaverse. Sony and KIRKBI invested $1 billion, respectively, in Epic. “This investment will […]

San Francisco: Game developer Epic Games and toy company The Lego Group are building a new, family-friendly virtual world. The companies have not revealed too many details just yet, though they plan to “shape the future of the metaverse to make it safe and fun for children and families,” reports Engadget. The companies have agreed […]

Hyderabad: NextMeet has raised US $200k angel investment from Sudhakar Reddy Chirra, Founder & CEO of Abhibus. NextMeet was part of the 13th cohort of Avishkar Deeptech Accelerator of CIE IIIT Hyderabad. Launched under the ambit of WorkingBot Technologies Pvt Ltd, NextMeet is the first avatar-based virtual conferencing platform created in India. NextMeet, which is […]

Hyderabad: After becoming the first Indian performer to have a concert on the Metaverse platform, popular Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi has now bought land on the emerging technology. The legendary Punjabi pop Singer Daler Mehendi buys a space in the Metaverse for an undisclosed amount and it is called Balle Balle Land (BBL). This space […]

Hyderabad: The IIIT-Hyderabad’s annual R&D Showcase held on Saturday was a big draw with its hybrid model – on campus, online and in the metaverse. The event provided a unique opportunity for viewers to interact with faculty and students to understand their work in more tangible forms through demos, prototypes and presentations. This year’s Showcase […]

Hyderabad: IIIT Hyderabad’s annual R&D Showcase will be held this year on March 12 in a hybrid model – physically on campus for students and in the metaverse for visitors. The showcase will be hosted on the metaverse by NextMeetLive, one of CIE at IIITH’s Avishkar accelerator startups. The event this year is themed Tech-away […]