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EMEA Daily: Meta to Face Strict Online Rules in UK; PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish Court Seeking $2.4B in Damages
EMEA Daily: Meta to Face Strict Online Rules in UK; PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish...
February 07, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, if Meta thinks it can avoid tough new rules in the U.K., the social media...

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Meta Debuts Personal Space Boundaries in Metaverse
Meta Debuts Personal Space Boundaries in Metaverse
February 06, 2022  |  Metaverse

Meta is debuting new security features for its virtual world, which will allow for more protective space between virtual metaverse avatars. According to a company...

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Qualcomm CEO: More to Metaverse Than Social Media
Qualcomm CEO: More to Metaverse Than Social Media
February 04, 2022  |  Metaverse

There’s more the metaverse than just social media, the CEO of Qualcomm said in an interview this week. “The metaverse is going to develop as...

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This Week in Payments: Amazon’s Growth Slows, Competing Platforms Give Sellers More Options and the Metaverse Continues to Seek Applications
This Week in Payments: Amazon’s Growth Slows, Competing Platforms Give Sellers More Options and the...
February 04, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

With Amazon reporting its earnings this week, there was much news about eCommerce, competing platforms and the challenges around supply chain, inventory and fulfillment. The...

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5G, Metaverse Open Opportunities for eCommerce Merchants
5G, Metaverse Open Opportunities for eCommerce Merchants
February 04, 2022  |  Metaverse

Think back a few decades, to the days when consumers were tethered to couches and cable boxes. The days when infomercials roamed the earth. George...

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Activision Blizzard Earnings Show the Metaverse in Gaming’s Future
Activision Blizzard Earnings Show the Metaverse in Gaming’s Future
February 03, 2022  |  Metaverse

Gaming giant Activision Blizzard’s earnings call Thursday (Feb. 3) was a happy event, despite financial results that included missing Q4 revenue and earnings-per-share targets. Over...

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Will the Metaverse Turn Real Estate VR Company Matterport Into More Than An SEO Grab?
Will the Metaverse Turn Real Estate VR Company Matterport Into More Than An SEO Grab?
February 02, 2022  |  Metaverse

Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Matterport, a company that creates 3D “digital twins” of interior spaces. While its target audience is the real estate digital...

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Meta Earnings Hit By Metaverse Investments As Stock Plunges 20%
Meta Earnings Hit By Metaverse Investments As Stock Plunges 20%
February 02, 2022  |  Earnings

Facebook parent Meta said it would miss analysts’ expectations in Q1 2022, and the metaverse is to blame. Okay, that’s probably unfair, given that Apple...

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Pixel Vault Building NFT Development Platform
Pixel Vault Building NFT Development Platform
February 02, 2022  |  NFTs

Non-fungible token (NFT) platform Pixel Vault, Inc. has secured a $100 million joint investment from Velvet Sea Ventures and 01A that will allow it to...

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