Mattel presents Hot Wheels in mixed reality
Popular toy manufacturer Mattel has released a mixed-reality game called Hot Wheels: Rift Rally. The game combines real remote-controlled(RC) cars with virtual surroundings and effects to give players a digital race track experience in...
Elon Musk Leads Call to Halt AI Progress, Warning of Impending Danger to Society
Elon Musk and other experts have called for a halt in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), citing potential threats to society. In an open letter published on March 29th, Musk, along with AI...
Generative AI could put 300 million jobs at risk of automation —Goldman Sachs Report
Generative AI has the potential to automate about one-fourth of the jobs in the United States. This could put about 300 million jobs worldwide at risk of automation, according to a report released by...
Report Reveals Apple Showcases AR/VR Headset to High-Ranking Executives
Apple executives gathered at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, for an exclusive presentation of the company’s new AR/VR headset, according to a report from Bloomberg. Mark Gurman, a Bloomberg correspondent in a...
Zoom Announces New AI-Driven Features for Its App
Video conferencing giant Zoom has unveiled a range of new AI-driven features for its popular app. These new features, including mail and calendar integration, are designed to help users streamline their workflow and stay...
Disney cuts metaverse division and is set to lay off 7,000 employees
Walt Disney Co. is eliminating its metaverse division as part of a plan to reduce its workforce by 7,000 over the next two months to cut operating costs. Disney’s CEO, Bob Igler, announced on...
Microsoft May Limit Data Access to Competitors’ AI Search Tools
Microsoft has warned its competitors in the search engine market that they risk losing access to its Bing search index data. This primarily concerns competitors that use the Bing search index as the foundation of...
Levi’s Teams Up with Lalaland.ai to Create AI-Generated Models and Promote Diversity
Levi Strauss & Co has recently announced its partnership with digital fashion studio, Lalaland.ai, to create custom AI-generated avatars. Levi Strauss & Co is a renowned fashion brand recognized for its diverse collection of blue...
Irish tech companies seek to go beyond the Metaverse
Tech companies in Ireland are now seeking opportunities beyond the metaverse. In 2021, Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg embarked on what many consider the most important pivot in the company’s history. At the Facebook Connect...
HTC VIVE Unveils Self-Tracking Device for VR-Tracking Lineup
HTC VIVE has announced the addition of an unnamed self-tracking device to its range of VR-tracking equipment. HTC VIVE Focus 3 and HTC VIVE XR Elite will both make use of this new device....