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The metaverse is not dead in South Africa | TechCabal

Mic Mann, the founder of the metaverse platform Africarare, has stated that there is still a lot of interest in the technology in South Africa.

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Adjustments to the new normal ushered in higher business volumes to sectors which were more flexible and highly adaptive to the new environment, but it punished those that were inherently rigid and highly susceptible such as tourism, air travel and oil production and related

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By Clare Duffy | CNN Ohio Lawyer Common Dave Yost on Monday introduced that he’s suing Meta, the social media big previously referred to as Fb, based mostly on revelations… The post Ohio AG sues Meta over 'Facebook Papers' revelations appeared first on The Black Chronicle.

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Nissan Debuts EV In The Metaverse

By Jonathan Hobbs The Nissan Sakura, the automaker's first Kei car that runs entirely on electric power, had its first public showing at the company's global headquarters in Japan before being unveiled virtually in the metaverse. It is possible to get a virtual feel for the Sakura by visiting the

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Barbados to become first sovereign nation with an Embassy in the Metaverse - Barbados Today

SOURCE: CoinDesk - In a historic step toward the legitimization and adoption of the metaverse, the island nation of Barbados is preparing to legally declare digital real estate sovereign land with the establishment of a metaverse embassy. The Barbadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily - Constant funding | TechCabal

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Parts of Barbados' rich history digitised - Barbados Today

“Snippets of Our Past: On the Heels of Republicanism”, a special exhibition highlighting significant moments of Barbados’ social and political evolution to Republican status, has been launched into the metaverse. Archival records depicting the island’s complex history, both painful and

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Kawasaki Jumps On Microsoft’s Metaverse Offering

By Michelle D. Madsen Microsoft has announced that Kawasaki had become the latest customer for its HoloLens goggles, which are used to work in the metaverse. According to a report published by CNBC on Wednesday, the deal will allow Kawasaki's factory workers to use Microsoft's augmented reality

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Cyber-Shop ‘Til You Drop: Agoraverse To Launch Virtual Mall

By Jonathan Hobbs Shopping just got more interesting. Agoraverse promises to develop a 'really immersive virtual shopping center' that will take advantage of the extensive Solana ecosystem's features. Agoraverse will have thousands of clothes stores, art stores, furniture stores, NFTs (non-fungible

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It's not quite the metaverse, but Meta is launching its virtual world

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Notorious B.I.G.- NYC Celebrates The Hip Hop Icon's 50th Birthday

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Zaire Wade’s Sustainable Clothing Brand YNG-DNA Drops NFT Collection

Zaire Wade’s sustainable clothing brand released its first NFT collection last month. The Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX) partnered with Electric Token and Wade’s social conscious brand YNG-DNA to launch an assortment of NFTs related to the brand’s merchandise.

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#BTColumn – Multiverse of economic madness (Part 1) - Barbados Today

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Reel-To-Reel Lives On: TapeHeads’ NFTs Tap Into Nostalgia For Music Lovers

By Jonathan Hobbs Music has gone old-school in the metaverse. The TapeHeads are a group of 10,000 music fans who collect cassette tapes. Holders of the TapeHead can help establish a music metaverse, a virtual-reality world, with their unique TapeHead for an initial offering of 0.03

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