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The Web3 gaming startup Planetarium Labs announced late Wednesday that it has raised $32 million in new funding led by Animoca Brands to build the next generation of games governed by the communities that play them. Krust Universe, the investment arm of …
Reddit announces storefront for limited-edition blockchain collectible avatars
Reddit Inc., which runs the “front page of the internet,” announced today that it’s launching an upcoming storefront that will bring limited-edition series of blockchain-based Collectable Avatars that users can use to express themselves on the social media site. Customizable avatars, cartoonish …
Cryptocurrency broker Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy
Major cryptocurrency broker Voyager Digital Ltd. has filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the second major company to file during the recent volatility in the crypto market after the collapse of Three Arrows Capital. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late Tuesday, …
EU regulators come to agreement to tame the ‘Wild West’ of crypto markets
Officials in the European Union have come to a provisional agreement on new crypto regulations that will protect customers and supervise service providers in a bid to tame the “Wild West” of the volatile crypto markets. The new regulation struck between the …
Report: Crypto brokerage Genesis Trading facing ‘hundreds of millions’ in losses
Genesis Global Trading Inc., a cryptocurrency lender and prime broker, may be facing considerable losses of “hundreds of millions” of dollars from its exposure to the collapsing crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital and Hong Kong-based crypto lender Babel Finance, according to …
Google Cloud announces advanced API security management through Apigee
In order to provide organizations greater control and security for their digital footprints, Google LLC’s cloud division today announced a preview of Advanced API Security built on Apigee, the company’s application programming interface management platform. Using this new product, organizations can more …
Court orders crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital to liquidate
Major cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital Ltd. has been ordered to liquidate by a British Virgin Islands court. The court order was issued on June 27, according to a report from Sky News, which cites sources close to the matter. The …
The industrial metaverse: Siemens and Nvidia aim to enhance ‘digital twins’ technology
The German industrial manufacturing company Siemens AG today announced a partnership with Nvidia Corp. to transform industrial automation using hyper-realistic real-time 3D graphics by enhancing “digital twins,” or virtual models of the real world that simulate manufacturing applications accurately. The partnership was …
Meta is building better AI-driven audio for virtual reality
When it comes to virtual reality, creating immersive worlds is more than just generating visually perfect environments. The way that sound works can make or break an experience. To tackle the audio challenge, researchers at Meta Platforms Inc. today open-sourced three artificial …
Amazon demos Alexa reading ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in a dead relative’s voice
Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa speakers are capable of myriad amazing voice capabilities backed up by artificial intelligence, and during the company’s re:MARS event in Las Vegas Wednesday, the company revealed an upcoming feature: the ability to mimic voices. To demonstrate the feature, Rohit Prasad, …