메타버스 기반 생산성 서비스의 미래를 두고 경쟁할 마이크로소프트와 메타

Microsoft is entering the race to build a metaverse inside Teams, just days after Facebook rebranded to Meta in a push to build virtual spaces for both consumers and businesses. Microsoft is bringing Mesh, a collaborative platform for virtual experiences, directly into Microsoft Teams next year.

Facebook discussed opening physical stores before it rebranded as Meta, The New York Times reports. Customers would try out and buy metaverse hardware at the stores, per documents seen by The Times. A flagship store was planned for California - but it's not clear if that plan is going ahead.

미국 소셜미디어 페이스북이 2일(이하 현지시간) 앞으로 수주일 안에 안면인식 시스템을 폐지하기로 했다고 밝혔다. 안면인식 기능은 온라인 사진 공유의 핵심 요소 가운데 하나로 개발됐지만 규제당국과 시민단체로부터 사생활 침해논란이 끊이지 않았다. 월스트리트저널(WSJ) 등 외신에 따르면 메타 플랫폼스(옛 페이스북) 인공지능(AI) 담당 부사장인 제롬 페센티는 이 서비스를 이용하기로 한 사용자들도 더 이상은 동영상 사진 컨텐츠에서 안면인식이 자동으로 이뤄지지 않는다고 밝혔다.

The Sandbox has raised $93 million in a funding round led by SoftBank to help grow its virtual world based on nonfungible tokens. It's another sign of how hot NFTs have become in an age where Bitcoin's price is soaring and NFT games are viewed as a stepping stone to the metaverse, another buzzword that signifies the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as and Ready Player One .

First Facebook, now Nike? The apparel giant has taken its first steps into the metaverse. The Oregon-based company has filed several new trademarks this week that indicate its intent to make and sell virtual Nike-branded sneakers and apparel. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Nike filed applications on Oct.