Unbound: No 185
Virtual reality steps up as metaverse struggles to deliver
by Victoria Kennedy | Coin Telegraph
The metaverse has seen significant hype over the last few years, enthralling the minds of enthusiasts and investors alike.
From virtual reality (VR) to augmented reality (AR), the metaverse offers it all. However, the hype has fallen short after only three years, with the metaverse failing to retain the attention of the business world.
Defined as a collectively shared virtual space where users can interact, socialize and engage in various activities, the metaverse captured the imagination of technology enthusiasts, investors and futurists alike.
How Legacy Brands Can Adapt To The Creator Economy
by Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes.com
Goldman Sachs recently predicted that the creator economy could approach a half of a trillion dollars by 2027. The creator economy is booming. While newer, smaller, and more resource-challenged companies more naturally turn to influencers as a marketing tool, larger sophisticated brands often struggle to find a way to leverage creators to build brands and businesses, while minimizing the risk. To better understand how legacy companies can maximize the potential while limiting the downside, I turned to Frank Cooper III, the CMO of Visa.
Quantinuum and Microsoft: Spearheading the Quantum Computing Evolution
by Leokadia Głogulska | Ytech.news
A significant leap in quantum computing has been made possible by the collaborative effort between Quantinuum and Microsoft, setting a new standard for error-free operations. This advancement comes with the promise of transforming industries, expanding the quantum market to potentially billions of dollars, and bringing ethical considerations to the forefront. The partnership’s success in maintaining stability over 14,000 cycles indicates that practical quantum computing applications are on the horizon.
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A Home for Astronauts around the Moon
The Gateway space station’s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module, one of two of Gateway’s habitation elements where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for lunar surface missions, is one step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy.
HALO, shown in this image from Oct. 23, 2023, will next undergo a series of stress tests to ensure its safety. Upon successful completion, the future home for astronauts will travel to Gilbert, Arizona where Northrop Grumman will complete final outfitting ahead of launch to lunar orbit.
Gateway will be humanity’s first space station in lunar orbit as an essential element of the Artemis missions to return humans to the Moon for scientific discovery and chart a path for the first human missions to Mars.
Image Credit: Northrop Grumman/Thales Alenia Space
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