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The metaverse could be tech’s next trillion-dollar opportunity: These are the companies making it a reality

CB Insights

The business world is obsessed with “the metaverse”: the concept of shared worlds driven by virtual products and digital experiences that are highly immersive and interactive. The metaverse could represent a $1T market by the end of the decade, according to CB Insights’ Industry Analyst Consensus. lab-to-table.

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Apple’s AR Bets, Amazon’s Rumored Alexa Glasses, And Facebook’s New Headset: How 12 Tech Corporates Are Going After AR/VR

CB Insights

AR acquisitions include the purchases of FlyBy Media and metaio , but the company also acquired Emotient , RealFace , and Faceshift for facial recognition and machine vision. Interestingly, Unity and Autodesk announced a recent partnership to increase interoperability. Intel acquired Recon Instruments for $175M in Q2’15).

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The travel payment revolution: Finding opportunity in pain points

The Payments Association

The architects of the future of travel payments Fintech firms are driving multiple transformative shifts: Unified platforms: Consolidating payment workflowscard issuance, acquiring, cross-border settlementsinto a single system reduces fragmentation. stablecoins) help streamline operations and improve efficiency.