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Nvidia’s StyleGAN could up-end a lot of creative industries
Nvidia (a client of the author) has lately been doing a lot of fascinating things, from creating workstations designed to conceive the metaverse to digital assistants that are evolving into human digital twins to tools that could let anyone create compelling art. One of the more interesting tools is Generator StyleGAN, which creates people’s faces…
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Apple calls out Meta for hypocrisy
Meta’s plans to levy a 47.5% commission on virtual transactions in its metaverse – an astonishing charge when compared to what other digital operators, including Apple, charge for transactions on their platforms. Apple calls out Meta for hypocrisy All the world probably knows about Apple’s problems with Meta. Not only does the entity formerly known as Facebook have…
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Are augmented and virtual reality finally gaining traction?
After nearly a year of writing this newsletter, I guess it’s time to wade into the metaverse or at least the virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) dimension version of it. VR comes in for a lot of scorn, and deservedly so. The concept has been overhyped for too long while the tools to deliver on its promise…
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Will your company embrace AR for training?
We know the tech industry wants to convince us we need augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) solutions, and while gaming experiences seem to dominate the discussion today, the greater opportunity comes in digital transformation of the enterprise. Growing GDP one AR experience at a time Recent analysis from PwC estimates VR/AR will boost global GDP by…
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Nvidia GTC: Building the digital you
Disclosure: Nvidia is a client of the author. Nvidia’s GTC conference is my favorite conference because the company doesn’t just talk about what it’s done; it offers up a framework that explains how it will meet needs I often didn’t even realize I had. For instance, this year’s event showcased several demos of technology that…