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ITRI and 6G-SANDBOX Signs MoU to Propel 6G Innovations

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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Delving into 6G research domains, ITRI and 6G-SANDBOX will focus on areas such as joint communications and sensing (JCAS) and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS).

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  • Delving into 6G research domains, ITRI and 6G-SANDBOX will focus on areas such as joint communications and sensing (JCAS) and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS).
  • Functioning as a vital catalyst within the Taiwanese ecosystem, ITRI will proactively engage companies in the MoU.
  • To commemorate the initiation of this collaboration, ITRI representatives visited the 6G-SANDBOX testbed in Malaga on November 8.
  • "During our visit to Gothenburg for the EuCNC & 6G Summit this year, ITRI collaborated closely with leading lights in the 6G academia and industry.

Aventis announces USD1M scholarship in support of Smobler Studios' Metaverse for Good initiative in The Sandbox

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aventis Graduate School, an award-winning graduate school and corporate training provider headquartered in Singapore announces a US$1M ASEAN scholarship in support of Smobler Studio's Metaverse for Good initiative on The Sandbox. Smobler Studios is a leading metaverse architecture firm that builds in The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming world and open metaverse.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aventis Graduate School ,an award-winning graduate school and corporate training provider headquartered in Singapore announces a US$1M ASEAN scholarship in support of Smobler Studio's Metaverse for Good initiative on The Sandbox.
  • Smobler Studios is a leading metaverse architecture firm that builds in The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming world and open metaverse.
  • Additionally, Aventis will also enter into a tripartite partnership with Smobler Studios and The Sandbox to establish the first The Sandbox Academy in Singapore.
  • The launch of the Aventis Metaverse for Good ASEAN scholarship and The Sandbox Academy will take place on September 20 at the Aventis campus in Orchard Road.

Smobler Studios Raises USD1.2M in Seed Round to Create a Metaverse for Good

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading metaverse architecture firm has announced that it has successfully raised USD$1.2 million at the close of its seed funding round. The creative outfit has garnered backing from The Sandbox decentralized gaming virtual world, Brinc, an accelerator and venture capital fund and Enjinstarter, a Web3 launchpad.

Key Points: 
  • Smobler Studios commits to working with The Sandbox, one of the leading decentralized metaverses, to help onboard brands and services to pay it forward through its signature Metaverse for Good platform.
  • SINGAPORE, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Leading metaverse architecture firm has announced that it has successfully raised USD$1.2 million at the close of its seed funding round.
  • By harnessing Web3 technology, we support meaningful brands and non-profits and use the metaverse as a platform for social good."
  • Smobler Studios seed funding round was backed by The Sandbox open Metaverse.

Truist debuts new client-centered Innovation and Technology Center in Charlotte

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today announced the grand opening of its Innovation and Technology Center, a space designed to reimagine the client experience for the more than 6 million interactions that take place daily at Truist. The 100,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will be located at Truist Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, and feature client journey rooms, a research lab and collaboration hubs where agile teams of innovators, product managers, engineers and designers will work with clients to build a better banking experience.

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  • Reality Lab Inside the lab, the focus is on using virtual and augmented reality technology to create the future of banking.
  • Contact Center Inside this 18-person call center engineers, designers and product owners connect with call center agents to get instant feedback directly from clients on their experiences.
  • "Truist understands this, and has created an environment that will foster collaboration and fuel innovation, allowing them to ultimately address the biggest challenges in finance through technology.
  • The Truist Innovation & Technology Center won the CoreNet Global Carolinas ChapterCORE Award for Innovation Project of the Year.

Meta expands Canadian presence, plans to hire thousands across the country

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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The expanded presence will include establishing the first Canadian WhatsApp, Messenger and Remote Presence engineering teams and growing the Canadian Reality Labs and AI Research teams.

Key Points: 
  • The expanded presence will include establishing the first Canadian WhatsApp, Messenger and Remote Presence engineering teams and growing the Canadian Reality Labs and AI Research teams.
  • The majority of roles in Canada will be engineering focused and are expected to span across building extended reality experiences and Meta technologies.
  • As Meta embarks on this journey of innovation together, thousands of Canadians will find opportunity in building for the metaverse at Meta, in the broader industry, and as digital creators.
  • Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.

Making the Metaverse: Hardware Hurdles, Discussed by IDTechEx

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
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The metaverse promises a step-change in how society communicates but, without the hardware technology, will ultimately remain a pipe dream.

Key Points: 
  • The metaverse promises a step-change in how society communicates but, without the hardware technology, will ultimately remain a pipe dream.
  • The software for this is nearly there, but the hardware still has many hurdles to overcome.
  • The technological journey towards the hardware needed to create this hypothetical device presents even more compelling developments and complex challenges than the software.
  • Further details and downloadable sample pages for each report can be found on the IDTechEx website .

Making the Metaverse: Hardware Hurdles, Discussed by IDTechEx

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
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The metaverse promises a step-change in how society communicates but, without the hardware technology, will ultimately remain a pipe dream.

Key Points: 
  • The metaverse promises a step-change in how society communicates but, without the hardware technology, will ultimately remain a pipe dream.
  • The software for this is nearly there, but the hardware still has many hurdles to overcome.
  • The technological journey towards the hardware needed to create this hypothetical device presents even more compelling developments and complex challenges than the software.
  • Further details and downloadable sample pages for each report can be found on the IDTechEx website .

Introducing Meta: A Social Technology Company

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Thursday, October 28, 2021
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The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today's online social experiences, sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world.

Key Points: 
  • The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today's online social experiences, sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world.
  • It's the next evolution in a long line of social technologies, and it's ushering in a new chapter for the company.
  • Meta also intends to start trading under the new stock ticker that the company reserved, MVRS, on December 1.
  • Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.