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The art of the possible with Web3 interoperability
by Theo Gauthier, Toposware | Venturebeat.com

Photo by DeepMind on Unsplash

While the Web3 industry is still emerging, the catalyst that will kick this revolution into high gear is hidden in the tech stack. Key improvements in Web3 interoperability will unlock new use cases and upgrade the fundamental systems we rely on every day. And with time, blockchain interoperability is bound to impact every sector across the globe.

What is interoperability?
Interoperability, put simply, is the ability to move something from one system to another. This could mean something as simple as texting an iPhone from an Android phone, or something more complex like transferring a token across blockchains. A seemingly intuitive action like money transfer is surprisingly intricate: We rely on interoperability not only to send currency from one system to another, but to ensure protection against double spending: A flaw in which the initial system sending an asset keeps a copy for use.

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Why getting your tech stack right is critical for your business
by | Venturebeat

Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash

As businesses navigate economic uncertainty, leaders need their teams to be empowered to spend more time on work that matters. This means ensuring that their time is spent on the most strategic and impactful initiatives that quickly address business pressures and deliver increased value to customers.

Yet today, teams are spending a significant portion of the working week not on the work that matters but rather on the coordination cost of work: searching for information, switching between apps, managing shifting priorities and chasing the status of work. This not only impacts productivity, but employee experience as more workers find their ability to make a meaningful impact hampered by duplicated work and wasted time.

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A Field Guide to AI in the Metaverse
by Alan Smithson | ARInsider

By 2030, each of these technologies; AI, XR & Blockchain, will be fully integrated into the Metaverse and each will create massive value for businesses and consumers alike. Learning about and leveraging these new tools will allow the Metaverse to be created not just by programmers, developers, and 3D artists, but by everyone. (keep reading to make your own!)

This article will cover Artificial Intelligence exclusively and its importance to the future of the Metaverse.

Generative AI (Text, Audio & Image)
NeRF — 3D spatial capture
Computer Vision & SLAM
Natural Language Processing & Conversational AI
Automatic Content Creation (3D)
AI in the Metaverse holds the power to unleash unlimited creativity while ensuring everyone has equal opportunities. Many will see these technologies as a replacement for human labor. For some roles, this will certainly be true. But more likely we will adapt to doing much more with much less, which will be required as we enter the exponential age of humanity.

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🌙 NASA - Best Photo from Last Week
The Himalayan Peaks

Image Credit: NASA

The Himalayan peaks are pictured in this oblique photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above central China on Feb. 8, 2023.

Humans have taken over 4 million photographs from space. Crew photography can be used to study changes on Earth’s surface over time as well as significant weather events. See more images from the Space Station.

Image Credit: NASA

Last Updated: Feb 16, 2023
Editor: Mark Garcia


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