Snap rolls our AI-powered features
Snap introduces Say hi to My AI at its annual partner summit. (Snap)
AR Crypto Marketing Media VR Web3 

Snap and FRAME Announce AI Powered Platform Updates

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Our eye on the charts, Crypto companies leave the U.S. amid regulatory uncertainty, SEC Chair Gary Gensler finds himself in the hot seat, Snap and FRAME announce AI powered platform updates, and news in brief from Meta, Cannon, Varjo, and more.

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Snap Lens Fest
Fifth annual Snap Lens Fest kicked off this week for its global AR community. (Snap)
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Fifth Annual Snap Lens Fest and New Launches From Ready Player Me and Blippar

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Our eye on crypto charts, continued fallout from the FTX collapse, the U.K. exploring crypto regulation, and news briefs from Lynx, Ready Player Me, the XR Association, Snap Lens Fest, adidas, Blippar, Meta, and the Augmented World Expo.

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Snap partners with Amazon
Snap and Amazon Fashion partner to create a seamless AR Shopping Experience. (Snap Inc.)
AR Crypto Media Metaverse 

Snap Partners With Amazon and Ozzy Osbourne Plays the Metaverse

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Our weekly eye on the charts, a look at big movements from the Polygon network, a new initiative from the XR Association, Ozzy Osbourne and Kenan Thompson appear in virtual worlds, Snap partners with Amazon, and a new opensource project steps up to fill the hole in our hearts and headsets left by the sunsetting of Firefox Reality a few years back.

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Coachella returns to Fortnite
Coachella returns to Fortnite offering free rewards to users. (Charlie Intel)
Crypto Media Metaverse NFT 

Fortnite Celebrates Coachella while OpenSea Manager on Trial for Insider Trading

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Our eye on the markets, more from embattled SEC chair Gary Gensler, a former OpenSea manager on trial for insider trading, Hedera updates, Fortnite celebrates Coachella, Sensorium Galaxy launches an Ambassador Program, and news in brief from AT&T, the VR Awards, Zappar and more.

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Mytaverse wins at the first American Metaverse Awards.
Mytaverse wins for Top B2B or Industrial Initiative at the first American Metaverse Awards. (Mytaverse)
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Mytaverse Among Winners at Inaugural American Metaverse Awards

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A good week for cryptocurrencies (particularly Bitcoin and Solana). A presidential hopeful hates CBDCs. Crypto execs are still appearing in court, but crypto is getting more exposure on established platforms. News in brief from Pico, Geenee and Inworld, Microsoft, Augmented World Expo and Mytaverse among 19 winners at the inaugural American Metaverse Awards.

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Mastercard in the Metaverse
Mastercard announced partnerships that could allow reward points to be spent in the Metaverse. (Mastercard)
Crypto Media Metaverse VR Web3 

Mastercard Rewards in the Metaverse and Pico Punks Fans at GDC

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Our eye on the charts, Biden roasts crypto while Desantis roasts CBDCs, Mastercard moves in on Web3, Pico punks fans while ByteDance is in court, VIVE announces a streaming service and upcoming trackers. Plus, news in brief from Sony, VeVe, Move.ai, Terra Luna, Rokid, Snapchat, Immutable and Polygon.

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