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Mark Zuckerberg and Andrew Bosworth during Meta Connect 2022 keynote. (Meta)

Highlights From Meta Connect, Spatial Collaborates With Landz and Zepeto Expands

October 17, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig Fed, Meta, PICO, Roblox, Soatial, Zepeto

Our eye on the crypto markets (and the Fed), updates from Spatial and Zepeto, a 10,000ft view of Meta Connect, branded events in Roblox, and bits and pieces from PICO, Snap, and a few others to watch.

Poolside in the West Elm neighborhood on Roblox. (West Elm)

Crypto Media Web3

Meta Explores Cross-Platform Avatars and New Brands in Emerging Tech

October 10, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig ByteDance, Meta, West Elm

This week, our eye on crypto, the Fed cracking down on Ethereum projects, VIVE teasing a new product offering, Meta exploring cross-platform avatars (maybe, kind of), XR platforms announcing updates, and new brands in emerging tech.

The new PICO 4 VR headset rivals the Quest 2 from Meta. (PICO)

Crypto Media VR Web3

PICO and Meta Rivalry Heats Up

September 25, 2022January 2, 2024 Jon Jaehnig Fed, Meta, PICO, VR, Zilliqa

In this week’s roundup, the PICO and Meta rivalry heats up, the Fed proposes a central bank digital currency, Zilliqa unveils its Web3 console and more.