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Metaverse and Web are creating advanced business places to drive profit efficiently and effectively Web 1. Web (Web 1.0) started on December 25, 1990, when Tim Berners-Lee implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and a server via the Internet. This was the start of the World Wide Web (www). Introduction of Metaverse Neal Stephenson coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, where humans, as avatars, interact with each other…

The power industry has started harnessing AI & Robotics for better protection of the country & human employees. The use of AI and Robotics in the power sector is now reaching emerging markets, where it may have a critical impact, as clean, cheap, and reliable energy is essential to development. The challenges can be addressed over time by transferring knowledge of the power sector to AI software companies. When designed carefully, AI systems can be particularly useful in the automation of routine and…

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Voicemod, a popular real-time voice changer, is starting to use artificial intelligence to transform your voice into Morgan Freeman and other characters. A new Voicemod AI Voices beta is launching today, offering up eight options to transform your voice into fantasy characters, pilots, astronauts, and the actor Morgan Freeman. Voicemod has been transforming voices for years thanks to classic sound design techniques, but these new voice effects combine AI, too. The “Morgan” voice, as Voicemod calls it, is particularly…

Matthew Green / A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: A defense of blockchains and crypto, as they go through growing pains in a bid to transform the US payments industry, which has been stagnant for decades — Last week a group of technologists, including Bruce Schneier, sent a letter to Congress outlining their concerns around cryptocurrency and urging Congress to regulate the space. Matthew Green / A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: A defense of blockchains and crypto, as they…

Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing Your MindAndy Dunn's start-up, Bonobos, was being courted for an acquisition by retail giant Walmart. It was a thrilling process, but the co-founder and former CEO of the online menswear brand knew it was time to disclose his secret: He had bipolar disorder.In his new book, "Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind," the 43-year-old entrepreneur opens up about how his personal life fell apart shortly before Walmart's $310 million acquisition of Bonobos in 2017 came…

Apple’s WWDC is coming up on June 6 and as usual, we’re expecting operating system updates for all of Apple’s key products. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman one of the big new changes for iPadOS this year is a redesigned multitasking interface that shows open background apps. In addition, iPads will get new options for resizing app windows and additional ways to handle multiple apps at once. Multitasking options on an M1 iPad Air The current version of iPadOS 15 can do split-view multitasking where…

Image via Disney / Entertainment Weekly magazine Disney Plus is unleashing the force with some eye-popping marketing for the forthcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi, one day ahead of the show’s premiere on the streaming service. The latest stunt involves projecting images onto the Battersea Power Station in London, which turned the iconic chimney stacks into the lightsabers for the titular Jedi Master played by Ewan McGregor and his former apprentice-turned-dark-side-zealot, Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader. The iconic…

AI has the potential to further modernize workers' PCs. Learn how. Image: Kaikoro/Adobe Stock Successful organizations have long known that their employees are their biggest asset, but recent job numbers show how hard organizations have to work to retain them. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, the rate of quit levels remained significant at 4.2 million in December 2021 while job openings continued to be high at 10.9 million. This is a strong indication…