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Take Five: The Metaverse

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Inworld AI – readers of this blog would have already heard about Dall-E, the AI for creating stunning visual art from text input. The H1 2022 gaming activity report by Investgame shows who are the top 15 strategic investors in the gaming space. The top 15 strategic investors in gaming. Industry reports.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

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Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. Diverse search results include stream updates, blog posts, news articles, photos, videos (versus Twitter/FaceBook1 only). Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.;

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Generative AI: Opportunity or the end of media as we know it?

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With a few exceptions, most media companies struggled to transition into a subscription model and became addicted to clicks, as barriers to entry in media are very low (everyone can write a blog, share his opinion and news on social media) and media is widely available for free, it became a commodity very few are willing to pay for.