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A new industry alliance has announced work on a formal OpenUSD standard.

A new industry alliance has announced work on a formal OpenUSD standard.
The Metaverse is no longer top of the hype cycle, but that's not deterring Mark Zuckerberg.
This week - is enterprise software on its last legs, with AI utilities taking over? Speaking of AI, is the job loss impact underrated, or overrated? Supply chain transformation is criticized; your whiffs include a very enthusiastic defense of the Metaverse.
A rash of new and recycled old technologies pose a challenge to longstanding concepts of IP ownership and copyright. What are the key issues?
A despatch from Dassault's 3D Experience World Conference.
This week - Microsoft's Bing bot is flawed, but is enterprise search another matter? Enterprise software bellwethers turn in their earnings, with mixed reviews. Target's omni-triumphs face the headwinds, and in the whiffs, Zuckerberg downshifts the Metaverse.
This week - Microsoft changes their positioning on ChatGPT for search. No surprises here - but the pursuit of enterprise use cases is worthwhile. Plus: time to revisit the enterprise Metaverse. Your whiffs include cheating on AI ethics exams - and data backups for Valentine's day.
L'Oréal released a solid set of results that saw like-for-like revenue growth of 10.9%. But CEO Nicolas Hieronimus sees even more opportunity in the Metaverse.
The financial services sector is debating virtual worlds, where the key to success may be to offer something new, rather than pointless simulations.
This week - earnings reports are in, but so are layoffs. What conclusions can we draw? Generative AI hype has reached a fever pitch, but where are today's use cases? The Metaverse and NFTs get fresh analysis, and we polish our collective BS detectors.
We talk to mmhmm founder Phil Libin about the right and wrong ways to use video in meetings and why VR business meetings are a stupid idea.
This week - Davos stoked the fires of essential tech debates - now we have to solve them. Enterprise tech spending forecasts are still up, but downgraded by consumer tech woes (and layoffs). Can next-gen tech overcome practical (budget) barriers? Your whiffs include... pet fish abusing credit cards.
The Industrial Metaverse is taking shape - here's the lie of the land so far...