Metaverse

Enterprise hits and misses - enterprise software is legacy, and the impact of AI on jobs is overrated This article is sponsored by:

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.

IP in crisis – the Metaverse and digital tokens This article is sponsored by:

A rash of new and recycled old technologies pose a challenge to longstanding concepts of IP ownership and copyright. What are the key issues?

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How Dassault is democratizing the Industrial Metaverse This article is sponsored by:

A despatch from Dassault's 3D Experience World Conference.

Enterprise hits and misses - Target flounders, Salesforce rebounds, and generative AI gets the enterprise use case review This article is sponsored by:

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.

Enterprise hits and misses - Microsoft changes their spin on ChatGPT for search, while enterprise uses for Metaverse and generative AI get real This article is sponsored by:

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 CEO says the beauty giant is a ‘Unicornus Rex’ set for the Metaverse This article is sponsored by:

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.

Should we bank on the Metaverse? This article is sponsored by:

The financial services sector is debating virtual worlds, where the key to success may be to offer something new, rather than pointless simulations.

Enterprise hits and misses - AI hype vs real world use cases, enterprise earnings face headwinds, and buyers get a new BS detector This article is sponsored by:

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.

How mmhmm cut its quarterly board meetings from 4 hours to 90 minutes This article is sponsored by:

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.

Enterprise hits and misses - Davos provokes debates it can't solve, and IT spending gets a consumer tech buzzkill This article is sponsored by:

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.

How the Industrial Metaverse will be different to the consumer one - and why it matters This article is sponsored by:

The Industrial Metaverse is taking shape - here's the lie of the land so far...

Enterprise hits and misses - Cyber Monday rocks (kind of), Salesforce shakes it up, and enterprise blockchain stumbles This article is sponsored by:

This week - Cyber Monday brings decent numbers, but not globally. Salesforce has a quarter to remember, with Bret Taylor out. AWS re:Invent is in the books, but I'm waiting on good analysis. Enterprise blockchain hits snags, and I go off - on that and the Metaverse.

Enterprise hits and misses - cloud costs get scrutiny, B2B brands meet TikTok, and workplace learning needs a rethink This article is sponsored by:

This week - cloud costs get a hard look, thanks to a viral blog post. B2B brands face the TikTok challenge, learning management systems stink, and a diginomica colleague stokes my metaverse ire.