Forbes has taken the step of forming a mutually beneficial partnership with The Sandbox. This occurrence has taken place with the aim and intention on the part of Forbes to be able to enter the virtual world. Right from the deep-down interests of Malcolm Forbes himself and what makes him tick, right down to the past story of Forbes, all of it will be made available for the open knowledge and benefit of the connected players. Additionally, there will be special wearables available along with other special gifts.

In the technology world, 2022 has been the year of AI. In the last twelve months, we’ve seen an explosion of AI art, tool, writers, music composers, and AI-based skin analysis. But the undoubted star of the show has been the AI image generator. Across social media, vivid digital illustrations created by a computer and a simple word prompt have slowly replaced photos.

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.planetmojo.io/">Planet Mojo</a>, the hotly anticipated Web3 gaming metaverse developed by Mystic Moose, hosted the 2022 Mojo Melee Charity Smackdown Tournament on Friday, December 9th. Eight leading voices within the Web3 gaming industry competed to earn $2,500 for a charity of their choice. Following a heated final showdown between the final two remaining competitors, influencer Brycent won the honor for <a target="_blank" href="https://wearebgc.org/">Black Girls Code</a>, a nonprofit providing technology education for African American youth.&nbsp;

It happens to be the Bangalore International Airport, which in the very recent past, was successfully launching the first phase of the BLR Metaport. For the uninitiated, this happens to be the first time the world will be exposed to a metaverse-related experience, in the case of an airport. This great occurrence is carried out with the due assistance of AWS, Intel, and, last but not the least, Polygon.&nbsp;

Metaverse builders LandVault plan to monetize metaverse experiences by minting them as NFTs.

With the opening of a Metaverse tax office, the Norwegian government is showing its support for Web3.

Microsoft’s attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard — a move&nbsp;originally aimed toward building Metaverse initiatives — hit a roadblock after an intervention by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Dogami, a Web3 game that enables players to adopt and raise virtual dogs, raised $7 million in a seed extension round. The fundraise was led by European venture capital firm XAnge. Other backers include Bpifrance, Blockchain Founders Fund and Wagram Capital, according to a statement from the company. (The Block)

Nvidia, a graphics processing unit and artificial intelligence (AI) company, believes that 2023 could mark the start of a metaverse-driven age in the automotive industry. As part of this new conception, automotive companies will start to include metaverse tech and implement it in their industrial and retail operations. (Bitcoin.com)

E-verse has successfully hosted a virtual musical concert in its metaverse. Neha Kakkar and Tony Kakkar were the show’s stars in November 2022. The occasion was the celebration of their more than a hundred million fans who are spread across the globe. Two things have framed highlights here. One, it was the first-ever musical concert for Kakkars titled Musically Yours by the Kakkars in the metaverse. Second, the metaverse musical concert turned out to be a huge success.