Meta also just announced a big upgrade to its Horizon Desktop Editor. The new AI model, AssetGen 2.0, will accelerate the development of the virtual worlds on Roblox-like Horizon Worlds metaverse platform. The new features hold the potential for better quality outputs using both text and image based prompts.The new...
Meta’s AssetGen 2.0 aims to bring similar automation to VR world-building. A wondrous new world of AI-fueled creation, correct? Faster, easier, more detailed 3D models. Textures that pop. This would include even the ability to create whole scenes from a couple sentence description. It sounds like a digital Eden. Before...
Meta is advancing the state-of-the-art in virtual reality (VR) content creation. They’ve just released AssetGen 2.0, a new, more powerful AI tool that brings VR world-building to anyone who wants it. This innovative technology empowers creators of all skill levels to craft richer, more immersive experiences within platforms like Horizon...
Well, that’s about to change—Meta recently released their AssetGen 2.0. Though the headlines are thrillingly building up “enhanced geometry” and “text-to-3D,” the bigger story is how this technology radically transforms who holds the power in the metaverse. We're not just talking about prettier avatars, we're talking about a potential tectonic...
To help address this challenge further, Meta recently launched AssetGen 2.0, a new AI-powered tool that is specifically designed to simplify and accelerate the creation of 3D models. Enhanced by the new platform, it’s now possible to create even more complex and richly detailed assets, with greatly enhanced textures. This...
Meta’s AssetGen 2.0 has arrived, heralding a new era of more accessible 3D creation. Imagine: anyone, you, me, your grandma, can conjure intricate 3D models from thin air with just a text prompt or a reference image. Sounds utopian, doesn't it? A true democratization of the digital world. Meta seems...
$4.2 Billion. That’s the operating loss Meta’s Reality Labs division piled on this quarter—by itself. Let that sink in. So, despite the encouraging words from Mark Zuckerberg about how great the metaverse will be, the reality is a bit harsher judging solely by the figures. Are we seeing a stroke...
Meta's Q1 2025 earnings call highlighted the company's strategic shift towards AI and AR innovations, particularly in smart glasses, even as expenses in its Reality Labs division continue to rise. The company is experiencing success through its partnership with Ray-Ban, while facing increasing competition and evolving technological landscapes in the...
The Extended Reality (XR) environment is experiencing a seismic change, led by the collision of four critical components. PICO's aggressive developer push, the emergence of the Tuanjie Engine as a Unity competitor, and the surprising success of Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses are collectively reshaping the market. This piece breaks down...
Forget the metaverse. Seriously. Everybody has been occupied analyzing Mark Zuckerberg’s digital amusement park and crying over Reality Labs’ $4.2 billion in quarterly red ink. At the same time, Meta has been building the most powerful AI empire under the radar, one that dwarfs Apple’s and Google’s efforts. It's a...
We've all heard the tales. The whole country gets a shimmering pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, courtesy of that same devious leprechaun. It's a beautiful story, isn't it? A beacon of opportunity, of overnight wealth, of riding the lucky streak. If we’re being truthful, how many...
NFTs, aka non-fungible tokens, have been taking the world by storm. Most people associate NFTs with expensive digital art and collectibles. These digital assets hold the potential to transform the economy and every sector on it. Calloutcoin.com explores the exciting and sometimes bizarre world of NFTs. We help separate fact...
Let's be blunt: the NFT gold rush feels like a distant memory. We witnessed the speculative mania, the million-dollar profile picture NFTs, and the quaint talk of a new decentralized world. Now that the dust has settled, it's time to pull back the curtain and ask a crucial question: are...
Now, picture having that happen, as you awaken, with no electricity. Not in a brief temporary outage, but in a long-extended blackout paralyzing hospitals, blocking transportation, and predisposing communities to disasters. This is not some dystopian fantasy, it’s a present danger. Our increasing dependence on decentralized, physical infrastructure networks, or...
The dirty little secret about DePINs though? They’re sitting ducks. All that new decentralized infrastructure, humming away, is ripe for attack as anyone can spoof an admin account and cause chaos. We’re not talking about just theoretical doomsday scenarios – but real-world consequences like compromised energy grids, hijacked sensor networks...
Hello blockchain and crypto enthusiasts! Jason back again, bringing you even more dank insights from Calloutcoin.com. Today, we're diving deep into a critical area for the future of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs): security. As DePINs expand to maintain more real-world infrastructure, making sure their networks are cyber threats robust...
For any online journalism venture in the fast-paced digital media environment, sustainability lies in creative thinking. One unexpected player is stepping into the ring with a novel approach: a Facebook group is using Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to publish its articles. This step is more than just a creative publicity stunt....
I know, I know—what could possibly be more interesting than this “What’s Going on Quad Cities” Facebook group turned NFT news hub. 106,000 dogmatic, astroturfed followers strong, it certainly outstrips the reach of the local fish wrap. For all traditional media entities, that’s a gut punch and a warning shot....
