Accenture to Acquire Bengaluru-based Industrial AI Firm Flutura

Accenture to Acquire Bengaluru-based Industrial AI Firm Flutura

IT services and consulting firm Accenture on Tuesday said it will acquire Bengaluru-based industrial artificial intelligence company Flutura. The deal size was not disclosed. Flutura has approximately 110 professionals who specialize in industrial data science services for manufacturers and other asset-intensive companies. “Flutura will strengthen Accenture’s industrial AI services to…

EA Founder Trip Hawkins Dives Into Web3 Sector With Barcelona-Based Startup

EA Founder Trip Hawkins Dives Into Web3 Sector With Barcelona-Based Startup

Former Apple executive Trip Hawkins, who founded the company behind the best-selling sports videogame franchise FIFA, is joining a Web3 startup, looking to take on top blockchain games like Axie Infinity. The founder of Electronic Arts will join as co-founder and strategy chief of Games for a Living (GFAL), Hawkins…

Dapps Bharat Tour: 5ire Blockchain, UniFarm Expand Web3 Initiative in Delhi

Dapps Bharat Tour: 5ire Blockchain, UniFarm Expand Web3 Initiative in Delhi

Dapps Bharat Tour, an initiatve by a group of crypto-related companies, has moved to Delhi on Friday, February 24, a few months after its launch in Mumbai. These companies include 5ire blockchain along with UniFarm, Recorum, Desi Crypto, Tick.eth and The Product House. As part of the initiative, members of…

Blockchain Esports Fan Engagement Platform STAN Launches Web3 Community Marketplace in India: Details

Blockchain Esports Fan Engagement Platform STAN Launches Web3 Community Marketplace in India: Details

STAN, the Bengaluru-based esports fan engagement platform, has announced the launch of a community marketplace on Thursday. The aim of this marketplace is to create a one-stop destination for blockchain gaming fans to trade digital collectibles. These non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, can be traded on the blockchain for free. The…

Sony, Astar Network Join Forces to Launch Web3 Incubation Initiative: Details

Sony, Astar Network Join Forces to Launch Web3 Incubation Initiative: Details

In a bid to expand the potential use cases of NFT and decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs), Sony Network Communications has teamed up with smart contract platform, the Astar Network. The online initiative is scheduled to run for three months, between March and June. Industry experts and developers from crypto-related firms…

Microsoft Dissolves Team of Hundred Working on Industrial Metaverse: Report

Microsoft Dissolves Team of Hundred Working on Industrial Metaverse: Report

Microsoft drew the curtains on its industrial metaverse division as part of the recent layoffs it announced to strategise spendings during the ongoing global recession climate. The hundred staff members who were part of this team have reportedly been fired, putting future plans for this unit on an indefinite hold….

Near India Teams With Move-to-Earn Platform GrowFitter to Drive Web3 Adoption

Near India Teams With Move-to-Earn Platform GrowFitter to Drive Web3 Adoption

Near India has partnered with the GrowFitter platform to drive the adoption of Web3 in the country. Near India is the local unit of the Near Protocol, which is a blockchain network that was founded in Switzerland in 2018. GrowFitter, meanwhile, is a Web3-centric lifestyle app, that rewards its users…

Telegram-Designed TON Ecosystem Gains  Million Support From Market Maker DWF Labs

Telegram-Designed TON Ecosystem Gains $10 Million Support From Market Maker DWF Labs

Crypto market maker and Web3 investment company DWF Labs has announced that it will become “a prominent supporter of the TON ecosystem.” The company is also investing $10 million (roughly Rs. 80 crore) in the Layer-1 blockchain network. TON — or The Open Network — is a third-generation proof-of-stake blockchain…

Line Messaging Launches ‘Game Dosi’ Web3 Platform in Japan, Here’s What Its About

Line Messaging Launches ‘Game Dosi’ Web3 Platform in Japan, Here’s What Its About

The Line mobile messaging service has decided to roll out a Web3 platform in Japan. Named ‘Game Dosi’, this blockchain gaming platform will allow Web3 game firms to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and provide an easy-to-use development kit tool. The aim of Game Dosi is to accelerate the Web3 gaming…

Japan’s Telecom Major NTT Docomo, Accenture Partner to Provide  Billion Fund for Web3 Exploration

Japan’s Telecom Major NTT Docomo, Accenture Partner to Provide $4 Billion Fund for Web3 Exploration

Japan is accelerating efforts to utilise the next gen Web3 technology for a broader array of use cases. NTT Docomo, that is touted as Japan’s largest telecom company, has teamed-up with IT major Accenture to fund the country’s Web3 exploration with $4 billion (roughly Rs. 39,113 crore). As part of…