You may never get to dance in real life with Barack Obama, Donald Trump, or Hillary Clinton, but thanks to a new augmented reality company, you can do it virtually! Liat Sade-Sternberg is the CEO of Fuse.it and she joins Cheddar to explain how their start-up is changing the way users interact with augmented reality.
Fuse.it enables users to interact with a range of 3D animated characters as well as movie scenes and music videos. These videos can then be posted to various social media channels.
The app is updated with the most current news, pop culture figures, and viral videos. Fuse.it is now available on both Apple and Android devices.
Meta wants creators to make money from the metaverse, but it's going to take a large chunk of the cut. The tech giant is planning to keep nearly 50% of all digital asset sales within Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality platform that's considered an integral part of the company's unfolding metaverse. Rolf Illenberger, Co-founder and Managing Director of VRdirect, joined Cheddar to discuss why Meta is taking heat for this move, and what it could be doing as an alternative to help support creators, small businesses, and consumers.
Catching you up on what you need to know on April 18, 2022, with Russian missile attacks on the Ukrainian city of Lviv killing seven, mass shootings in South Carolina and Pittsburgh, Lucky Charms cereal under official investigation by the FDA, and more.
Lisa Whalen, Automotive and Mobility Analyst at Morning Consult, joined Cheddar News' Closing Bell to break down the famed auto show's emphasis on electric vehicles this year, reflecting a shift toward electrification in the automotive industry.
Peggy Whitson, Director of Human Space Flight, Axiom Space, joins Cheddar Innovates to discuss Axiom's involvement in the first fully-private mission to the ISS, and her experience spending 665 days in space.