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Google Maps will offer an "immersive view" of the world, even inside venues.

The new immersive view feature gives users a detailed, close-up look at places, including indoor locations like restaurants or event venues. With Google Maps information layered on top, a user can use the time slider to check out what an area looks like at different times of day and in various weather conditions. It can provide insight into how busy a place could be during certain times of the day or what nearby traffic looks like.

The tech behind A R Rahman's VR film Le Musk fully explained.

Indian musical icon A R Rahman’s directorial debut, Le Musk had its premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Le Musk is a 36-minute long virtual reality film imagined by Rahman with Intel and partners. The film was screened, in collaboration with Marché du Film, at Cannes Film Market`s Cannes XR program, which is a dedicated program for immersive technologies and cinematographic content.

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As Metaverse aims to grow, here’s a list of top 10 Metaverse YouTube channels to subscribe to in 2022.

As Metaverse aims to grow, we get to see a lot of influencers sharing their viewpoints on the same. If you are wondering which YouTube channels to subscribe to for the best knowledge, here's a list of top 10 Metaverse YouTube channels to subscribe to in 2022.

India @ Cannes.

R Madhavan, Ricky Kej, Vani Tripathi, Prasoon Joshi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shekhar Kapur represented India at the Cannes 2022 red carpet. The film festival commenced from May 17.

Jaipur’s literary heritage, JLF to the shores of the Maldives' Soneva Fushi.

Spread over 10 days and two weekends, the festival will run from May 13 to May 22 at stunning locations across the island, with themes as varied as travel, fiction, food, art, wellness, climate change, and the environment. The festival will bring a line-up of star-studded authors from across the globe, fascinating workshops, music, art, and culture.

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Ever heard about immersive audio? Here’s a good read for you.

Immersive audio tech allows sound technicians to think and work in three dimensions, and for listeners to get "inside" the sound. GRAMMY.com takes a deep dive into the past, present and future of immersive audio for home, the studio and live audience.

3 Cryptocurrencies that you should include in your portfolio.

Every day, interest in the Metaverse and NFTs grows significantly. More individuals are becoming aware of the potential presented by Blockchain projects, which serve as a link between the virtual and real worlds. Decentraland, parody coin and sandbox are the 3 cryptocurrencies you should include in your portfolio.

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IIFA Awards advanced to June first week

Days after the International Indian Film Academy postponed the 22nd edition of the IIFA Weekend and Awards to July, the organisers announced that the three-day extravaganza will now kick off on June 2.