What is Alibaba Cloud & Avalanche?

Avalanche will provide the technology for building the metaverse spaces, while Alibaba Cloud will provide the computing and storage, according to an emailed announcement on Thursday.

Is Alibaba launching a Metaverse launchpad for avalanche?

(Kitco News) - Alibaba Group, the Chinese multinational technology company that specializes in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, is looking to increase its presence in the metaverse with the release of Cloudverse, a launchpad for metaverse projects on the Avalanche network.

What is a slab avalanche?

A slab avalanche occurs when the weak layer lies lower down in a snowpack. This layer is covered with other layers of compressed snow. When the avalanche is triggered, the weak layer breaks off, pulling all the layers on top of it down the slope. These layers tumble and fall in a giant block, or slab.

What is a snow avalanche called?

An avalanche is a mass of snow, rock, ice, and soil that tumbles down a mountain. During an avalanche, a mass of snow, rock, ice, soil, and other material slides swiftly down a mountainside. Avalanches of rocks or soil are often called landslides. Snowslides, the most common kind of avalanche, can sweep downhill faster than the fastest skier.