Saudi Arabia plans to build a ‘metaverse cube’ the size of 20 Empire State buildings in its capital as part of an ongoing bid to become the world’s #1 destination for eye-catching architecture. A 400-meter-wide cube – the Mukaab –
Three UK police forces from a total of 45 have recorded instances of child abuse in the metaverse, though case numbers remain low for now. The revelations come as part of a UK-wide investigation by the National Society for the
MetaNews was asked to provide sensitive information including personal documentation and biometric data when signing up for the Sandbox metaverse. With the possibility of users’ every move being tracked in the virtual realm, the attachment of such personal information raises
MetaNews takes another look at what stories have helped to shape the metaverse this week. This time we talk about a fresh round of job cuts at Meta and a stale round of job cuts at Microsoft, and consider whether
Microsoft Bing’s flavor of ChatGPT is delivering a string of truly bizarre answers to user questions, displaying behaviors that are in equal measure comical and troubling. Users on Reddit and social media sites, including Twitter, are reporting unhinged answers from
Academics at the University of Cambridge have blamed sexist movies for low numbers of women entering the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Of 116 AI professionals depicted in ‘influential’ movies, only 9 ‘presented as female’ according to the study. In
The Metaverse is one of the hottest marketing angles right now, so it’s hardly surprising to find that corporations and celebrities alike are attempting to exploit the sector this Valentine’s Day. In the run-up to this day of saintly romance,
This week the metaverse swung wildly between love and hate, fight and flight. Mark Zuckerberg showed his grit as the Meta CEO literally donned boxing gloves and faced off against UFT champion Alex Volkanovski. By contrast, Microsoft meekly surrendered another
The perceived political leanings of ChatGPT have been the cause of recent controversy, but as MetaNews attempted to replicate its ‘woke’ answers the truth became increasingly murky. A number of mainstream media outlets including The Telegraph in the UK and
Stricter cost controls and a share buyback scheme will help Meta to continue investing significant sums in the metaverse. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a strong believer that the metaverse is the future lynchpin of the organization, and its development
After publishing a series of disastrous AI-written articles, CNET and its parent company Red Ventures would have wished to avoid any further controversy – but they have singlehandedly failed in that respect. Last month, MetaNews reported that from November of
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to accelerate the creation and development of the metaverse, with multiple companies including Nvidia, Google, and OpenAI creating AI-powered 3D tools. The public is already familiar with chatbots and AI-image generators, both of which can
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