Last year, fast food chain Taco Bell claimed to have found a couple that would marry in its eponymous metaverse. Months went by without further updates from the outlet, but now it appears that the unusual wedding actually went ahead.
OpenAI announced GPT-4 on Tuesday, the latest iteration of the world-famous chatbot that has captured the imagination of the internet since its launch last November. MetaNews took to social media to uncover what users have been doing with the upgraded
Despite mainstream media claims that Meta and Mark Zuckerberg intend to pivot from the metaverse, it is clear that the immersive web remains a big part of the company’s future plans. Perennial skeptics are nevertheless attempting to use Meta’s most
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced that it will slash its workforce by a further 10,000 jobs, having laid off 11,000 employees in November of last year. The news of the layoffs came directly from
Kids’ favorites Lego and Thunderbirds are set to join the metaverse, having recently signed partnership deals with Epic Games and Sandbox respectively. At the same time, collectibles game Pokémon is seeking an expert in blockchain, NFTs, and the metaverse to
Universities and business schools around the world continue to roll out new metaverse experiences for their students, despite mainstream media outlets writing the technology off. Institutions from around Europe are among the frontrunners in the adoption and implementation of virtual
The question of what happens to us after we die is about to become a lot more complicated thanks to the metaverse and related technological breakthroughs. While the afterlife has previously been the domain of the spiritual, it is increasingly
OpenAI founder Sam Altman believes the time may finally have come for Worldcoin – a cryptocurrency project that is part global ID system, part payments app. The project demands its users to submit to a biometric iris scan or ‘proof
Fashion houses such as Gucci and Burberry are leveraging the metaverse to test out new products and build stronger relationships with their audience. The practice is changing the way clothing brands interact with their customers, as the metaverse becomes a
Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson argues that the current deluge of AI-generated content is ‘hollow and uninteresting.’ In a recent interview the author, who is credited with coining the word ‘metaverse’ in his seminal 1992 novel Snow Crash, explained why AI
The metaverse is currently experiencing solid growth and is searching for fresh talent to power its forward momentum. MetaNews compiled a list of some of the top metaverse companies currently hiring and we’re taking a look at some bright signs
Early evidence suggests content created by generative AI including chatbots can also create echo chambers known as ‘filter bubbles’, the same phenomenon researchers have linked to extremism on social media. As humanity becomes increasingly dependent on AI, and AI becomes
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