Belfast technology firm Immersonal has been using virtual reality to help victims of crime and witnesses prepare for the daunting experience of giving evidence in court. The startup, which specializes in designing “self-authored, immersive training experiences,” enables individuals to converse
Job cuts at Meta are proving successful for shareholders, with Meta’s share price having doubled since the start of the year. Mark Zuckerberg, who owns 13.4% of the company, is one of the major beneficiaries of this policy. Thanks to
Azuki and Nakamigos NFTs went in the opposite direction to the overall digital collectibles market in April, after seeing a more than 100% spike in sales volume. NFTs from Azuki and Nakamigos saw sales volume increases of over 130% and 150% respectively
High-profile industry veterans are quitting their posts in gaming to join Yuga Labs and build the Bored Apes metaverse Otherside. Mike Seavers is Yuga Labs’ latest recruit, leaving Epic Games to take on the role of CTO on May 22.
Investment bank Citi thinks the metaverse could be worth $13 trillion by 2030, yet in 2023 half of adults don’t even know what it is. That’s according to a new survey by broadband company Pure Telecom. The survey questioned 1,000
The Chinese metaverse is no fun. Under the strict supervision of government officials, the virtual world is relentlessly focused on industry and healthcare. In fact, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has even gone as far as to issue a state-backed
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai earned $226 million last year, but in January he e-mailed staff to announce a savage round of 12,000 job cuts. In the message, the recently enriched Pichai said his decimation of the workforce “weighs heavily on
The press has its knives out for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as the drip, drip, of continual criticism gives way to a torrent of savage mockery. It’s not just the media that are taking aim at Zuck either. Wall Street
The metaverse has been advertised as many things, from an interconnected gaming ecosystem to a virtual office where you can enjoy the benefits of physical co-working without the hassle of a morning commute. Meta has been one of the biggest
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and its metaverse division Reality Labs are refocusing their efforts on gaming, according to sources within the organization. The news comes against the backdrop of significant cuts at the firm. Zuckerberg previously announced that 2023 would be
Nadya Tolokonnikova, the lead singer of activist band Pussy Riot, has launched her own metaverse in collaboration with Together Labs and its subsidiary IMVU. According to the Pussy Riot Twitter account, her metaverse – dubbed Utopia – offers a “diverse,
The metaverse either represents the next frontier of technology – or it’s already dead in the water. There is no between. At least, that’s what we’re led to believe if we read op-eds about the metaverse, which generally leave no
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