New work by University of California Berkeley researchers suggests that privacy in the metaverse may be an impossibility. The report will come as a blow to metaverse maximalists who have long claimed the technology represents a bold new frontier for
Metaverse maximalists often remark that virtual worlds represent our collective future. Last week, that vision gained credence with the news that a Colombian court has held a judicial hearing in virtual reality. The February 15 hearing, which was presided over
Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings is reportedly culling staff at its extended reality (XR) unit and folding plans for virtual reality (VR) hardware. It joins a host of Big Tech to have cut, or abandoned, spending on the metaverse as
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
Popular open-world gaming platform Roblox saw its stock pump this week, after fourth-quarter results were deemed better than expected. The VR project published Q4 results on Wednesday, revealing year-over-year growth of 21% when controlled for inflation. Even when uncontrolled, the
The metaverse is the rebirth of the internet, and people using it tend to choose avatars who look much younger and slimmer, said Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta. The former Liberal Democrat leader was speaking at the
Sewer Pass, a new non-fungible token (NFT) project launched by Yuga Labs, the development team behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC), Bored Ape Kennel Club (BAKC), Otherside for Otherdeed, and ApeCoin has surpassed $70
The Royal Navy, an organization that helps stabilize the sea which keeps the maritime trade that is the lifeblood of the United Kingdom’s economy flowing announced that it has entered the metaverse with 3D virtual reality (VR) simulators to help train
Dubai has built on its commitment to become one of the world’s top metaverse economies by announcing its first virtual mall. The Mall of the Metaverse will live within the Decentraland virtual platform and is open to shoppers “seeking increased
Interest in the metaverse exploded when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg changed the name of the social media company to “Meta” in 2021, a rebrand that focused on building the metaverse. Since then, a lot has happened in the space. MetaNews
Facebook owner Meta, which laid of 11,000 staffers back in November, is planning a fresh round of job cuts according to multiple reports. The news comes just weeks after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that 2023 would be the company’s “year
Metaverse token ApeCoin (APE) which took the crypto market by storm after its debut in March 2022 has spiked by 75% in 2023 thanks to the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT) game called Dookey Dash by its developer Yuga Labs.
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