Microsoft Teams has 250 million users worldwide. And starting in 2022, they will be able to take meetings in virtual spaces, by donning virtual-reality and augmented-reality headsets. Instead of …
The Metaverse Is Simply Big Tech, but Bigger
Like religious prophets, Big Tech luminaries are preaching the coming of the next internet. According to their gospel—blog posts by tech companies and venture capitalists alike—tomorrow’s cyberspace …
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Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings
Microsoft is entering the race to build a metaverse inside Teams, just days after Facebook rebranded to Meta in a push to build virtual spaces for both consumers and businesses. Microsoft is bringing …
Sfermion Raises $100M NFT Fund as Facebook Stokes Metaverse Mania
Sfermion, an investment firm led by crypto podcaster and analyst Andrew Steinwold, says it has raised $100 million for a new fund focused on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with contributions from Marc …
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Facebook’s Metaverse Is No Replacement for the Real World
Just call me an old man, a troglodyte, a Luddite, whatever. I have no interest in becoming part of a “metaverse.” That is the future Mark Zuckerberg’s troubled Facebook is aiming toward as it renames …
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The Metaverse Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Escape Hatch
When Mark Zuckerberg appeared onscreen at Facebook’s virtual Connect conference on Thursday, smiling as he wandered through sterile rooms filled with midcentury modern furniture, he looked like a man …
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Facebook expected to unveil name change, outline metaverse vision amid steady backlash
Facebook will outline its long-term vision for the metaverse on Thursday during its Reality Labs division's Connect 2021 event. In addition, the tech giant is expected to unveil its highly anticipated …
Cryptocurrencies will be as useless in the metaverse as they are now
In case you hadn’t heard, the metaverse is coming. Maybe Facebook will build part of it. Maybe it’s already here, in the form of video games such as Fortnite, digital collectibles known as …
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Facebook’s new business plan: Locate more young people in the metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg has a new remedy for what's ailing Facebook: Ditch older users and refocus the company on serving Generation-Z while encouraging them to buy virtual items in the emerging "metaverse". …
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Will Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ change everything?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been making news lately by talking about the “metaverse.” Zuckerberg says it’s the future of Facebook — and the internet. He’s so committed to the idea that he intends …
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