Facebook on Thursday announced that it is opening up Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality world of avatars, to anyone 18 and older in the U.S. and Canada. Horizon Worlds launched in beta last year to …
The metaverse could let Silicon Valley track your facial expressions, blood pressure, and your breathing rates — showing exactly why our internet laws need updating
The metaverse is supposedly coming, which means it may need the same thing (some say) as social media: regulation. That's especially pressing since problems created by social media will likely be …
Facing The Chasm: The Future Of Bitcoin And The Metaverse
We tend to think of the world as the past, present and future, and as these distinguished moments in time. However, we intuitively know that this is not the case. Instead, we are always in a state of …
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DappRadar Exclusive Report: The Metaverse May be an Old Idea But It’s Just Getting Started
Ever since Facebook, the sixth most valuable company in the world, announced its corporate rebranding to Meta, the metaverse concept has gone mainstream. The truth is that the metaverse is nothing …
Silicon Valley’s metaverse will suck reality into the virtual world — and ostracize those who aren’t plugged in
The metaverse has been peddled as a futuristic place where we all — sitting in our living rooms with goggles strapped to our noggins — can interact, buy things, date, and more in a virtual world. But …
Why the metaverse is more than Mark Zuckerberg’s dream
The company formerly known as Facebook has bet big on the metaverse. CEO Mark Zuckerberg hyped the already popular term in October when he changed the company’s name to Meta and led viewers through …
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A $1 billion metaverse platform that sells high fashion for digital avatars is getting backing from SoftBank and the investors behind K-pop sensation BTS
SoftBank invested $150 million in a South Korean metaverse platform that allows users to dress up their digital avatars in high-fashion labels like Gucci and Dior, the Wall Street Journal reported. …
Brands No Longer See Metaverse-Like Worlds as Abstract Gimmicks
Brands had been toying with the metaverse for some time before Facebook’s recent name change turned the term into a household word. Now some of them are getting serious. Companies including Chipotle …
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Plot of digital land in the metaverse sells for record $2.43 million
Virtual real estate is on a tear. A plot of virtual land in the online world known as Decentraland sold this week for a whopping $2.43 million, more than double the previous record set for the price …
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We can’t walk blindly into the Metaverse
In recent weeks, both Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella announced with great fanfare that the metaverse offers an antidote to the lack of human connection. Perhaps I’m old-fashioned but …
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