At the heart of the metaverse derangement was the persistent inflation of its definition. McKinsey & Company proclaimed in June 2022 that the metaverse could generate “up to $5 trillion in impact by ...

As virtual environments evolve from speculative concepts into engaged digital economies, forward-thinking organizations are presented with a transformative opportunity: building dedicated marketplaces ...

When Facebook changed its name to Meta, the entire tech sector looked towards what seemed to be the future of networks, communication, and commerce... until AI arrived. But the metaverse is still ...

Neil Stephenson introduced the metaverse as a concept in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, where he depicted it as a digital realm where users, represented by avatars, engage in a simulated reality.

It is easy to make predictions, and even easier to critique those that others made in the past. Case in point: Gartner predicted in 2022 that by 2026 (yes, that's this year), 25% of the population ...

When NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, first entered the spotlight, they were just simple digital collectibles. […] ...

Facebook/Meta’s recent rebranding made headlines around the globe—establishing "the metaverse" in the public's consciousness. Which other companies are currently shaping this new virtual world and ...

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Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended last week, with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division — about 10% of the unit’s staff — and shutting ...