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Data is the key to metaverse success – but whose data is it anyway?
Data is key to our future, and it will dictate how we build metaverses. The thing is, we have already lost control of our data. Read more…
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Virtual gaming world The Sandbox raises $93 million from APAC VCs
The Sandbox has raised $93 million in a recent Series B funding round aimed at accelerating its stake in the metaverse. Read more…
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Metaverses are coming, but who owns your avatar?
Who owns your metaverse avatar? This question is fundamental for the future of metaverses, digital services and human rights. Read more…
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Tencent says metaverse in China will be regulated like the internet
Tencent expects Beijing to allow metaverse services to operate in China – provided they fall in line with Chinese rules. Read more…
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Telcos are struggling to find new niches amongst a wealth of opportunities
Telcos are still struggling to find their ‘thing’ – apart, obviously, from building robust networks for others to innovate on top of. Read more…
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Nvidia unveils new tools in bid to be ‘the plumbing’ of the metaverse
Nvidia releases new Omniverse tools for developers to create a metaverse of virtual worlds – and use a lot of Nvidia’s chips in the process. Read more…
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A dystopian future lies ahead of us and it seems like we don’t care
We read about dystopian futures and think, “That will never happen here.” But what if it’s here now and we just haven’t noticed? Read more…
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‘Tarnished and toxic’ Facebook Inc becomes Meta in rebrand for metaverse
‘Tarnished and toxic’ Facebook Inc now called Meta in a rebrand that focuses on building the metaverse, the successor to the mobile internet. Read more…
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Facebook investing billions in metaverse, ad business facing uncertainty
Facebook investing billions to build the “metaverse” as it reported that its main advertising business faces “significant uncertainty”. Read more…
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Facebook is about to rebrand itself as it sinks deeper into trouble – sources
Facebook Inc, under fire from regulators over its business practices, plans to rebrand itself with a new name that focuses on the metaverse. Read more…
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The metaverse is quickly becoming a buzzword, but what does it mean?
The concept of the metaverse is quickly becoming a buzzword in technology and business. But what does it mean? Read more…
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Facebook plans to create 10,000 jobs to help build the ‘metaverse’
Facebook plans to create 10,000 jobs over the next five years, the social media giant said on Monday, to help build the so-called metaverse. Read more…
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The metaverse is taking shape, how long before bad guys start plotting?
The Metaverse is taking shape and emerging quickly. This is because it is being built on technologies that already exist in some form. Read more…
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The Metaverse is game-changing, weird and coming soon – or is it?
The Metaverse is coming sooner than we would expect. Already business models are evolving, and, more seriously, big brands are buying in. Read more…
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AR is growing faster than we thought – will AR and VR change our reality?
AR is growing faster than we thought and we now have numbers that support this. Will AR and VR take us to the next level of internet. Read more…
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Is Facebook’s VR remote work app, a step to the ‘metaverse’?
Facebook has launched a test of a new VR remote work app where users of the company’s Oculus Quest 2 headsets can hold meetings as avatars. Read more…
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Can telcos break the inevitable cycle and reach for ‘The Metaverse’?
Telcos are once again trying to avoid becoming commodity bit pipes and this time they are trying their hand at the AR ad VR Metaverse for 5G. Read more…
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Is the Metaverse the next internet? Big names are beginning to think so
The Metaverse is one of those terms that have emerged recently that seem wonderfully fluffy but whose definition is becoming clearer. Read more…
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What is the metaverse and why on Earth do we need it?
The metaverse. A term so new and trendy that it puts one in mind of the classic Coen brothers film, No Country for Old Men. Read more…