Gartner: Forget the metaverse, it"s all about the intraverse
Gartner predicts the rise of new tech that will combine the metaverse and intranet......»»
Why Communications Plays a Starring Role in Enterprise Search Success
Enterprise search is often viewed as a set-it-and-forget-it project, a sure-fire path to failure. Success depends in part on regular communications with users. Continue reading........»»
Heineken launches virtual beer in self-mocking metaverse "joke"
Brewer's "launch" highlights the extent businesses will go to to join the latest bandwagon......»»
Is the Metaverse Even Feasible?
If you ask Meta, or its peers, whether the metaverse is possible, the answer is confident: Yes—it’s just a matter of time. The challenges are vast, but technology will overcome them. This may be true of many problems facing the metaverse: Better.....»»
EXPLAINER: Why South gets more killer tornadoes at night
Forget "The Wizard of Oz." Tornadoes are causing far more deaths and destruction east and south of Kansas these days. And they're often doing it in the dark of night......»»
10 mistakes the Oscars will never live down
The Academy has made some pretty controversial choices throughout its 94-year history, and audiences won't forget them any time soon......»»
Cure for Zoom fatigue? Animal avatars, of course
Zoom launches new animal avatars into the virtual meeting metaverse to help curb Zoom fatigue......»»
Samsung doubles down on NFTs with digital metaverse adventure
Samsung wants to reward metaverse adventurers with a custom NFT......»»
I Spent 80 Minutes Inside Vitalik Buterin’s Brain. Here’s What I Learned
Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, talked to TIME about reducing fees, World of Warcraft and gender equality A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe for a weekly guide to th.....»»
Batman and the deterioration of Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne is a crucial part of Batman's characterization, but recent portrayals seem to forget this and heavily favor the Bat over the man......»»
The NBA aired an entire game using volumetric video tech that renders players in 3D in real-time
Last night, the NBA became the first organization to broadcast an entire game in a format it calls "NBA CourtView" or "Netaverse." The latter nickname plays off the term metaverse because it delivers content in a virtual 3D environment, but its techn.....»»
Stephen Colbert has some thoughts about metaverse weddings
With all this talk of the metaverse, the world is starting to look more and more like Ready Player One each day.The latest thing to go virtual? Weddings, apparently. And Late Show host Stephen Colbert has some thoughts."That's so romantic," says Colb.....»»
Even Heineken thinks its new metaverse "beer" is a dumb publicity stunt
Heineken wants to have its metaverse beer and drink it, too.The brewer is the latest company, and second beer manufacturer, to jump on the metaverse bandwagon with its Thursday release of Heineken Silver — a "virtual beer" that the company insi.....»»
HSBC Buys Virtual Plot of Land in Digital Push
HSBC is buying a plot of virtual real estate in an online gaming space called The Sandbox for an undisclosed sum, the bank's first major foray into the metaverse as it shrinks its UK branch network. From a report:The digital push will enable HSBC to.....»»
Mark Zuckerberg says NFTs will land on Instagram in the "coming months"
The news isn't too much of a surprise. NFTs have always been a part of Facebook's/Meta's metaverse plan, and January brought reports that teams at Instagram (and Facebook) were preparing a feature that will allow users to display NFTs as profile pict.....»»
Meetings in the metaverse? 52% of employees are open to it
The metaverse may be coming to a workplace near you, and a majority of workers are OK with that. Here's who is open to the metaverse and who is not......»»
Beloved former Nintendo prez craps all over Facebook and the metaverse
Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president and CEO of Nintendo of America, is clearly no fan of Facebook and its recent push into VR with the metaverse.At this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, Fils-Aimé took the opportunit.....»»
VR headsets are headed to your car"s backseat
Forget the stereo. Your next car could come with a virtual reality entertainment system......»»
Reggie Fils-Aimé thinks Facebook"s vision for the metaverse will not succeed
Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé is not a big fan of the metaverse—at least not in the way that the company formerly known as Facebook envisions it. During a session with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on Saturday, Fils-Aimé was ask.....»»
Facebook"s Metaverse Vision Questioned by Gaming Veteran
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms is among the most vocal proponents of the future of the metaverse, but one gaming industry veteran is particularly skeptical about its vision. From a report: Like the cloud five years ago and even the internet of 20 y.....»»
TikTok stars visit Biden in an "SNL" cold open featuring Bowen Yang"s captivating plunger nipple
There's some good comedy in this Saturday Night Live cold open, but you'll forget all of it once Bowen Yang's plunger nipple arrives on the scene.The sketch riffs on a very real meeting the White House had with TikTok influencers on Thursday in an ef.....»»