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.....»»
Meta expects a billion people in the metaverse by 2030
Meta believes that a billion people will be participating in the metaverse by 2030, despite the concept feeling very nebulous at the moment......»»
Here"s What Shopping Will Be Like In The Metaverse
The possibilites for what you can buy in the metaverse are endless, and brands are cashing in on users' desire to shop. The possibilites for what you can buy in the.....»»
Mark Zuckerberg is More Interested in the Metaverse Than Election Integrity
Mark Zuckerberg's intense focus on the metaverse has replaced securing elections as the Meta CEO's top concern, four Meta employees with knowledge of the situation told The New York Times. From a report: Zuckerberg has been public with his desire to.....»»
Meta CEO Says It Expects One Billion People to Be in The Metaverse by 20230
The Zuck went on Mad Money to opine on the future of the metaverse, saying it will be generating hundreds of billions of dollars for the company, someday. The post Meta CEO Says It Expects One Billion People to Be.....»»
Big Tech promise an open metaverse
Big tech pledges to make the metaverse open and accessible to all. Hmm. Where have we heard that before? The post Big Tech promise an open metaverse first appeared on Phandroid. The Metaverse Standards Forum is working to create a metaverse.....»»
Exotic photonic crystals empower robust one-way transport of light
Topological photonics is an emerging area that provides unprecedented opportunities for controlling the flow of light in photonic integrated circuits. With the introduction of non-trivial topological phases, a one-way street for light is feasible in.....»»
Metaverse Research (4): Metaverse version of creator economy is better than your favorite social media apps
Creator economy, defined as the 100+ billion-dollar businesses of independent content creators, has been the pillar of our existing social platforms, generating business opportunities not only for the creator themselves but the employees and partnere.....»»
Meta and Microsoft team up to create metaverse standards; Apple, Google sit out
The group believes open standards will help realize the so-called metaverse. Enlarge (credit: Getty) Parties interested in turning Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's favorite buzzword into a reality announced on Wednesday that they ha.....»»
Metaverse Standards Forum established, without Apple
The formation of a Metaverse Standards Forum has been announced, with members comprising many of the companies expected to become major players in the space. Apple, however, was not one of them, despite its work on a mixed-reality headset. The compa.....»»
Meta, Adobe, Microsoft join metaverse standards body -- but Apple does not
A new Metaverse Standards Forum aims to encourage the development of open standards for metaverse technology, but it has not managed to sign up Apple.Logo of the new Metaverse Standards ForumApple CEO Tim Cook has previously said he takes the metaver.....»»
Google, Mizuho Bank and TMYTEK shed light on corporate startup management and synergies
With global digital transformation accelerating and breakthroughs in a wide range of tech developments - such as those for 5G, AI, cloud/edge computing, metaverse/virtual-physical integration, self-driving cars/electric vehicles (EV) - companies arou.....»»
Metaverse giants form new standards to address lack of interoperability
Tech companies such as Microsoft, Nvidia, Epic, and Meta have banded together to form a metaverse standards group......»»
Roblox may be coming to Quest 2 —here"s what we know
Bloxy News, devoted to all things Roblox, tweeted earlier that the popular world-building game would be coming to the metaverse soon and that an official announcement was forthcoming......»»
Microsoft, Facebook, and Others Are Founding a Metaverse Open Standards Group
Microsoft, Epic Games, Meta, and 33 other companies and organizations have formed a standards group for "metaverse" tech. The Metaverse Standards Forum is supposed to foster open, interoperable standards for augmented and virtual reality, geospatial,.....»»
Tencent Forms "Extended Reality" Unit
China's Tencent has officially announced the formation of an "extended reality" unit, "formally placing its bets on the metaverse concept of virtual worlds," reports Reuters. From the report: The unit is tasked with building up the extended reality b.....»»
New Study Shows Working in The Metaverse Sucks
The first study of its kind has been conducted to rate the experience of working in VR versus on a regular computer. As expected, the VR experience was notably worse in almost every measurement. The post New Study.....»»
Doing work in VR never made sense, and now we know why
Despite Mark Zuckerburg's utopian vision for an immersive metaverse where you live and work, the latter is probably not happening anytime soon......»»
Meta just revealed how VR headsets could look in the future
Meta posted some enticing concept videos revealing practical uses for the metaverse, in the near term, and in the future......»»
Meta finally brings its metaverse to Oculus Quest 2 owners in the UK
Meta's Horizon Worlds metaverse platform can finally be enjoyed by Oculus Quest 2 players in the UK......»»
HTC Is Teasing A Big Android Phone Comeback With The Metaverse In Its Sights
HTC seems to be teasing a brand new Android smartphone with a focus on what it calls the Viveverse, asking users to create their metaverse life in the process. HTC s.....»»