A mall in the metaverse? It’s already happening
Shopping malls have now become a central meeting place and hub of important social interactions between people of different backgrounds and age groups. Now imagine your weekly trip to a…
JPMorgan Opens A Bank Branch In The Metaverse (But It’s Not What You Think It’s For)
Claiming to be the first bank in the metaverse, JPMorgan announced the opening of a “lounge” in Decentraland. Upon entering the lounge—which was established by Onyx, the bank’s blockchain unit—visitors…
McDonald’s wants to join metaverse via virtual restaurant selling Big Macs and NFTs
The world’s largest fast-food chain wants to offer you a virtual restaurant in the metaverse, but it will do the delivery physically. McDonald’s has applied for 10 metaverse-related patents that…
‘Live in the future’: Zuckerberg unveils company overhaul amid shift to metaverse
“Move fast”, “build awesome things” and “live in the future” were among Meta’s new internal values introduced by Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, as the company grapples with growing pains in…
Forget The Metaverse — The Roboverse Is Already Here
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the metaverse. Though the concept is far from new and the name itself is 30 years old, the hype cycle is in full…
Can Facebook monopolize the metaverse?
This story is part of a Recode series about Big Tech and antitrust. Over the next few weeks, we’ll cover what’s happening with Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google. It…
Sokin positions itself as a “leading player” in the metaverse payments world
One of the big questions—if Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for a persistent virtual world is ever realised—is how will we pay for stuff in this future? Clearly, that discussion has come…
Fierce Technology Presents: Metaverse Global Congress
FierceTelecom is the telecom industry’s daily monitor. FierceTelecom’s independent team of experienced editors provides relevant and insightful information on the dynamic telecom market, covering topics ranging from fiber deployments, virtualization…
Virtuality Paris 2022
Trade show dedicated to the immersive technologies, virtual worlds and blockchain industries Since 2017, Virtuality has been a major trade show for the virtual reality and augmented reality industries.From 2022,…
Building for the metaverse with AI
Realizing the Potential of AI Today and Creating the Experiences of Tomorrow Our researchers and technologists work closely with open source communities, academia, and partners to realize the potential of…