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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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
Disney is appointing an executive to head up its metaverse plans, according to a memo CEO Bob Chapek sent to employees (via Reuters and CNBC). Mike White, who previously held…
Disney CEO Bob Chapek on Tuesday appointed an executive to lead the company’s metaverse strategy. Mike White will be Disney’s senior vice president in charge of “next generation storytelling,” Chapek…
The metaverse is upon us. Soon it will be as omnipresent as TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook (now Meta). As technology advances to bring us new immersive and imaginary worlds, how…
Making physical time for love and intimacy can be challenging, especially when we are distracted by the things that place a demand on our time. And the many options that…