Why TIME Is Launching a New Newsletter on the Metaverse
It’s hard to go online these days without seeing someone yelling about the metaverse, whether in rapture or derision. Depending on whom you ask, it’s the inevitable future of the…
From AI-powered avatars to user data: Is there space for rights in the metaverse?
From virtual goods to AI-powered avatars that can be hired out by companies, a fast-growing digital world is pushing ownership and privacy rights into unchartered territory. Facebook’s recent announcement that…
Disney wants to become the happiest place in the metaverse
Mickey Mouse is poised to venture into the metaverse. Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the entertainment conglomerate is preparing to make the technological leap into a virtual reality world…
Tencent Says Beijing Likely to Support Metaverse – as Long as It Obeys China Rules
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese social media giant Tencent Holdings expects Beijing to allow ‘metaverse’ virtual environment services, now the talk of Silicon Valley, to operate in China – provided they…
From Mars, the moon to the Metaverse, Musk is building a “science fiction world”
Billionaires in science and technology all over the world are creating a new kind of capitalism: Muskism Elon Musk has publicly stated that the probability of human beings living in…
Is the Future of Esports in the Metaverse?
The term “metaverse” was first popularized in the 1992 novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. This concept of an interconnected virtual world was further explored in the 2011 novel (and…
Kamal Haasan to launch metaverse avatar
Mumbai: Film superstar Kamal Haasan is set to become the first Indian actor to launch an avatar in the “metaverse” as celebrities seek to expand their fan base into the…
Nvidia doubles down on software tools for crafting virtual worlds
Nov 9 (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) on Tuesday released a set of tools for software developers aimed at helping them create a “metaverse” of three-dimensional virtual worlds – and…
Facebook, the metaverse and the monetisation of higher education
The metaverse is a virtual world in which users, represented by an avatar, can shop, socialise, take part in leisure activities – and learn. Its development has become a priority…
To Build the Metaverse, Meta First Wants to Build Stores
SAN FRANCISCO — One of Mark Zuckerberg’s first steps toward building the metaverse may be physical instead of virtual. Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, has discussed…