Hong Kong’s PolyU launches city’s first metaverse postgraduate programme
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has become the city’s first university to launch a postgraduate programme in metaverse technology, as higher education institutions race to stay on top of emerging…
Facebook’s ‘disastrous’ metaverse strategy slammed by Improbable’s Herman Narula
Herman Narula didn’t hold back in his criticism of Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse ambitions at the Sifted Summit last week. The CEO and cofounder of games company Improbable had a spring…
E& enters metaverse with launch of e& universe
The launch of e& universe is in partnership with HTC, the manufacturer of VR and mobile devices. E&, formerly known as Etisalat Group, is set to enter the next digital…
Join a Conference in the Metaverse
What would it feel like to hold a conference in the metaverse? If you have a Quest 2 virtual reality headset, you can experience one on October 11 when Meta,…
Skepticism, Confusion, Frustration: Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Struggles
Last October, when Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, announced that the company would change its name to Meta and become a “metaverse company,” he sketched a vision of…
Dubai Airport Freezone to enter metaverse with launch of METADAFZ at Gitex Global
Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZ) is set to step into the metaverse with the launch of METADAFZ at Gitex Global 2022, taking place from October 10-14 at the Dubai World Trade…
DEWA launches DEWAVerse platform on Metaverse
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched its ‘DEWAVerse’ platform on the Metaverse and became the 1st local government organisation to launch its platform on the Metaverse to provide…
The U.S. Military Is Rolling Out Its Own Metaverse
The metaverse is not a new playground for the military. Just when you thought everything under the sun had a twin in the metaverse, the U.S. military decided to make…
Banks can’t afford to roll their eyes at the metaverse
With virtual assets already being traded and sold in the metaverse, there is an inevitable demand that financial services, specifically banking, ensure secure payments, investments and transactions for all customers.…
Burj Khalifa is now in the metaverse
The tallest building in the world is now in the metaverse, a detailed digital twin of the Burj Khalifa is available on the metaverse, designed to give users the full…