Shanghai doubles down on the metaverse by including it in a development plan
BEIJING — China’s biggest city is getting serious about the metaverse, the technology that’s drawn mass attention this year for its potential to form the next generation of the internet.…
Facebook’s metaverse is its best PR campaign ever
Frances Haugen had a robust public relations strategy—and it worked. The Facebook product manager-turned-whistleblower released volumes of internal company documents, first to The Wall Street Journal and then to a…
Is Metaverse The Next Big Thing?
Emerging technologies continue to challenge our conventional perceptions beyond boundaries with new innovative applications across different sectors. For example, the internet came and changed the way people sent mail to…
NFTs And Their Role In The “Metaverse”
Many people would perceive NFTs as mere images of digital artworks or collectibles which they can sell for massive prices. However, the frenzy surrounding digital art in present times has…
Facebook to build metaverse with start-up that had US military contracts
An artificial intelligence company contracted to develop military intelligence and navigational capabilities for the US Department of Defence will now be used by Facebook to build the metaverse. Facebook, which…
Boeing wants to build its next plane in the metaverse
Critics say Boeing has made similar bold pledges on a digital revolution, with mixed results In Boeing Co’s factory of the future, immersive 3D engineering designs will be twinned with…
Chinese tech giant Baidu says it could be 6 years before it can fully deliver its metaverse
BEIJING — While metaverse hype has swept the world this year, one of China’s tech giants in the game has revealed a version of the virtual ecosystem that’s underwhelming so…
Next for the metaverse: convincing you it’s not just for kids
When a video game company only your kids have heard of goes public at a $38 billion valuation, you pay attention. When Microsoft’s CEO drops the phrase “metaverse economies” on…
Elon Musk says metaverse isn’t ‘compelling,’ Web3 mostly ‘marketing’
The metaverse and Web3 are two trends supposedly set to revolutionize the digital world. But the richest man IRL, Elon Musk, is not keen on either. In a recent interview,…
Shifting Trends – Report Hails Metaverse And Blockchain Innovation But Chip Shortages May Hit Europe’s Startups
“The pandemic has been incredibly positive for the technology industry,” says Per Roman, CEO and Managing Partner of tech industry advisory and investment firm, GP Bullhound. “People who weren’t digital…