Five years ago, tech angel investor Chris Adamo and a few friends jumped on a burgeoning trend in the digital asset world: they used a virtual real estate broker to buy 23 parcels of property in a ...

The metaverse is evolving rapidly in 2026, merging virtual and physical realities through advanced AI, spatial computing, and immersive VR experiences. This next phase moves beyond hype, focusing on ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Nearly five years ago, Mark Zuckerberg told us the future was the metaverse — an idea that seemed to ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. In 2021, Facebook renamed itself "Meta" because it was the first part of the word "metaverse." This is ...

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If you’ve been busy dancing on the grave of Meta’s failed metaverse, I’m going to have to ask you to pause for a moment. In fact, you may just want to sit down and rest your non-virtual legs, because ...

The two companies have agreed to terms about a new class of apps that they’re calling ‘metaverse browsers.’ The two companies have agreed to terms about a new class of apps that they’re calling ...

A few years ago, the metaverse was the next big thing. In case you missed the wave, the metaverse is a 3D virtual universe that blends physical and digital realities, allowing users to interact in ...

Meta announced a major update for its immersive virtual world, Horizon Worlds, on Thursday that will see it leave the metaverse behind. The tech giant said it’s shifting focus for Horizon Worlds to be ...

Meta announced today that it will divorce its Horizon Worlds social and gaming service—once promoted as the company’s first major step into the metaverse—from its Quest VR headset platform and digital ...