Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021 and CEO Mark Zuckerberg used the occasion to show the world his vision of a digital future of work and play accessible through a VR headset. Two ...

Humans have a one-in-a-trillion chance of having a doppelgänger in the world—that is, someone who looks exactly like them down to their eyes, lips, and bone structure. But in an avatar-driven digital ...

Bottom line: After burning tens of billions and stubbornly insisting the metaverse would eventually justify the cost, Mark Zuckerberg appears to be backing away from his most ambitious project. Once ...

The metaverse—a digital realm in which people connect, work and socialize—is gaining momentum at warp speed. This online universe, accessed through tech like virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality ...

To be viable as a place to live and do business, the metaverse will need real-world controls to protect users from abuse, fraud and loss. Regulation takes time, and is difficult to apply globally. But ...

On the battlefield of the metaverse, Mickey Mouse and Clippy are the latest fallen warriors. Between mass industry job cuts and a trance-like shift toward generative AI, it’s a strange time for the ...

Sales of VR headsets and AR glasses in the U.S. have plummeted nearly 40% in 2023, as of Nov. 25, according to data shared with CNBC by research firm Circana. Meta has continued to burn through ...

What do Microsoft, Epic Games, Adobe, Nvidia, and Ikea all have in common? According to nonprofit standards organization the Khronos Group, it's the metaverse. Despite there being no clear definition ...

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 ...