Meta Platforms started 2026 by laying off around 1,500 employees in its Reality Labs division, a move that highlights the fading glow of its metaverse dreams amid billions in losses and a clear shift ...

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The social media giant maintains that the metaverse is a top priority despite mounting losses. Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook remain unfazed. The critics may be everywhere, but they are staying the ...

A couple of weeks ago, Facebook announced the launch of the open beta version of Horizon Workrooms, a tool that will facilitate collaboration between members of a work team. However, there are still ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More As this is the final piece of our “Building the Metaverse” series, I find ...

Although the metaverse has great potential to significantly expand the digital economy, it continues to raise legal issues pertaining to intellectual property (IP) rights, including trademark, patent, ...

The consumer metaverse, exemplified by immersive games, new shopping experiences and the explosion of VR goggles, is the more visible, hyped side of the metaverse. But there may be far more money to ...

Exploring the metaverse: What is it? Your email has been sent In a recent TechRepublic podcast, Clarence Reynolds spoke to Jana Arbanas, U.S. telecom, media and entertainment sector leader at Deloitte ...

What does Meta, the new name of Facebook signify? During the Facebook Connect 2021 event, on October 28, Mark Zuckerberg announced the corporate name change, noting that the idea for Meta arose from ...