After changing its name and going all-in on virtual reality, Meta is scaling back its metaverse operations. But that could be ...

The Welsh Government has invested more than £1. 2million in a virtual reality educational platform designed to lecture students about "white privilege".

We cannot imagine a life without the internet today. It is inherently wonderful but fundamentally chaotic. We shop, bank, chat, and play through it. Whatever we do, we do it online nowadays. Yet there ...

In a leaked memo obtained by BI, Meta's CTO called 2025 "the year of greatness" and the "most critical" year for the ...

To many consumers, the metaverse seems like a far-off fantasy. To many brands, however, it’s already here. Companies that anticipated dramatic transformation sparked by the metaverse are investing in ...

John Harrison, media-entertainment chief at accounting firm EY, shares his advertising market outlook and how "massive inflation" has impacted the industry. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor ...

Metaverse is the word of the moment – referring to online, persistent virtual environments that many, including the likes of Facebook and Microsoft – believe represent the next evolution of the ...

Neil Stephenson introduced the metaverse as a concept in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, where he depicted it as a digital realm where users, represented by avatars, engage in a simulated reality.

Commercial activity no longer remains confined to physical marketplaces. Digital ecosystems driven by immersive technologies ...

In the future could your commute to work mean just walking to pick up your VR headset? When we look back in 50 years' time, it is likely that the 2D internet we now all use will seem laughably archaic ...

The metaverse has the potential to transform education in the classroom. Yet we must be careful how we allow Big Tech companies to intrude into our schools. Next-generation educational technology must ...

Real estate in virtual worlds — sometimes called the metaverse — is going for millions of dollars in some cases. The most expensive spots are near where lots of users congregate — for instance, ...