At the heart of the metaverse derangement was the persistent inflation of its definition. McKinsey & Company proclaimed in June 2022 that the metaverse could generate “up to $5 trillion in impact by ...

As virtual environments evolve from speculative concepts into engaged digital economies, forward-thinking organizations are presented with a transformative opportunity: building dedicated marketplaces ...

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.

Facebook/Meta’s recent rebranding made headlines around the globe—establishing "the metaverse" in the public's consciousness. Which other companies are currently shaping this new virtual world and ...

The start of 2026 delivered the final nail in the coffin for the metaverse, the digital world once hailed by Mark Zuckerberg as the future of human interaction. After putting all his eggs in this one ...

It is easy to make predictions, and even easier to critique those that others made in the past. Case in point: Gartner predicted in 2022 that by 2026 (yes, that's this year), 25% of the population ...

Tim Sweeney says Epic is now ‘financially sound.’ Next up, building the next generation of metaverse tools. Tim Sweeney says Epic is now ‘financially sound.’ Next up, building the next generation of ...

When NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, first entered the spotlight, they were just simple digital collectibles. […] ...

Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended last week, with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division — about 10% of the unit’s staff — and shutting ...