Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, at the BUIDL Asia conference in Seoul, critiqued the prevailing concept of the Metaverse. He argued it’s more a brand than a product, often misinterpreted, and likened its need to a simpler form of technology. BUIDL
As virtual reality technology gets more advanced,’metaverse sex’ could eventually become the “norm,” replacing pornography apps and websites, just as websites pushed out magazines, according to Simon Hall, cofounder and MD of Mixed Reality Rooms. Hall says more people will
Coventry University has unveiled its Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) Institute’s grand relaunch, investing £6 million to expand its facilities and introduce a digital presence in the metaverse. Coventry University’s decision to relaunch its AME Institute in the metaverse is
Meta’s Quest 3 virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) is hitting stores worldwide, with early users in countries like the U.S. and Canada praising the hardware as an ingenious piece of technology. Yet others haven’t been as generous in
Meta has added legs to its Quest Home avatars after almost a year of waiting, in what is seen as a step closer to a more human-like metaverse. This development was initially announced in 2022 at the Connect Conference. The
FIFA, the international governing body for soccer, has taken a significant step towards embracing new technologies by filing a number of trademarks related to the metaverse. The move indicates FIFA’s intention to tap into the potential of virtual reality (VR)
Users of Meta’s VR platform Horizon Worlds have learned that they can no longer create dedicated events, with many in the community furious. The news came during Horizon Worlds’ v109 update notes earlier this week. In the update, Meta said
Immersive training experiences promise a number of benefits over traditional learning including greater effectiveness and efficiency. To find out if virtual reality learning lives up to its hype, MetaNews spoke with Alina Vasile, Vice President of Production at Gemba, a
It has been revealed that virtual reality developers at Meta are earning salaries ranging from $500,000 to as much as $1 million. An anonymous source within the company has revealed that high salaries are standard, as Meta seeks to source
Tech giant Apple is desperate to embrace the metaverse with the launch of its Reality Pro mixed-reality headset as soon as possible, reports the Financial Times. Apple is set to launch its first metaverse product this year, after spending years
New work by University of California Berkeley researchers suggests that privacy in the metaverse may be an impossibility. The report will come as a blow to metaverse maximalists who have long claimed the technology represents a bold new frontier for
On Thursday, Chinese state media cautioned regarding the potential dangers of investing in local AI-based companies. Meanwhile, domestic AI companies have called on investors to act rationally, as rapid increase in share prices has attracted the attention of regulators, Reuters
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