Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse

Meta is scaling back its metaverse focus, cutting studios and head count at Reality Labs to prioritize artificial ...

Meta is not shutting down the VR metaverse yet - here's what's staying

Soon after announcing that Horizon Worlds would be discontinued, Meta has taken a sharp U-turn. Here's what that means for ...

Head-mounted VR hardware will never happen, says Neal Stephenson - who coined the term ‘metaverse’

Science fiction author Neal Stephenson, who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, has argued he and ...

An Industry-Backed Group Thinks the Metaverse Can Avoid the Ills of Social Media. Here’s How

The OASIS Consortium, a think tank that brings together execs of metaverse platforms, published some of the first ...
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With the Metaverse Canceled and Zuckerberg Training AI to Run the Company, Meta Is Slashing Its Headcount

Meta's AI pivot continues to inflict human casualties. The post With the Metaverse Canceled and Zuckerberg Training AI to Run ...

Prediction: Pivoting Away From Metaverse Will Help Meta's Stock Long Term

Shifting from the metaverse should boost Meta's profits.

You're laughing. The metaverse is dying, and you're laughing.

Instead of hanging out with no legs, we're stuck with in AI slop purgatory.
TechJuice

The Guy Who Invented the Metaverse Thinks Your VR Headset is Creepy

Metaverse creator Neal Stephenson says VR headsets lack a real business case and remain socially uncomfortable for users.
Destination CRM

What Happened to the Metaverse?

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.
European Medical Journal

Metaverse Training Strengthens Infectious Disease Preparedness

METAVERSE based infectious disease training improved engagement and self-directed learning for school nurses in this ...