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BlackRock says 2022 will be a 'gamechanger' for the metaverse, as Big Tech companies pour in billions of dollars
Facebook parent Meta is plowing huge amounts of money into the metaverse, and Microsoft has snapped…
Harry Robertson
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This Ethereum-based metaverse is letting crypto fans own land on the Red Planet, even though international space laws would disagree
But, that feature will only go live once the game launches next year. The developers are hopin…
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Battle of metaverses: The Sandbox, Decentraland and CryptoVoxels see sales surge as companies look to get in on the ground floor
Spending millions for land that doesn’t actually exist in the real w…
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It's not just Facebook - China's big tech firms like Alibaba and Tencent are also piling into the metaverse
Chinese tech giants are eyeing the metaverse space with new investments, joining peers like Faceboo…
Huileng Tan
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The end of Big Tech's subscription addiction
Industry experts say usage-based pricing, or paying for only what you use, has gained ground. The m…
Diamond Naga Siu,Paayal Zaver…
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Softbank leads a nearly $100 million funding round for a metaverse and NFT-focused startup also backed by Snoop Dogg
The startup, called Sandbox, is a metaverse that allows players to store, trade, and monetize their…
Natasha Dailey
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Demand for vintage items like typewriters, records, and film is surging, even as Big Tech pitches the metaverse
Vintage tech is making a comeback as people push back on virtual life: "It takes you away from havi…
Hannah Towey
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Mark Zuckerberg agreed it could be possible to use the Metaverse to bring back the dead virtually
Podcaster Lex Fridman asked Mark Zuckerberg about whether his new humanlike avatars could be used t…
Beatrice Nolan
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Welcome to the Big Tech reckoning
Amid a streak of disappointing financial results, inflation, and global turmoil, companies like Met…
Matt Turner,Hallam Bullock,Sh…
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Mark Zuckerberg said he wanted to transform Facebook from a social-media company into 'a metaverse company'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked to The Verge about the company's plans to help make the metaver…
Hannah Towey
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Venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains his 'metaverse' vision, touts Apple and Facebook, and trumpets crypto in a new interview. Here are the 14 best quotes.
Gaming companies are leading the way in creating virtual worlds that bring together myriad technolo…
Theron Mohamed
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Big Tech's wipeout sends workers scrambling
We're taking you inside the mass layoffs hitting Silicon Valley's biggest companies. Plus, a look a…
Matt Turner,Dave Smith
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Meet a metaverse mega-landlord that's spent millions on real estate in 10 virtual worlds, hosting fashion shows and designing stores
The Metaverse Group is betting that with its portfolio of digital land, it holds the keys to the ho…
Katie Canales
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The biggest winners and losers in tech leadership this year
2023 has been a big year for tech leaders, and some have handled the spotlight better than others. …
Beatrice Nolan,Tom Carter
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Just 4 metaverse projects sold $106 million in virtual land last week, with The Sandbox taking a massive lead: DappRadar
Sales of virtual land boomed last week, bringing in $105.87 million for just four metaverse project…
Camomile Shumba
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The contender for tech's next big boom or bubble is here
It's always fun to predict a bubble because if you're right you look smart and if you're wrong nobo…
Jake Swearingen
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Watch Snoop Dogg go all-in on crypto and the 'metaverse' in his new music video
Snoop Dogg is building his own metaverse, and his latest music video offers an early glimpse at wha…
Ben Gilbert
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Elon Musk pokes fun at the metaverse, trashing the idea that anyone wants to strap a screen to their face the entire day
"I currently am unable to see a compelling metaverse situation," Musk told The Babylon Bee. "I don'…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Greylock's Mike Duboe shares the top Solana blockchain projects on his radar
Solana is becoming a popular alternative to Ethereum for its low costs and fast speeds. VC Mike Dub…
April Joyner
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Mark Zuckerberg just hinted at an operating system for Meta and said he expects the metaverse to generate hundreds of billions in revenue by the end of the decade
The Facebook founder and CEO mentioned the possibility of an operating system and spoke about the b…