Meta Platforms started 2026 by laying off around 1,500 employees in its Reality Labs division, a move that highlights the fading glow of its metaverse dreams amid billions in losses and a clear shift ...

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A disastrous Q3 earnings report has left many wondering whether Meta's big gamble on the metaverse will ever actually pay off. Reading time 11 minutes Well, Meta sure is in a bit of a mess. The ...

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To the outsider, it may look like a souped-up version of Virtual Reality (VR) - but some people think the metaverse could be the future of the internet. In fact, the belief is that it could be to VR ...

Even by Facebook’s standards, 2021 was a rough year. A series of damning reports based on leaks from a whistleblower raised uncomfortable questions about Facebook’s impact on society; the company ...

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Although the metaverse has great potential to significantly expand the digital economy, it continues to raise legal issues pertaining to intellectual property (IP) rights, including trademark, patent, ...

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