The metaverse offers a future full of potential, for terrorists and extremists too
The metaverse is coming. Like all technological innovation, it brings new opportunities and new risks.
Jan 10, 2022
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Through the metaverse, and what can be found there
The term "metaverse" has entered pop culture lexicon in recent years, largely due to Facebook, but the idea itself isn't new. Since the late 1970s and early 1980s, many of those in the technology community have imagined a ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Meta lays out moves being made to build the metaverse
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday talked up his company's efforts to build the metaverse, an immersive virtual world he has billed as the Facebook parent's future.
Feb 24, 2022
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Virtual visas: Barbados says to open first 'metaverse' embassy
Tiny Caribbean nation Barbados has laid claim to establishing what it says will be the first diplomatic embassy in the metaverse—a virtual reality version of the internet.
Nov 17, 2021
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MekaMon combines virtual and augmented reality with real world spider-like robots
(Tech Xplore)—A new type of gaming system is being sold just in time for the holiday gift-giving season—the Reach Robotics MekaMon. It combines virtual and augmented reality with real-world robots that look like colorful ...
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EXPLAINER: What is the metaverse and how will it work?
The term "metaverse" is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry's imagination—and while Facebook parent Meta is the best-known entrant into this futuristic virtual concept, it's certainly not the only one.
Jan 5, 2023
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EXPLAINER: What is the metaverse and how will it work?
The term "metaverse" is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry's imagination—so much so that one of the best-known internet platforms is rebranding to signal its embrace of the futuristic idea.
Oct 28, 2021
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Virtual reality makes splash, but not ready for prime time
Virtual reality showed off its spectacular side at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, whisking people onto hockey arenas, baseball fields and even into the internet with animated film trouble-maker "Wreck-it Ralph."
Jan 11, 2019
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Virtual-reality tech is quickly becoming more real
Touch sensations are improving to help sectors like health care and manufacturing, while other advances are being driven by the gaming industry.
Sep 14, 2023
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Tech industry needs to grow beyond its walled gardens to establish VR market, says researcher
Despite recent waves of Big Tech layoffs, billions of dollars have been sunk into virtual reality (VR) hardware and software over the past few years.
Feb 27, 2023
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