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Top 15 Metaverse App Platforms to Join Now

There is a Metaverse app out there for almost anything you can think of. If it exists in Web2, it most likely has a Web3 counterpart in the works or on the market. The idea of “the metaverse” is becoming more and more well-known; the august 2022 issue of the renowned TIME magazine even has […]

Meta’s Downfall and Unresolved Bugs in Digital Campaigns for Advertisers – A Reality Check!

Meta, the multi billion dollars company previously known as Facebook has been facing backlashes regarding their advertising and digital campaign policies in addition to their customer support. With an estimated 36.8 percent of all the people on Earth using Facebook daily according to Data Reportal, it is difficult to apprehend why the company has not taken any […]

Do You Need VR for Metaverse Access?

Unless you have been under a rock for the last couple of years, you have most likely heard how the metaverse will bring about a new era of digital connectedness, virtual reality (VR) experiences, and e-commerce. With all that technology in mind, do you need VR for Metaverse access or to take part in the […]

Meta Horizon Worlds Current and Future State

Once known as Facebook, Meta set the metaverse as its primary goal. The promise to once roam the virtual realms and meet up with friends and colleagues to work or have fun was bold. Meta is yet to deliver on that promise. With the Meta Horizon Worlds, people can enter the virtual world and enjoy […]

How Many Metaverses are There? 

Can there be multiple metaverses? How many metaverses exist out there? Is it a single metaverse that combines many universes? As always, to answer any of these questions, we first have to get out definitions straight.   Defining the Metaverse  Everyone and their dog have a slightly different definition for the Metaverse, but it’s safe to […]

Meta's Facebook Agrees to Settle Data Privacy Lawsuit

Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook has in-principle agreed to settle a lawsuit in the San Francisco federal court seeking damages for letting third parties including Cambridge Analytica access the private data of users, a court filing showed. The financial terms were not disclosed in the filing on Friday that asked the judge to put the class […]

U.S. Hits the EV Accelerator to Cut Chinese Metals Ties

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes the “largest investment ever in combating the existential crisis of climate change”, according to President Joe Biden, who will sign the bill into law later on Tuesday. Around $369 billion of federal funds will flow into climate change and energy security, boosting domestic capacity to produce wind turbines, solar […]

Facebook Parent Meta Set to Raise $10 Billion in Bond Debut - Sources

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc is set to raise $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering on Thursday, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business, according to two sources close to the deal. The offering, which included bonds with maturities ranging from five years to 40 years, received over $30 […]

Meta to Keep Facing Apple Privacy Pinch, TikTok Heat for Now

Stiff competition from TikTok and Apple Inc’s privacy changes will remain a cause for concern for Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc in the near term, Wall Street analysts said. At least 16 brokerages cut their price targets on Meta after the company reported its first-ever quarterly revenue drop on Wednesday, highlighting challenges faced by U.S. companies […]

Top Model Bella Hadid Joins Metaverse with NFT Collection

U.S. supermodel Bella Hadid has stepped from the catwalk into the metaverse with the launch of CY-B3LLA – a collection of Non-Fungible Tokens featuring artwork based on 3-D scans of her face and body. Hadid, 25, told Reuters in an interview from New York that she was intrigued by shared virtual world environments and that […]