https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w4GS7ZR20Y
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https://hbr.org/2023/05/yes-the-metaverse-is-still-happening
Josh Drean. May 12, 2023. HBR Staff/Pexels. Summary. There's still much hype around the metaverse. And although no one knows how things will shape out, the metaverse is happening and companies

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/technology/facebook-meta-challenges.html
Google is stealing online advertising share. Meta's troubles have been its competitors' good fortune. On Wednesday, David Wehner, Meta's chief financial officer, noted that as Apple's

https://www.techtarget.com/searchCIO/feature/Is-the-metaverse-dead-Heres-what-happened-and-whats-next
The metaverse was a white-hot topic only a few years ago. Facebook's rebranding to Meta, enthusiasm in the crypto community, and increasingly better virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) headsets spurred interest in the tech. Enterprises were excited about industrial metaverse applications such as more immersive training and digital twins.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66913551
The tech billionaire was so committed that in October 2021 he changed Facebook's name to Meta. "The defining quality of the metaverse will be a feeling of presence," the Meta boss said, announcing

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/technology/metaverse-harassment-assaults.html
Meta has asked its employees to volunteer to test the metaverse, according to an internal memo viewed by The New York Times. A stranger recently groped the avatar of one tester of a Meta virtual

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/06/30/the-metaverse-will-not-fully-emerge-in-the-way-todays-advocates-hope/
The Metaverse in 2040. 5. The metaverse will not fully emerge in the way today's advocates hope. By Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie. Nearly half of these expert respondents said much-more-immersive virtual settings will not have significantly broader influence in people's daily lives by 2040. Some said the buzz about extended reality (XR) is

https://www.pcmag.com/news/metaverse-predictions-it-will-be-harmful-addictive-and-inevitable
Over three-quarters believe the metaverse will "cause serious harm to modern society." That image above spells out not only the harm expected (like tech addiction getting even worse) but also a

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59154520
Microsoft Teams gets 3D avatars in metaverse push At Web Summit, Roblox's head of music Jon Vlassopulos told the BBC: "I think our view of the metaverse is that we've been at it for about 15 years.

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/06/30/expert-essays-on-metaverse-possibilities/
2. Expert essays on metaverse possibilities. 'It will be even more difficult to separate the "real world" from the manifold mirror worlds we will be engaged in and - yes - addicted to'. 3. Two meta insights about the future of the metaverse. 4. The metaverse will fully emerge as its advocates predict. 5. The metaverse will not fully

https://qz.com/metaverse-meta-facebook-investment-ai-1851337629
Meta has warned investors to expect the situation to get worse before it gets better. The brief (recent) history of reversing metaverse bets January 2023: Microsoft shuts its virtual workspace

https://www.engadget.com/how-meta-flunked-its-first-year-as-a-metaverse-company-150049067.html
Senior Editor. Tue, Dec 20, 2022 · 6 min read. Meta. A year ago, Meta was riding high on the metaverse. The company had just completed its rebranding from Facebook to Meta. Social networks, as

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/01/metaverse-risks-challenges-digital-safety/
There are numerous ways such risks could be exacerbated in the metaverse. Unwanted contact could become more intrusive. The rise of virtual currencies is another challenge. Finding ways to incentivize better behaviors and reward positive interactions may need to become a bigger part of a safer digital future.

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-the-metaverse
In 2021, metaverse-related companies reportedly raised more than $10 billion, more than twice what they did in 2020. And so far in 2022, more than $120 billion has flowed into the metaverse. The latest McKinsey research shows that the metaverse has the potential to generate up to $5 trillion in value by 2030.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-08-26/metaverse-what-is-it-why-should-we-care-about-it/100402598
"[The metaverse] could either make things better or worse, depending on the incentives we build into it." Posted 25 Aug 2021 25 Aug 2021 Wed 25 Aug 2021 at 9:00pm , updated 26 Aug 2021 26 Aug 2021

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58749529
The Oculus Quest 2 is one of the most recent VR headsets. Despite its history of buying up rivals, Facebook claims the metaverse "won't be built overnight by a single company" and has promised to

https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/whither-the-metaverse-the-metaverse-has-failed-to-live-up-to-expectations-but-could-it-make-a-comeback
In early 2023, The Information reported that Microsoft was laying off 100 workers, signaling the demise of its metaverse team. In March 2023, Disney cut its metaverse division as it announced it

https://time.com/6197849/metaverse-future-matthew-ball/
But according to Citi and KPMG, the metaverse could generate as much as $13 trillion in revenue per year by 2030. Morgan Stanley has estimated $8 trillion in both the U.S. and China, similar to

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/73b8e71a-5755-11ec-81f2-17f963b74220?shareToken=20c5d5b6bbe5ebfe57eeb6690fc347ad
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https://www.fastcompany.com/90809972/meta-is-having-a-midlife-crisis-and-zuckerbergs-stale-vision-is-to-blame
The problems plaguing Meta's metaverse aren't new—only now they've cost 11,000 people their jobs. ... The news out of Meta couldn't get much worse,

https://time.com/6116826/what-is-the-metaverse/
The word "metaverse" is often traced to Neal Stephenson's 1992 dystopic, cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, and many see a more recent inspiration in the dazzling warren of experiences at the heart

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/06/30/the-metaverse-in-2040/
Interest in the idea of the metaverse leaped in 2021-2022, prompted in part by Facebook's decision to rebrand itself as "Meta." The word was coined by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson in 1992 in his novel "Snow Crash."In today's terms, the metaverse is the realm of computer-generated, networked extended reality, or XR, an acronym that embraces all aspects of augmented reality, mixed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58749529
The Oculus Quest 2 is one of the most recent VR headsets. Despite its history of buying up rivals, Facebook claims the metaverse "won't be built overnight by a single company" and has promised to

https://investorplace.com/2024/06/maximize-gains-sell-these-7-overvalued-stocks-before-they-slide/
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