Cut jobs, shareholder tells Facebook parent MetaThe suggestion was made by the technology-focused hedge fund an open letter to Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg. Altimeter has a 0.1% stake ...
25 Oct, 2022, 06.29 PM IST
Meta unveils $1,500 Quest Pro VR headset. Will it sell?Facebook parent Meta unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset on Tuesday with the hope that people will soon be using it to work and pla...
12 Oct, 2022, 11.46 AM IST
Can Meta's Q1 show impact the 'Metaverse' theme?Market participants are swearing by the metaverse theme, with or without Meta.
30 Apr, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
Early birds that’ve immersed in metaverseThe metaverse will be an expansive space encapsulating instances of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and even mixed reality (MR...
27 Mar, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
AI is key to unlocking metaverse, says Mark Zuckerberg as Meta lays out moves to build the virtual worldMeta's early metaverse platform, Horizon Worlds, already allows people to socialize virtually.
24 Feb, 2022, 08.46 AM IST
The new world of metaverse and ownership via NFTsA term first coined in 1992 in a sci-fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, the metaverse is a combination of two words — meta meaning beyond an...
04 Dec, 2021, 12.11 PM IST
Facebook working on ways to protect users in the 'metaverse': senior exec Nick CleggFacebook Inc.'s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg said it could take up to 15 years for the metaverse to come to fruition and there would ...
03 Nov, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
Apart from Facebook, who else is building the metaverse?The metaverse broadly refers to the idea of a shared virtual platform that people can access through different devices.
02 Nov, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
Who's building the metaverse?Well before Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's splashy demos featuring giant robots and digital time travels to ancient Rome, dozens of compani...
02 Nov, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
View: The metaverse is Zuckerberg’s escape hatchThere are several types of questions one could ask about this metaverse strategy. The first and most basic is: What is a metaverse, and wha...
30 Oct, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
The Meta transformation of FacebookThe name change was accompanied by a new logo designed like an infinity symbol (an uncanny resemblance to Hyperloop's logo).
29 Oct, 2021, 03.28 PM IST
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg lays out 'metaverse' vision at developers eventThe metaverse, a term first coined in a dystopian novel three decades ago and now attracting buzz in Silicon Valley, refers broadly to the ...
28 Oct, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
Facebook plans name change to reflect metaverse focus, Verge reportsFacebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse and signal a shift from just socia...
21 Oct, 2021, 12.43 PM IST
Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in EU to build 'metaverse'This would be a significant step the company is taking towards the concept, something top boss Mark Zuckerberg has touted in recent months.
18 Oct, 2021, 10.31 AM IST
Facebook to hire 10,000 people to build 'metaverse', a virtual reality version of the InternetZuckerberg has been a leading voice in Silicon Valley hype around the idea of the metaverse.
18 Oct, 2021, 09.00 AM IST
Facebook invests $50 million to build the 'metaverse' in responsible mannerFacebook, the world's largest social network, has invested heavily in virtual reality and augmented reality, developing hardware such as it...
27 Sep, 2021, 10.43 PM IST
Facebook’s future lies in virtual ‘Metaverse’, Mark Zuckerberg saysFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t just want you logging in to his company’s products. He wants you living, working and even exercising i...
29 Jul, 2021, 01.48 PM IST