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Meta Horizon OS gets top-level firepower to combat Android XR

Meta splits the Metaverse in two and puts a new boss in charge.

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Meta, Microsoft, Google Are Spending Like It's 2021 — And These AI Stocks Are The Real Winners

Meta, Microsoft, Google Are Spending Like It's 2021 — And These AI Stocks Are The Real Winners

Big Tech's back on a spending binge — only this time, it's not about COVID-19 pandemic-fueled growth or cloud land grabs. Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet Inc‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google are spending like it's 2021 again, with data centers, GPUs and AI infrastructure replacing metaverse dreams…

Meta's latest bid to get you into the metaverse is the Horizon Engine, promising 'infinite connected spaces, more realistic physics, and higher player counts'

Meta's latest bid to get you into the metaverse is the Horizon Engine, promising 'infinite connected spaces, more realistic physics, and higher player counts'

And beta signups are now open.

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The Metaverse is not dead and AI may be its new savior

Meta isn't finished with the Metaverse – n fact, AI could take it to a whole new level.

Meta Expands AI Glasses Line In A Bet On The Future

Meta showed off new smart glasses on Wednesday as it continued to bank on a lifestyle shift toward blending reality and virtual space despite the efforts inflicting heavy financial losses.

International Business Times

Meta AI is evolving again, and it's resurrecting the metaverse

Meta Horizon is getting a massive upgrade with a new engine, support for 5x as many people in worlds, photorealistic environments, and even use Meta AI to create your own.

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Meta’s Hyperspace lets you scan the real world and turn it into the Metaverse — and create anything you want with new AI tools

Meta introduced new ways to build 3D worlds in the metaverse, plus some new entertainment options in games and movies.

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Meta Connect Preview: How To Watch Mark Zuckerberg Speech, What's Next For AI, Smart Glasses & Metaverse

Meta Connect Preview: How To Watch Mark Zuckerberg Speech, What's Next For AI, Smart Glasses & Metaverse

Technology giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) will lay out new products and plans for its ambitions in artificial intelligence, smart glasses and the metaverse during the company's Meta Connect 2025 event.

What to expect from Meta Connect 2025: Smarter glasses and maybe a smart watch

What to expect from Meta Connect 2025: Smarter glasses and maybe a smart watch

“This will be the year when we understand the trajectory for AI glasses,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on an earnings call.

How Is Garmin's Stock Performance Compared to Other Future Metaverse Tech And Communications Stocks?

How Is Garmin's Stock Performance Compared to Other Future Metaverse Tech And Communications Stocks?

Although Garmin has outperformed its industry peers recently, analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Will Meta’s Huge Bet on the Metaverse Pay Off?

Will Meta’s Huge Bet on the Metaverse Pay Off?

The metaverse is the long-shot that could transform Meta, but there are concerns for META stock investors here.

Looks like AI could be the new Metaverse as CEO Mark Zuckerberg will reportedly 'downsize' Meta Superintelligence Labs and buy in third-party AI models

Looks like AI could be the new Metaverse as CEO Mark Zuckerberg will reportedly 'downsize' Meta Superintelligence Labs and buy in third-party AI models

A billion here, a billion there...

Meta's Billion-Dollar AI 'Super Team' Could End Up Like The Metaverse, Warns Venture Capitalist: 'Don't Think Anyone's The '96 Bulls'

Meta's Billion-Dollar AI 'Super Team' Could End Up Like The Metaverse, Warns Venture Capitalist: 'Don't Think Anyone's The '96 Bulls'

Venture capitalist Sarah Kunst of Cleo Capital is raising concerns regarding Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) latest reorganization and its high-priced push into artificial intelligence, warning that the strategy could mirror the company's failed metaverse experiment.

Mark Zuckerberg's Costly Metaverse Gamble, AI Spending Spree Could Deal 'Lethal' Blow To Meta, Warns Lawrence McDonald

Mark Zuckerberg's Costly Metaverse Gamble, AI Spending Spree Could Deal 'Lethal' Blow To Meta, Warns Lawrence McDonald

Lawrence McDonald, founder of the Bear Traps Report, issued a stark warning on Monday about Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), writing on X: “Imagine (Zuck) losing billions on a metaverse bet, and then going all in AI capex? Testosterone can be lethal.”

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Mark Zuckerberg says that those not wearing AI smart glasses in the future will be at a 'pretty significant cognitive disadvantage'

During Meta's earnings calls, Mark Zuckerberg intimated that not having smart glasses would put people at a disadvantage compared with those who do.

Mark Zuckerberg says anyone not wearing AI glasses in the future will be at a disadvantage

Zuckerberg said immersive smart glasses could bring the idea of the metaverse to fruition.

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Microsoft Teams revives the Metaverse with Immersive Events: Here's what to expect

A new immersive events feature in Microsoft Teams lets users meet in virtual spaces from a PC, Mac, or Meta Quest headset.

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Titanic’s final moments recreated in metaverse VR experience

The metaverse allows visitors to a new London exhibition to experience one of the most famous stories of the Titanic in VR — survivors reported that the orchestra continued to play, even as the ship was sinking.

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The Guardian - UK

Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse

Cigarettes and vapes are being smuggled into virtual spaces beyond the reach of regulation, creating a new battleground for health campaigners

Meta's Metaverse Dreams Tested By New ByteDance Swan Goggles

Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse empire is under siege as ByteDance, TikTok's parent, storms the mixed reality (MR) arena with its Swan goggles.

The Guardian - UK

Meta to announce $15bn investment in bid to achieve computerised ‘superintelligence’

Mark Zuckerberg expected to announce Meta will buy 49% stake in Scale AI as race to dominate AI market speeds up

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Misogyny in the metaverse: is Mark Zuckerberg’s dream world a no-go area for women?

Graphic sexual content, bullying, abuse and threats of violence are rife in the metaverse – and the NSPCC says a huge proportion of online grooming offences take place on Meta-owned products. Is it too late to change course?

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6 Ways Criminals Are Using Crypto—and Getting Away With It

Cryptocurrency was once hailed as a revolutionary force for financial freedom, decentralization, and anonymity. In many ways, it has lived up to that hype, empowering individuals to take control of their money without the need for banks or governments. But there’s a darker side to crypto’s evolution, one that has…

BCG leader calls for optimism amid AI doom and gloom, and says enabling young people to ‘build and shape the future’ is key

“Children should be encouraged to play with robots, experiment with AI, and learn in the metaverse,” says Leila Hoteit.

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Spent Over $60 Billion Quietly Creating a New ‘Massive Economy’ Worth What ‘Could Be Trillions’

Despite Mark Zuckerberg's ambitious 2022 vision of a billion people engaging in commerce within the metaverse by the end of the decade, Meta has made progress but remains far from this goal.

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