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Mark Zuckerberg says 'A.I. agents" are coming

In Meta's Q1 earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg fights back against claims the company is abandoning the metaverse.

Fortune

Meta reports surprisingly strong quarter one earnings after restructuring hiccups

The company posted $28.10bn in revenue and appears to be shifting focus away from the metaverse to artificial intelligence

The Guardian - US

Tuvalu's 'backup plan' to create a digital twin in the metaverse

Tuvalu says the impacts of climate change have forced it to create a digital copy of itself in the metaverse. But in the real world, not everyone's convinced.

ABC News

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Children have been interacting in the metaverse for years – what parents need to know about keeping them safe

The metaverse sounds like it could be a scary place. Recent headlines have highlighted the dangers to children of the metaverse – a generic term for the range of online virtual worlds, developed by different tech companies, in which users can interact. Children’s charities have raised concerns about its potential…

The Conversation

‘Metaverse Dream’: new book asks where virtual worlds will take us next

A new book by Assouline, ‘Metaverse Dream’, suggests we'll spend a decade of our lives in the metaverse. But will it take us on holiday?

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This Week in the Metaverse: 'Final Fantasy' creator Square Enix’s Web3 partnership shows blockchain gaming ripe with potential

Unlike some gaming companies that have distanced themselves from NFTs, Square Enix has doubled down on blockchain gaming with its recent collaboration with PC game launcher Elixir.

Fortune

Meta opens its Horizon Worlds VR metaverse to teenagers

Meta has introduced ‘a robust set of age-appropriate protections and safety defaults’ to make the platform safer for younger users

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Mark Zuckerberg’s year of efficiency takes another turn as he joins McDonald’s and Google by laying off thousands in the metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg continues to streamline the tech giant with a round of (remote) layoffs, though experts suggest they're not always cost-effective.

Fortune

Meta finally realizes the Quest is for gaming, not for the Metaverse

Meta might be laying off more people across the company but its gaming divisions are said to be safe from the turmoil.

Android Central

Meta was warned not to let teens into Horizon Worlds, but it’s doing it anyway

Lawmakers and child advocates say Zuckerberg’s metaverse move is exploitative and dangerous.

Fortune

PUBG developer's NFT metaverse platform is coming this year and still sounds like nonsense

Oh great.

PC Gamer

Should young teenagers be allowed in the metaverse?

A group of US and UK advocates have urged Facebook’s parent company Meta to block children from its virtual reality platform, warning that they could be exposed to inappropriate content, harassment and bullying.

The Week

If there's one thing AI has done for us, it's killed Zuck's metaverse

We don't need to talk about the metaverse.

PC Gamer

The latest trends in video games from the 2023 global Game Developers Conference

San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) – the global gathering of the greatest creative minds in the games industry – opened its doors for the second time since the pandemic in March 2023.

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Immersive Technology Lands in the Spotlight Via the Metaverse

Growth to take off as virtual interfaces transition from tech toys into tech tools

Fortune

This Week in the Metaverse: NFT.NYC showed how NFTs are transforming art and getting artists their well-earned share

The technology is leading to a renaissance of creative work—and artists getting paid.

Tribune News Service

Whatever happened to the Metaverse?

When you first glide into Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality app from Meta Platforms Inc., you’re greeted with a vivid cityscape and portals into worlds with labels like “adventure” and “comedy.” On a recent visit to the “adventure” world, I zoomed around a town in the Wild West toting a…

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Magic in the Metaverse

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Daily Mirror

Humans will be able to upload dead people on to a computer by 2024, expert claims

Metaverse scientist Dr Pratik Desai is urging people to regularly record their parents, elders and loved ones as a new technology may allow voices and video recordings to make dead people 'live forever'

Fortune

This Week in the Metaverse: NFT market jumps to $4.7 billion, Drone Racing League enters the chat, and Wildcard is hosting a public mint

The NFT market had a great first quarter, but with the rise of Blur and lower creator royalties many artists are questioning their futures.

Fortune

Three of Meta’s top execs—including Mark Zuckerberg—are now spending most of their time on A.I.

The company behind Facebook and Instagram has no plans to sign the proposal to temporarily ban the development of advanced A.I., the Reality Labs chief confirmed.

Inverse

6 Years Later, ‘Persona 5’ Remains the Best Heist Game Ever Made

The best RPG in recent memory also happens to be the best heist game ever made.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Eyes on Apple to Join Quest for the Metaverse

Apple fans are watching to see whether the iPhone-maker puts a culture-changing spin on virtual reality, even as rivals slow their march toward the metaverse. All eyes are on whether Apple will commit to releasing long-rumored VR or augmented reality (AR) "goggles" at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June,…

TechRadar

Tim Cook's vision for AR/VR is more boring than Meta's, but that's why it might work

Apple's Tim Cook is focused on the most practical AR/VR applications and that's why his version may be better than the Metaverse

Fortune

This week in the metaverse: Solana loses y00ts and DeGods collections, Argentina gets Web3 plane tickets, and Grimes launches NFTs

The move by y00ts and DeGods is a loss for the Solana blockchain, but SOL is still up roughly 100% since the start of the year after getting hammered post-FTX collapse.

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