With roots in gaming and entertainment, the metaverse is gaining fresh attention as organizations in a variety of sectors explore its expansive possibilities. Offering virtual spaces where users can ...

In October 2024, FINRA released its blueprint for the securities industry’s use of the metaverse — the metaverse report. The metaverse, often framed as “the next evolution of today’s internet,” is a ...

What failed as consumer hype is reemerging as infrastructure for AI agents, autonomous transactions, and machine-to-machine ...

The industrial metaverse is more than a futuristic concept—it’s already transforming how businesses design, operate and scale physical systems in virtual environments. By blending digital twins, AI ...

After changing its name and going all-in on virtual reality, Meta is scaling back its metaverse operations. But that could be ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec While the metaverse is often seen as a joke in 2025 because of low user counts and poor ...

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for ...

When Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook as Meta in 2021, he estimated the metaverse could reach a billion people over a decade. Not long after, Bill Gates predicted that within two or three years ...

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While the metaverse is often seen as a joke in 2025 because of low user counts and poor financial performance (take Meta's Reality Labs division and its continued losses, estimated by Statista at $70 ...