Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. With Crypto back in the news, interest in the Metaverse, ignored for the ...

When Disney shut down its metaverse division on March 28, 2023, the end of the 50-person division was interpreted as doom for the metaverse, the over-hyped universe of virtual worlds that are all ...

In the three years since Mark Zuckerberg bet Facebook's future on the metaverse in 2021, he couldn't have predicted AI would steal the spotlight. While pundits continue to declare the death of ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More It’s now two years since Facebook changed its name to Meta, ushering in a ...

Meta Platforms started 2026 by laying off around 1,500 employees in its Reality Labs division, a move that highlights the fading glow of its metaverse dreams amid billions in losses and a clear shift ...

Gaming within Meta's Reality Labs division is getting more attention and resources as the company continues to reorganize during what Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed the "Year of Efficiency." Teams ...

IT’S NIGHTTIME, and you’re in a forest of tall trees and glowing mushrooms. There are others with you in this particular clearing, which appears to be lit up by fireflies. Before you can get your ...

(ticker: META) in October 2021, many investors began to realize just how transformative the metaverse could be. The metaverse ...

With the demise of "Rec Room" and Meta's cutback in "Horizon Worlds," two prominent chapters of VR history are ending. What caused their failure?

Disney just infused $1.5 billion to keep the metaverse dream alive. The corporate announcement avoided using the word metaverse. But the money is going to Epic Games, whose CEO, Tim Sweeney, has been ...