Virtual reality was once promised to be the future of not only video games, but social media. Is that future still possible? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Vishal Shah, VP of the Metaverse, to find out.

At the heart of the metaverse derangement was the persistent inflation of its definition. McKinsey & Company proclaimed in June 2022 that the metaverse could generate “up to $5 trillion in impact by ...

Mark Zuckerberg spent years insisting the metaverse was the next chapter of the internet, but the bill for that bet has finally come due. After roughly $70 billion in cumulative losses tied to virtual ...

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cortney is an expert in smartglasses, VR, AI, and the future of work. Just under three years later, Bloomberg is reporting that ...

As the Metaverse evolves beyond its early hype cycle, its real potential is becoming easier to see. Instead of standing alone, it’s increasingly tied to bigger shifts across tech, including advances ...

In a memo to employees earlier this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a vision for a near-future in which “personal [AI] superintelligence for everyone” forms “the beginning of a new era for ...

The word “metaverse” has been used so often in recent years that it can feel more like a buzzword than a concrete idea. Tech companies promise it will change how we work, learn, play, and even relate ...