Meta's open-source ImageBind AI aims to mimic human perceptionImageBind could eventually lead to leaps forward in accessibility and creating mixed reality environments.By W. Shanklin, 05.10.2023
Meta's Horizon Worlds is opening to young teens in the US and CanadaThere are safety controls for younger VR users.By J. Fingas, 04.19.2023
Meta now owns VR fitness company WithinThe acquisition had been hotly contested for years.By J. Fingas, 02.09.2023
Microsoft will shut down AltspaceVR on March 10thThe announcement comes after the company said it would lay off 10,000 employees.By I. Bonifacic, 01.22.2023
Meta buys smart lensmaker Luxexcel to further AR ambitionsThe social media giant throws more money at the metaverse. By I. Bonifacic, 01.01.2023
How the tech titans crashed head-first into realityIt'll always get you, in the end.By D. Cooper, 12.21.2022
How Meta flunked its first year as a metaverse companyMeta finishes its first full year as a “metaverse company" in a much worse place than it started.By K. Bell, 12.20.2022
Meta reconfirms its commitment to the metaverseIt will devote 20 percent of spending to Reality Labs next year. By S. Dent, 12.20.2022
Epic Games rolls out limited accounts to protect young 'Fortnite' and 'Fall Guys' playersIt says 'cabined accounts' offer a 'new way for kids to join the metaverse.'By K. Holt, 12.07.2022
Sony steps into the Metaverse with the 'Mocopi' motion tracking systemThe $358 device translates your body's movements onto a metaverse avatar.By S. Dent, 11.29.2022
Meta is hosting a 'hyper-realistic' VR Notorious B.I.G. concertThe event will feature a hyper-realistic avatar of the late rapper. By M. Moon, 11.17.2022
Nike's big push into the blockchain starts with '.Swoosh'The platform will help you create and collect virtual goods.By J. Fingas, 11.14.2022
Meta says it will lose even more money on the metaverse in 2023Facebook's parent company continues to lose money on Reality Labs.By K. Bell, 10.27.2022
Questions Meta needs to answer about the metaverse at ConnectZuckerberg can start by explaining the metaverse again.By K. Bell, 10.10.2022
Meta accounts and Horizon profiles arrive today, freeing Quest headsets from FacebookCurrent users will need both by 2023 to continue using their devices. By I. Bonifacic, 08.24.2022
Mark Zuckerberg promises ‘major updates’ to Horizon avatars after his is widely mockedZuckerberg said Meta's headsets are 'capable of much more.'By K. Bell, 08.20.2022
Tinder scales back its plans for dating in the metaverseThe company is also losing its CEO and rethinking in-app currency.By J. Fingas, 08.03.2022
Meta's revenue shrank for the first time in its historyAnd Meta's Reality Labs cost the company almost $3 billion last quarter.By N. Ingraham, 07.28.2022
Meta Quest headsets will soon no longer need a Facebook loginVR users will instead need a new Meta account and Meta Horizon profile.By K. Holt, 07.08.2022