The start of 2026 delivered the final nail in the coffin for the metaverse, the digital world once hailed by Mark Zuckerberg as the future of human interaction. After putting all his eggs in this one ...

The metaverse was supposed to be transformative. In March 2022, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called it “the next chapter of the internet overall.” Three years ago, Satya Nadella, CEO at Microsoft, wrote ...

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.

Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are scaling back their metaverse ambitions after accumulating over $80 billion in losses ...

Translucia is a Thailand-led metaverse initiative launched by T&B Media Global. It’s framed as a full virtual world where people can interact, attend experiences, and take part in commerce. For brands ...

Meta is scaling back its plans for a metaverse. The Mark Zuckerberg-led firm has announced that the company will be shutting ...

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 ...

A version of this story will appear in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Shares of the company formerly known as Facebook shot up 7% early Thursday in ...

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 ...

In the metaverse, building a virtual healthcare facility is no longer cost prohibitive. The virtual world represents an opportunity for the healthcare industry to create an accessible environment for ...