Big Tech could gain much more personal data on you in the immersive metaverse — and use it to inform its algorithms and advertising partners.

Experts say when AR glasses replace cell phones in 10 years, there'll be a turning point in the metaverse — "and it will not be good for humanity."

The metaverse is getting hotter. Not hot, like a delicious meal or a Finnish sauna. This mostly fictional, virtual world is getting hot like a real estate market. Because lately, it is one.

The metaverse may represent an over $1 trillion annual revenue market opportunity, crypto investment giant Grayscale said in a report, without specifying the timeline.

Six-month-old Archie was born with a condition where the growth lines in his skull had fused too early. His parents needed to make a difficult decision - opt for the risks of surgery, or let nature take its course with the physical and psychological impacts which could follow. But thanks to a pioneering new technology, Amanda and Judd Michnowiec were able to see what the changes would be beforehand, in virtual reality.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse is no utopian vision — it's another opportunity for Big Tech to colonize our lives in the name of profit.

Apple's development of its rumored augmented reality (AR) headset is beginning to mirror the period before the launch of the Apple Watch,...

Everyone is blabbing about the metaverse. But what does this future digital world look like? WSJ’s Joanna Stern checked into a hotel and strapped on a virtual-reality headset for the day. She went to work meetings, hung out with new avatar friends and attended virtual shows. Photo illustration: Tammy Lian/The Wall Street Journal

Facebook, now called Meta, is not the only entity currently working to develop its metaverse. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced its intention to create Metaverse Seoul.

Meta's all encompassing metaverse will require people to... actually buy VR headsets and future AR gear.

Also, an analyst says the headset will support Wi-Fi 6E.

Facebook, which today changed its name to Meta just for fun, is making changes to its virtual reality division to match its rebrand. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth announced that the company would transition away from the Oculus branding beginning in 2022.

Facebook Inc plans to create 10,000 jobs in the European Union over the next five years, the social media giant said on Monday, to help build the so-called metaverse - an online world where people can use different devices to move and communicate in a virtual environment.

The move will make it easier to modify or repurpose the device instead of killing it altogether.

Valve could have a second VR headset in development with a standalone design similar to what’s currently offered by Facebook’s lineup of Oculus Quest headsets. Evidence for the new headset was brought to light by YouTuber Brad Lynch. He found multiple references in Valve’s SteamVR code to a device codenamed “Deckard” which he then cross-referenced against the company’s recent patent applications.

Global Tel Link Corporation says the system would allow an inmate to "for a brief time, imagine himself outside or away from the controlled environment."

Virtual reality has come on leaps and bounds over the past few years. Whether we’re talking about the capabilities of the VR tech itself, its price, or the VR games now available to us, there’s no question that virtual reality has improved. While the Valve Index is still pricey, there are plenty of great budget options now available. The Oculus Quest 2 can be bought for a humble $300, and it’s a damn good headset by all technical standards.

Apple now seems to be up for a custom chip for it’s rumored upcoming AR/VR headset. This chip is an SoC, this will require Apple to offload a few processor-heavy tasks to the device it’s connected to (like an iPhone or Mac). However, this chip sends and receives data, compresses or decompressed videos as per needs though being wireless. Thus, it’s gonna do a great job in streaming data, rather than putting the whole load of heavy processing on the headset. Apple has started working with this wit

This is ByteDance's first foray in VR.

Felix & Paul Studio filmed 3D, 360-degree spacewalk scenes outside the International Space Station.