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

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promises a unified metaverse, a seamless expanse of online 3D realms that work together regardless of what company built them. But if current tech industry trends are any ...

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 ...

There's only one life-giving product from Meta. Zuck just killed it.

What failed as consumer hype is reemerging as infrastructure for AI agents, autonomous transactions, and machine-to-machine ...

Neil Stephenson introduced the metaverse as a concept in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, where he depicted it as a digital realm where users, represented by avatars, engage in a simulated reality.

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Despite what pop culture and chronically online people might have told you, the metaverse ...

Reality Labs chief Andrew Bosworth spoke for the first time this week about the cuts in the VR division and explained Meta's ...

A version of this story will appear in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. It appears Meta may finally be ready to put the metaverse out of its misery.