Zuckerberg says WhatsApp business chat will drive sales sooner than metaverse

Zuckerberg says WhatsApp business chat will drive sales sooner than metaverse

The WhatsApp icon is seen on an iPhone in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 15, 2018. | Photo Credit: AP Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday that WhatsApp and Messenger would drive the company’s next wave of sales growth, as he sought to assuage concerns about Meta’s finances after its first […]

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Apple’s mixed-reality headset could launch next March for 00

Apple’s mixed-reality headset could launch next March for $2000

After spending years developing its mixed-reality headset, Apple could finally start mass production of the device in March 2023. Sources told DigiTimes Asia that the headset could enter production early next year, with the device reportedly costing over $2000. The publication claim Apple supplier Pegatron will mass-produce the device at the end of the first […]

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Meta needs to slash Metaverse spending to ‘get mojo back,’ shareholder says

Meta needs to slash Metaverse spending to ‘get mojo back,’ shareholder says

About a year after Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms Inc. to highlight its new focus on the metaverse, long-term shareholder Altimeter Capital Management has called on the company to rein in its spending on the bet. Meta has lost focus and its shares are underperforming peers, Brad Gerstner, chief executive officer of the […]

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Meta’s Horizon Worlds app losing users and falling short of goals, report says

Meta’s Horizon Worlds app losing users and falling short of goals, report says

Meta’s flagship Metaverse app Horizon Worlds has been struggling to gain new users,  The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. The publication, which reviewed internal documents, reveal Meta had initially targeted 500,000 monthly active users by year’s end, later it revised the goal to 280,000. The current figure is less than 200,000 now, according to the […]

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‘Legs’ finally coming to Meta’s Horizon Worlds avatars? Well, the demo was a sham

‘Legs’ finally coming to Meta’s Horizon Worlds avatars? Well, the demo was a sham

Avatars are a key part of the metaverse and Meta is one of the many tech companies which is betting big on these. But one critical element has been missing from the 3D avatars in Meta’s Horizon World: legs. Yes, while your avatar in Meta’s virtual Horizon World has a face and upper body, the […]

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Inside Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles

Inside Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles

Last October, when Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, announced that the company would change its name to Meta and become a “metaverse company,” he sketched a vision of a utopian future many years off in which billions of people would inhabit immersive digital environments for hours on end, working, socializing and playing games […]

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Apple chief Tim Cook: ‘Life without AR would soon be unthinkable’

Apple chief Tim Cook: ‘Life without AR would soon be unthinkable’

Over the last several days, Apple CEO Tim Cook has been travelling across various European countries. One of the stops was the University of Naples Federico II, where Cook was awarded an honorary degree in Innovation and International Management. After receiving the degree, he spoke to Dutch news outlet Bright about the future of augmented […]

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Metaform and XP&DLand announces Durga Puja celebrations to the Metaverse

Metaform and XP&DLand announces Durga Puja celebrations to the Metaverse

Metaform and XP&DLand has announced MetaPujo, the iconic Durga Puja celebrations of Kolkata to the Metaverse. This Pujo season, the iconic and popular Ahiritola Sarbojanin, Deshapriya Park, Ballygunge Cultural and Tala Prattay pandals will be accessible through 3D twins on the Metaverse. “The worlds of digital and real life are colliding, where we will constantly […]

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8 things you can’t do in the metaverse: A look into this new virtual world

8 things you can’t do in the metaverse: A look into this new virtual world

The metaverse is a new virtual world that has taken the Internet by storm. It’s a collaborative, computer-generated environment where users can explore and interact with digital avatars of other real people. The metaverse (also known as the virtual reality, virtual universe, or cyberworld) is somewhat similar to games like Second Life and other online […]

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MeitY, Meta launch programme to support 40 startups

MeitY, Meta launch programme to support 40 startups

The Ministry of Electronics and IT’s (MeitY’s) Startup Hub Tuesday signed an agreement with social media giant Meta to launch an accelerator programme to offer grants to startups building services for the metaverse, a digital world which is a combination of virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) accessed through a browser or headset. The […]

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