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Meta is reportedly cooling on the metaverse with planned 30% cuts in its virtual reality research department, Reality Labs, which shareholders seemingly support.

With the DIO model, everyday users become active infrastructure providers, enabling low-latency delivery of AI-generated and XR content across a decentralized network.

MahaKumbh 2025 showcased India’s metaverse potential, merging spiritual traditions with immersive technologies. India is on a unique path toward a culturally rooted digital revolution.

Yat Siu outlines the evolution of Web3 and the open metaverse since 2023, examining digital ownership, economic opportunities and the growth of DAOs, cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

A DePIN platform leverages spatial streaming technology to democratize access to the 3D internet and enable AI-driven digital experiences.

The tech is still experimental, but its implications could change how users view reality.

Meta is reportedly working on a new pair of mixed-reality glasses in a bid to upset the Apple Vision Pro’s dominance in the augmented-reality wearable market. 

There’s more to the metaverse than hardware, and Mark Zuckerberg appears to be learning that lesson the hard way.

Creators can build out massively multiplayer games and social spaces using the in-world VR user interface.

Research indicates a secure, biometrically verified digital twin will need to be developed in order for the metaverse to work.

The metaverse is dead, long live the metaverse.

The growing malaise for metaverse hype is reminiscent of the AI sector directly before the launch of GPT-3.

Despite Q1 company earnings rising 27% year-over-year, Reality Labs will have to cut costs.

Meta is seeking an expert to lead its AI metaverse vision, though a regulator has prohibited the company from using personal data from Brazilians to train its AI.

The initial metaverse hype may have come and gone, but the potential of the virtual space remains. A project called Bluemoon is forging a new path: taking a cross-platform, user-first approach to delivering metaverse experiences for brands and creators to connect and monetize.