Coined in 1992 by science fiction author Neal Stephenson, the relatively obscure term exploded in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly after Facebook rebranded as Meta in October 2021 ...

The average time for government to wake up to threats has shrunk dramatically. Government must have taken nigh on a generation to ascertain that digital connectivity was going to upend society and it ...

The Metaverse has become firmly cemented into public consciousness – it was ranked second in the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2022 Word of The Year. But what actually is it? Does it even exist yet? And ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The first digitally native newswire, restoring trust in the news. But experts and institutions vary in their definition of the ...

The metaverse… can you tell me exactly what it is? We are told repeatedly that the metaverse is “the future of the internet.” Some say it’s hyper-real video games; others say it is a new way to ...

The metaverse will become a reality, but we still don't know what people actually want, Vitalik Buterin says Existing corporate attempts to create metaverse therefore won't succeed, he adds Get Matt ...

The metaverse is quickly expanding, but its meaning remains unclear. Until an agreement on a definition of “metaverse” is reached, efforts to manage the technology development and related public ...

The consumer metaverse, exemplified by immersive games, new shopping experiences and the explosion of VR goggles, is the more visible, hyped side of the metaverse. But there may be far more money to ...

Whether the future metaverse will be open and interoperable—and whether it will be primarily built with blockchain technology—remains to be seen. That’s why an array of crypto builders and firms ...

Digital land purchased in an online environment. Land is the common metaverse property; however, any digital asset that is purchased in an online game or virtual world may be called a metaverse ...

The metaverse is quickly expanding, but its meaning remains unclear. Until an agreement on a definition of “metaverse” is reached, efforts to manage the technology development and related public ...