Tag: metaverse
Zuckerberg hypes eye contact breakthrough
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed the company’s next VR (virtual reality) headset would launch in October, promoting the device on improved social...
Apple excluded from Big Tech Metaverse group
Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and other tech giants that joined the trend of creating virtual worlds have formed a group of metaverse creators, and left Apple out.
The...
Metaverse to contribute $40 billion to sub-Saharan Africa’s economy in 10...
The expansive network of digital spaces, Metaverse, has been projected to contribute no less than $40 billion to the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) of...
Vatican announces metaverse plans
The Vatican has announced its plans to enter the metaverse through a strategic partnership with tech company Sensorium.
The aim of this public-private partnership is...
MTN buys digital land on Metaverse platform to drive Ambition 2025
Africa's biggest telecom operator and digital platform player, MTN Group has gone on record as the first telecom company on the continent to have...
Lenovo plans intensified mobile push, metaverse move
Lenovo, touted as the fastest growing major smartphone vendor in the closing months of 2021, has outlined plans to launch devices in new markets...
META builds digital voice assistant
Facebook parent Meta Platforms is building a digital voice assistant to help people interact hands-free with physical devices, such as the company’s Portal video-calling device...
Facebook acquires Meta Finance Trademark for US$60 million
Facebook has closed a $60 million deal to purchase the trademark assets of Meta Financial Group after the social media giant renamed its company...
WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Facebook Apps start showing ‘Meta’ branding
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and other Facebook apps have started showing the company's new ‘Meta' branding on both Android and iOS devices.
The update...
Microsoft also downplays Facebook’s metaverse hype
Microsoft President Brad Smith has subtly joined top tech executives downplaying Facebook's metaverse, saying that the technology sector needs to compromise with regulators and...