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Is the Metaverse Really the Future of Work?
- Tuesday October 25, 2022
- The Conversation
Meta's vision of the metaverse includes people using the company's wearable technology for work, in addition to the company's main metaverse product, a virtual reality playground called Horizon Worlds. The Facebook parent firm is also working with Microsoft to make available virtual versions of the latter's business software, such as Office and Tea...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Parent Meta Asked by Shareholder to Cut Jobs, Spending in Open Letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg
- Tuesday October 25, 2022
- Reuters
Meta shareholder Altimter said on Monday that the Facebook parent needs to cut jobs and spending, as the firm has lost investor confidence as it ramped up spending and pivoted to the metaverse. The hedge fund, which has a 0.1 percent stake in the company said that huge investments "in an unknown future is super-sized and terrifying, even by Silicon...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Built AI That Translates Spoken-Only Language Under Universal Speech Translator Project
- Wednesday October 19, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Meta on Wednesday said that it built an artificial intelligence system that translates Hokkien into English even though the Taiwanese language lacks a standard written form. The Silicon Valley tech titan that owns Facebook and Instagram billed the work at its Universal Speech Translator project as an effort to enable users from around the world to ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Parent Meta to Launch Metaverse Academy, Aims to Train 100 Students in First Year
- Monday June 13, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Facebook parent Meta will launch a Metaverse Academy for the upcoming academic year in collaboration with a French digital training firm. The academy will teach 3D world and interactions in the virtual universes.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Platforms Announces Physical Retail Store to Help Customers Experience the Metaverse
- Tuesday April 26, 2022
- Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee
Meta Platforms is set to open its first physical store where shoppers can try out and buy virtual reality headsets and other VR gear as the company plots a course to take its idea of the 'metaverse' mainstream.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Tells Advertisers Mixed Reality Still a Few Years Away
- Saturday February 19, 2022
- Reuters
Facebook parent Meta has told advertising agencies that mixed reality — the technology that merges the physical and digital worlds — could be a few years away.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Meta, Metamates, Me": Mark Zuckerberg Updates Facebook's Values
- Wednesday February 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg laid out revamped company values Tuesday, urging workers to be "Metamates" who treat one another with respect and look to the future.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Adds 'Personal Boundary' Feature to Horizon After Reports of Virtual World Sexual Harassment
- Saturday February 5, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Meta introduced a new ‘personal boundary’ on Friday after reports of sexual harassment in the Horizon Worlds metaverse raised questions about the VR experience.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Reports Lesser-Than-Expected 1.93 Billion Daily Active Users in Q4 2021, Meta Profit Slips
- Thursday February 3, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Facebook-parent Meta delivered a gloomy mix of a sharper-than-expected drop in profit, a decrease in users and threats to its advertisement business that plunged shares some 22 percent in after-hours trading.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Metaverse Pioneers Unimpressed by Facebook Rebrand
- Monday November 1, 2021
- Reuters
Early adopters of the virtual worlds known as the metaverse criticised Facebook's rebranding as an attempt to capitalise on growing buzz over a concept that it did not create.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Why Does Mark Zuckerberg Have BBQ Sauce On Bookshelf? Internet Is Curious
- Saturday October 30, 2021
- Edited by NDTV Food Desk
As Mark Zuckerberg announced the name change of Facebook, his choice of decor caught the attention of many social media users.
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food.ndtv.com
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Facebook Changes Its Name To 'Meta' In Rebranding Exercise
- Friday October 29, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Facebook changed its parent company name to "Meta" on Thursday as the tech giant tries to move past being a scandal-plagued social network to its virtual reality vision for the future.
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www.ndtv.com
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Facebook Shifts Focus on Metaverse Division, to Spend About $10 Billion This Year
- Wednesday October 27, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
Facebook plans to invest $10 billion (roughly Rs. 74,963 crore) this year on its metaverse division — named Facebook Reality Labs — tasked with creating augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) hardware, software, and content.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook to Invest $50 Million to Build the 'Metaverse' in Responsible Manner
- Tuesday September 28, 2021
- Reuters
Facebook will invest $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) to partner with organisations to responsibly build the so-called metaverse — a digital world where people can use different devices to move and communicate in a virtual environment.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Is the Metaverse Really the Future of Work?
- Tuesday October 25, 2022
- The Conversation
Meta's vision of the metaverse includes people using the company's wearable technology for work, in addition to the company's main metaverse product, a virtual reality playground called Horizon Worlds. The Facebook parent firm is also working with Microsoft to make available virtual versions of the latter's business software, such as Office and Tea...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Parent Meta Asked by Shareholder to Cut Jobs, Spending in Open Letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg
- Tuesday October 25, 2022
- Reuters
Meta shareholder Altimter said on Monday that the Facebook parent needs to cut jobs and spending, as the firm has lost investor confidence as it ramped up spending and pivoted to the metaverse. The hedge fund, which has a 0.1 percent stake in the company said that huge investments "in an unknown future is super-sized and terrifying, even by Silicon...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Built AI That Translates Spoken-Only Language Under Universal Speech Translator Project
- Wednesday October 19, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Meta on Wednesday said that it built an artificial intelligence system that translates Hokkien into English even though the Taiwanese language lacks a standard written form. The Silicon Valley tech titan that owns Facebook and Instagram billed the work at its Universal Speech Translator project as an effort to enable users from around the world to ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Parent Meta to Launch Metaverse Academy, Aims to Train 100 Students in First Year
- Monday June 13, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Facebook parent Meta will launch a Metaverse Academy for the upcoming academic year in collaboration with a French digital training firm. The academy will teach 3D world and interactions in the virtual universes.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Platforms Announces Physical Retail Store to Help Customers Experience the Metaverse
- Tuesday April 26, 2022
- Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee
Meta Platforms is set to open its first physical store where shoppers can try out and buy virtual reality headsets and other VR gear as the company plots a course to take its idea of the 'metaverse' mainstream.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Tells Advertisers Mixed Reality Still a Few Years Away
- Saturday February 19, 2022
- Reuters
Facebook parent Meta has told advertising agencies that mixed reality — the technology that merges the physical and digital worlds — could be a few years away.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Meta, Metamates, Me": Mark Zuckerberg Updates Facebook's Values
- Wednesday February 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg laid out revamped company values Tuesday, urging workers to be "Metamates" who treat one another with respect and look to the future.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Adds 'Personal Boundary' Feature to Horizon After Reports of Virtual World Sexual Harassment
- Saturday February 5, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Meta introduced a new ‘personal boundary’ on Friday after reports of sexual harassment in the Horizon Worlds metaverse raised questions about the VR experience.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Reports Lesser-Than-Expected 1.93 Billion Daily Active Users in Q4 2021, Meta Profit Slips
- Thursday February 3, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
Facebook-parent Meta delivered a gloomy mix of a sharper-than-expected drop in profit, a decrease in users and threats to its advertisement business that plunged shares some 22 percent in after-hours trading.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Metaverse Pioneers Unimpressed by Facebook Rebrand
- Monday November 1, 2021
- Reuters
Early adopters of the virtual worlds known as the metaverse criticised Facebook's rebranding as an attempt to capitalise on growing buzz over a concept that it did not create.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Why Does Mark Zuckerberg Have BBQ Sauce On Bookshelf? Internet Is Curious
- Saturday October 30, 2021
- Edited by NDTV Food Desk
As Mark Zuckerberg announced the name change of Facebook, his choice of decor caught the attention of many social media users.
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food.ndtv.com
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Facebook Changes Its Name To 'Meta' In Rebranding Exercise
- Friday October 29, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Facebook changed its parent company name to "Meta" on Thursday as the tech giant tries to move past being a scandal-plagued social network to its virtual reality vision for the future.
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www.ndtv.com
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Facebook Shifts Focus on Metaverse Division, to Spend About $10 Billion This Year
- Wednesday October 27, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
Facebook plans to invest $10 billion (roughly Rs. 74,963 crore) this year on its metaverse division — named Facebook Reality Labs — tasked with creating augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) hardware, software, and content.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook to Invest $50 Million to Build the 'Metaverse' in Responsible Manner
- Tuesday September 28, 2021
- Reuters
Facebook will invest $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) to partner with organisations to responsibly build the so-called metaverse — a digital world where people can use different devices to move and communicate in a virtual environment.
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www.gadgets360.com