Metaverse

How the metaverse can revolutionise education

The utilisation of a virtual and fully-engaging digital environment has the potential to change the education sector. 

Has Metaverse lost its appeal to the VR mongers?

Despite the hype and flashy demos, the metaverse has not taken off as expected, and some have even questioned if it is dead with the rise of AI programs such as ChatGPT.

Web 3.0 and the changing business models

Web 3.0 is an upcoming technology ecosystem which is evolving fast and has the potential to change business models significantly. As the third generation of the world wide web (WWW), it facilitates the metaverse and cryptocurrency while laying emphasis on ownership of data.

The Napoleons of Big Tech

Business history is full of executives going rogue with corporate funds.

Meta’s Metaverse Division incurs losses in billions

The stock price of Facebook’s parent company Meta took a nosedive after the social media giant announced a mixed third-quarterly earnings report yesterday. The highlight of the report includes eyebrow-raising $3.7 bn dollar losses in its futuristic Metaverse division.

Big Tech and our right to know

The right to know doesn’t end with the existence of a law.

UAE to launch economy ministry in the metaverse

The United Arab Emirates has recently announced a virtual economy ministry to be set up inside the metaverse. The project is to be launched at Dubai's Museum of the Future.

ViewSonic launches line of gaming monitors for Bangladesh in virtual launch in the metaverse

ViewSonic recently made its debut in the metaverse by virtually launching its latest gaming monitors and display products in Bangladesh.

Following years of accusations, Facebook-owner Meta publishes first human rights report

Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar.

May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022

VR avatar’s sexual assault in Metaverse: What to blame now?

The incident of sexual assault on the virtual avatar of a female Betatester for Meta’s Horizon World might be baffling to some, and difficult to grasp for others, but for many others, it is a simple demonstration of what social scientists and activists have been saying for years. Sexual assault is never a survivor’s fault, only the perpetrators.

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