Top news of the week: 31.10.2022.
Two Insiders Debate the Metaverse
A metaverse believer and a self-proclaimed metaverse ‘hater’ discuss where it’s all heading, if anywhere
Start Regulating the Metaverse Now, Researchers Tell French Leaders
A team of researchers commissioned by the French government said leaders should avoid previous mistakes made with the EU’s crypto rules when regulating the metaverse.
The Metaverse Moves Forward: VirZOOM’s New VR Motion Controls
As in the physical world, the best of the Metaverse won’t be seen from a chair This post plays off my earlier tease about something big coming from VirZOOM that will extend our technology ...
Metaverse Seems Poised to Spawn a New Economy, Says Activate CEO
Michael Wolf views the present as the time to invest in virtual worlds, he tells the WSJ Tech Live conference.
Facebook Parent Meta Misses Revenue Estimates for Metaverse Division in Q3, Expects Losses to Grow in 2023
Meta's revenue for the division came in at $285 million, down from $452 million in the second quarter.
Y’all really made Mark Zuckerberg defend himself to investors because of your memes
Zuckerberg mentioned those brutal memes about his metaverse avatar in a call with investors today, where he was pushed on his business plans.
Agenda
8:45 am -9:00 am PST Metaverse metamorphosis: the multi-phased journey of transformation from today's internet walled-gardens to the interoperable 3D open-worlds we deserve …
Meta’s metaverse wager is also a bet on founder control
Meta is not changing course even after shedding more than half of its value from 2021 highs amid public calls from investors for a course correction.