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Making the Metaverse

Facebook Parent Meta Is Opening Its First Store. Here's What It's Like Inside

Facebook Parent Meta Is Opening Its First Store. Here's What It's Like Inside

The 1,550-square-foot space is part of the company's campus in Burlingame, California.

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The Metaverse Isn't a Destination. It's a Metaphor

The Metaverse Isn't a Destination. It's a Metaphor

Is this the hype peak of the metaverse? Or are we seeing something emerge that's been evolving for a long time?

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How the Game Industry Is Charging Into the Metaverse

How the Game Industry Is Charging Into the Metaverse

The video game industry has been playing with the idea of digital worlds for decades.

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Shopping in the Metaverse Could Be More Fun Than You Think

Gucci, Dyson and other big brands are experimenting with immersive virtual experiences.
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How the Game Industry Is Charging Into the Metaverse

The video game industry has been playing with the idea of digital worlds for decades.
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The Metaverse Isn't a Destination. It's a Metaphor

Is this the hype peak of the metaverse? Or are we seeing something emerge that's been evolving for a long time?
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The Metaverse Will Need a Lot of Explaining in 2022. Here's a First Draft

CNET's Scott Stein and Brian Cooley have a lot more interesting questions than pat answers.
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Why 2022 Could Be the Year to Create Your Avatar and Join the Metaverse

Meta, Sony and Apple could reshape the way we think about the metaverse, but they won't be the only companies working on it.
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Harassment in VR Poses a Real Problem for Meta's Metaverse

Social VR can be fun. It can also be toxic.
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Facebook to Meta: A new name but the same old problems

Plagued by scandals, Facebook rebrands itself as Meta. The tech giant still must earn back our trust.
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Facebook goes Meta: What is the metaverse and why is Big Tech obsessed?

Facebook is going "meta," but what does that even mean?
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