Discover what is a metaverse. Explore its core infrastructure, current state, use cases, prospects, and ability to drive ...

With the demise of "Rec Room" and Meta's cutback in "Horizon Worlds," two prominent chapters of VR history are ending. What caused their failure?

In mid-2026, digital art courses are rapidly evolving, with a strong focus on AI integration, immersive technologies like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. With Crypto back in the news, interest in the Metaverse, ignored for the ...

Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended last week, with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division — about 10% of the unit’s staff — and shutting ...

The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed how many Canadians work. According to Statistics Canada, remote work rose to 40 per cent in April 2020 and fell to 18.7 per cent as of May 2024. While telework ...

Meta’s latest developer update delivers a quiet but major shift in strategy: the company is moving its metaverse ambitions away from virtual reality and focusing almost entirely on mobile experiences.

Though still refocusing on its mobile app, Meta will now continue to support Horizon Worlds' existing VR games as well. Now it seems as though Meta has partially reversed its decision, with CTO Andrew ...

Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds, the company's virtual reality social network, on June 15. The platform, originally designed for Quest VR headsets, will still be available on a mobile app. The ...

Meta announced a major update for its immersive virtual world, Horizon Worlds, on Thursday that will see it leave the metaverse behind. The tech giant said it’s shifting focus for Horizon Worlds to be ...