The Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF offers exposure to companies advancing the metaverse, spanning infrastructure, software, and user interface technologies. METV is a capital appreciation vehicle, ...

So I was recently hanging out on a packed floor at a video game conference here in Los Angeles, when I entered this totally alternate reality. I'm surrounded by blackness but also huge company logos ...

After betting heavily on the metaverse—and spending many billions building it—Meta recently pivoted hard.

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

Meta spent about $90B on metaverse projects, yet mainstream users stayed away. VR offices did not beat Teams or Zoom ...

The metaverse has evolved as a revolutionary paradigm in the digital realm in conjunction with augmented-reality (AR), virtual-reality (VR) and extended-reality (XR) technologies. The interplay ...

Smart operations is clearly where the future lies when it comes to manufacturing. Already manufacturers have invested large amounts into key technologies that enable smart operations: IoT sensors, ...

Meta has announced that its social virtual world, Horizon Worlds, will shift toward a mobile-first experience, loosening its ties to the Quest virtual reality headset line. The decision, confirmed ...

The start of 2026 delivered the final nail in the coffin for the metaverse, the digital world once hailed by Mark Zuckerberg as the future of human interaction. After putting all his eggs in this one ...

Neil Stephenson introduced the metaverse as a concept in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, where he depicted it as a digital realm where users, represented by avatars, engage in a simulated reality.