But now that metaverse hype has been replaced by the promise of agentic AI, Zuckerberg seems to be pivoting the company hard ...

Science fiction author Neal Stephenson, who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, has argued he and ...

Meta is scaling back its metaverse focus, cutting studios and head count at Reality Labs to prioritize artificial ...

Shifting from the metaverse should boost Meta's profits.

Though still refocusing on its mobile app, Meta will now continue to support Horizon Worlds' existing VR games as well.

RIP Horizon Worlds VR.

Meta announced changes that effectively leave Mr. Zuckerberg’s vision of an immersive digital world based in virtual reality ...

Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly scaled back the metaverse initiative at Meta, with a former employee claiming the company’s ...

Meta is backtracking on its plans to shut down the VR version of its metaverse. The company now plans to support Horizon ...

Neal Stephenson, the author who coined "metaverse," says Meta's $80 billion VR failure was largely self-inflicted. He argues ...

"We've built a lot of Fortnite modes, and in some cases we failed to build something awesome enough to attract and retain a ...

Is the story of a man with "eleven properties in the metaverse" (including a "beachfront villa in Horizon Worlds") whose net ...