The metaverse is supposed to be the future, so it’s got the world buzzing with excitement. Hilariously, though, the prominence of the “futuristic” buzzword has caused old footage of digital worlds to ...

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an ...

Horizon Worlds has seen a precipitous drop in its user base over the last year, and teens could be the solution—but only if they're interested. Reading time 2 minutes Nothing has been more of a ...

A social virtual reality platform from Meta Platforms. Launched in 2021 and formerly Facebook Horizon, Horizon Worlds is touted as the next-generation social platform because it combines social ...

Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey and Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal are concerned over Meta's move to open Horizon World to users as young as 13. Reading time 2 minutes After reports ...

As of this week, teens can join Meta Horizon Worlds with safeguards in place to help protect young users from some of the risks associated with virtual reality. I’ll have more on that later, but first ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. According to a report by The Verge, Meta’s Horizon Worlds metaverse app is so dreadful, even the people making it don’t want to use it. So if you woke ...

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Fewer people than Meta had hoped are checking out the VR platform, and users aren't sticking around long, says a report that cites internal Meta documents. Ed is a many-year veteran of the writing and ...

I’m not sure how much louder an alarm bell could be, signaling that Mark Zuckberg’s metaverse is losing, rather than gaining steam. A new report from the Wall Street Journal says that Horizon Worlds, ...