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Like it or not, the metaverse is coming, and it will be changing our modern-day lifestyle. Learn more in the article below.

Despite rumors saying Apple will release its long-rumored AR/VR headset at this year’s WWDC, a new report says it won’t appear until next year.

Broadcom is reportedly on the verge of receiving a major boost, thanks to Meta’s efforts to build out the necessary hardware to power the metaverse.

On the verge of Apple’s WWDC 2022, a new trademark finally offers a glimpse into Apple’s augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) plans.

Meta has informed employees it will be scaling back some of its hardware endeavors, although layoffs are not planned at this time.

Epic has received $2 billion from Sony and KIRKBI to help it invest in metaverse development, a major focus of game studios.

H2L Technologies has developed technology to allow users to experience real pain in response to their metaverse activities.

Qualcomm is increasing its investment in metaverse development, announcing the $100 million Snapdragon Metaverse Fund.

British bank HSBC is following JPMorgan’s example, claiming its stake on the metaverse with a land purchase.

Meta may be going all-in on the metaverse, but former Nintendo President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime isn’t a fan of its approach.

The metaverse — the convergence of virtual, augmented, and in-person reality — may be all the rage, but it needs faster internet speeds to succeed.

JPMorgan is a big believer in the metaverse, becoming the first bank to open an office it in.

Meta has announced it is introducing Personal Boundary for virtual reality, in an effort to prevent harassment in the metaverse.

Mozilla has announced it is killing off Firefox Reality, the company’s foray into virtual reality.

Less than two weeks after Microsoft announced it was purchasing Activision Blizzard, Sony has announced a deal to purchase Bungie.

Microsoft announced it is buying Activision Blizzard in a deal worth a whopping $68.7 billion.

Walmart is expanding its home delivery service to some 30 million US homes, and is hiring 3,000 drivers to accomplish its goal.

Microsoft and Qualcomm are collaborating to produce chipsets to power AR glasses for metaverse applications.

In the battle for top talent, Apple is giving bonuses up to $180,000 to head off any potential defections to Meta.

Building the metaverse may be all the rage, but at least one Intel exec says computational power must increase significantly to make it a reality.