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Some think we’re on the cusp of a virtual world called ‘the metaverse’ some are skeptical

Read why Sean Monahan says he is skeptical about the new virtual world called The Metaverse on Guardian :

Maybe this will be my Paul Krugman moment. The Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist was famously the winner of a study to establish which op-ed commentator was most consistently correct. In 1998, he also famously claimed, “By 2005 or so, it will become clear that the Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s.” I am not nearly so storied in accomplishments as Krugman.

Read his full article here.

Big Tech has its eyes set on the metaverse. Here’s what that means

Read Clara Duffy explain what The Metaverse is and why Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is focussing on it on CNN :

Facebook has many pressing problems, from proposed antitrust legislation to accusations that the company is contributing to vaccine misinformation. But when CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined a recent conference call with analysts to discuss its latest quarterly results, much of the focus was on something far removed from those issues: the metaverse. During the hour-long call, the metaverse was mentioned nearly two dozen times.

Read her full article here.

Our View: The Metaverse is getting real, and it shouldn’t be Facebook’s to control

We really liked the way Fast Company captured thoughts on the importance of ensuring the coming Metaverse should NOT be controlled by Facebook .

Read why says that even if Metaverse is built, no big tech company like Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google should control it on Fast Company.

Several upper-echelon tech companies announced earnings last week, including Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Facebook. They all have some things in common. They’re all making lots of money: Each benefited because they are mainly digital companies, well-positioned to profit from the increased time we spent within digital spaces during the pandemic. And they all have a stake in something called the “metaverse.”

Read his full article here.

For more see : Apple, Google,and Microsoft.

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