To hear tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg or Satya Nadella talk about it, the metaverse is the future of the internet. Or it's a video game. Or maybe it's a deeply uncomfortable, worse version of Zoom?

Virtual reality was once promised to be the future of not only video games, but social media. Is that future still possible? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Vishal Shah, VP of the Metaverse, to find out.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The metaverse has captured the attention of tech developers, marketers, and users alike. Envisioned as the digital world of the ...

In the last few years, virtual reality (VR) gaming has undergone a dramatic change into the world of the Metaverse. Everyday, as these immersive experiences get more sophisticated, we push the ...

The Metaverse was Meta's attempt to create a digital universe where reality and technology merged through virtual spaces, holograms, AI, and immersive experiences - or at least that was the vision.

The global metaverse market is predicted to exceed $3 trillion by 2032. That’s a surprising valuation considering current scepticism, a stagnating user base, and claims that the metaverse is dead.

On 26 February 2025, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an opinion addressing the integration of robotics and the metaverse in healthcare. This forward-looking document outlines ...

A new report from the Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF) declares the technology initiative is alive and well, despite skyrocketing attention paid to artificial intelligence. "The term 'metaverse' has ...

Higher education is at a crossroads. Across the nation, colleges and universities are grappling with declining enrollments, crumbling infrastructure, and financial instability. The lingering effects ...

The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed how many Canadians work. According to Statistics Canada, remote work rose to 40 per cent in April 2020 and fell to 18.7 per cent as of May 2024. While telework ...

(ticker: META) in October 2021, many investors began to realize just how transformative the metaverse could be. The metaverse ...