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Yuga Labs Acquiring Roar Studios to Accelerate 'Bold Vision' for Otherside

The Roar team will "contribute their innovative technology, specialized expertise and leadership" to Yuga Labs as it continues its ambitious growth plans for their Otherside metaverse.

By Rosie Perper

Jul 31, 2023 at 9:29 p.m. UTC

Jul 31, 2023

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Meta Aims to Recharge Lagging Horizon Worlds Metaverse With New In-House Game Studio

The struggling VR platform reported losses of $3.7 billion in the second quarter, though CEO Mark Zuckerberg remains "fully committed" to the metaverse and AI.

By Rosie Perper

Jul 28, 2023 at 8:47 p.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2023

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Yuga Labs Hopes to Rile Up Its Bored Apes With Latest Otherside Demo

The NFT mega-company has been hard at work building out a virtual playground for its Web3 community, and its latest live demo is aimed at bringing Bored Ape Yacht Club holders back to the center of its universe.

By Rosie Perper

Jul 28, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2023

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Zuckerberg Says Meta Has 'Exciting Roadmap' With Threads, AI Products in Pipeline

Mark Zuckerberg founder and CEO of Facebook parent Meta says the firm isn't giving up on the metaverse anytime soon This comes as Meta's metaverse division Reality Labs reported 276 million in sales and 3 7 billion in losses for Q 2 2023 Journey Chief Metaverse Officer Cathy Hackl discusses her take on Meta's vision [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Jul 27, 2023 at 3:07 p.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2023

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Meta Remains Committed to the Metaverse Despite $13.7B Loss in 2022, Mark Zuckerberg Says

Meta's pivot cost the social media giant over $20 billion since 2021, but the company’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the firm isn't giving up on the metaverse anytime soon.

By Sam Reynolds

Jul 27, 2023 at 6:07 a.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2023

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McDonald’s Opens McNuggets Land in the Metaverse, but McWhy?

The fast food giant is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the menu item with a perplexing new Web3 activation.

By Toby Bochan

Jul 21, 2023 at 12:06 p.m. UTC

Jul 21, 2023

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Futureverse Founder on Combining AI and the Metaverse, $54M Raise

Futureverse, a startup formed out of 11 different firms, has raised $54 million in Series A round led by 10T Holdings, and includes participation from Ripple Labs. The startup's founder Aaron McDonald joins "First Mover" to discuss the funding round and his outlook on AI, Web3 and metaverse developments.

By CoinDesk Staff

Jul 20, 2023 at 2:43 p.m. UTC

Jul 20, 2023

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Metaverse Startup Futureverse Raises $54M Series A From 10T Holdings, Ripple Labs

Futureverse formed out of the merger of eight companies in late 2022, with three more assimilated subsequently.

By Jamie Crawley

Jul 18, 2023 at 12:33 p.m. UTC

Jul 18, 2023

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Is the Metaverse a 'Global Panopticon'?

In an excerpt from her new book "Beyond Data," lawyer Elizabeth M. Renieris argues emerging extended-reality technologies erode individual and societal privacy rights.

By Elizabeth Renieris

Jul 14, 2023 at 6:14 p.m. UTC

Jul 14, 2023

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