The Metaverse: Death, Interest, or Relevance?
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Mark Zuckerberg's ambitious project to create a new version of cyberspace called the Metaverse has been quietly abandoned after spending $36bn on it. The project resulted in a virtual-reality platform called Horizon Worlds, which was accessible only via Oculus headsets and was a virtual wasteland populated by textureless, featureless, legless avatars and landscapes. Zuckerberg has now shifted his focus to AI, which he believes is the new candidate for the role of The Future. Zuckerberg's absolute control over Facebook means he can do what he likes, including selling the company over the heads of its board of directors.
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