Mastodawn

»What’s next for #VR now that #Meta’s dumped #themetaverse?« https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/31/nobody-mourns-the-metaverse-what-went-wrong-with-zuckerbergs-vision-and-what-is-next-for-v?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Metaverse 💞 beyond.pictures Jan 31

»#TheMetaverse Isn’t Dead. It’s Turning Into A #CustomerData #Powerhouse.« https://www.forbes.com/sites/cortneyharding/2026/01/21/forget-virtual-land-the-metaverses-new-currency-is-data/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

The Metaverse Isn’t Dead. It’s Turning Into A Customer Data Powerhouse

Meta may have scrapped its Horizons Worlds platform, but new spaces are emerging where companies can gather unprecedented insights on customer behavior and intention.

Forbes

Metaverse 💞 beyond.pictures Jan 28

»#Meta retreats from #themetaverse after #virtualrealitycheck.« https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/meta_quest_horizon_workrooms/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Meta retreats from metaverse after virtual reality check

: That went well

The Register

Metaverse 💞 beyond.pictures Jan 27

»#Meta’s pivot to AI closes the chapter on #themetaverse #experiment.« https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkxtspsr11x?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Meta’s pivot to AI closes the chapter on the metaverse experiment

What was meant to define the next internet instead became a costly detour.

ctech

Metaverse 💞 beyond.pictures Jan 25

»Well, there goes #themetaverse!« https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/well-there-goes-the-metaverse/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Well, there goes the metaverse! | TechCrunch

The metaverse is on its last legs as VR is eclipsed by AI. But that's not the only thing that went wrong for Meta's VR ambitions.

TechCrunch

Metaverse 💞 beyond.pictures Jan 23

#Meta is laying off 1,500 employees from its #RealityLabs division, which works on #virtualreality products, as the company shifts focus away from #themetaverse and towards AI devices like #smartglasses. This move comes after Reality Labs lost over $77 billion since 2020. https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-reality-vr-layoffs?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg’s Vision Fails

The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.

Futurism

Metaverse 💞 beyond.pictures Jan 18

#TheMetaverse is a fusion of AR, VR, MR, XR and 3D virtual worlds, creating an interactive, immersive experience. And since #Digg is back, the metaverse is coming along for the ride: https://digg.com/metaverse #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Metaverse Community | Digg

The Metaverse is a fusion of AR, VR, MR, XR and 3D virtual worlds, creating an interactive, immersive experience.

Digg

Metaverse 💞 beyond.pictures Jan 18

»#Adidas is Betting Big on #theMetaverse; Here’s How.« https://blockworks.co/news/adidas-is-betting-big-on-the-metaverse-heres-how?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Metaverse 💞 beyond.pictures Jan 13

»#Masssurveillance, #themetaverse, making #America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present.« https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/10/mass-surveillance-the-metaverse-making-america-great-again-the-novelists-who-predicted-our-present?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Mass surveillance, the metaverse, making America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present

From Jorge Luis Borges to George Orwell and Margaret Atwood, novelists have foreseen some of the major developments of our age. What can we learn from their prophecies?

The Guardian

Metaverse 💞 beyond.pictures Dec 25

»#Zuckerberg Basically #GivingUp on #theMetaverse After Renaming Entire Company "Meta".« https://futurism.com/future-society/zuckerberg-metaverse-cuts?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Zuckerberg Basically Giving Up on Metaverse After Renaming Entire Company “Meta”

Meta executives are eying gigantic budget cuts for the teams responsible for its Meta Horizon Worlds and Quest VR headset.

Futurism