Despite billions spent and years of hype, Horizon Worlds never caught on—proving that money alone can't build a social ...

The metaverse has been described as the next phase of the internet: interconnected and persistent 3D spaces where we will work, play, and, so it seems, purchase virtual real estate. But ...

32.6% of U.S. youth own a virtual reality (VR) headset (41% of boys vs. 25.1% of girls). The metaverse, a space where the lines between physical and digital realities blur, is rising among younger ...

These days, the metaverse beckons as the next frontier for business collaboration. As globalized operations become the standard, virtual reality emerges as the linchpin, poised to redefine how ...

RIP Horizon Worlds VR.

The start of 2026 delivered the final nail in the coffin for the metaverse, the digital world once hailed by Mark Zuckerberg as the future of human interaction. After putting all his eggs in this one ...

According to VR projections and Meta leader Mark Zuckerberg, more than one billion people will be using the metaverse by 2030. The Facebook founder believes that there will be one VR world in which ...

Meta, the self-styled “metaverse company” formerly known as Facebook, has taken on a novel role de-hyping the virtual world technology its founder bet the farm on just a few short years ago. No, it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an author and journalist with a focus on AI and Web3. This article is more than 2 years old. A customer tries out a VR ...

Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended last week, with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division — about 10% of the unit’s staff — and shutting ...

Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly scaled back the metaverse initiative at Meta, with a former employee claiming the company’s ...

Meta is scaling back its metaverse ambitions after billions in losses, cutting jobs and shutting down Horizon Worlds VR ...