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    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Working It
      Meet me in the metaverse?

      We all forgot about virtual 3D workspaces, but they are developing fast. Plus, our new Office Therapy advice column

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
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      Meta: virtual reality ambitions meet real-world problems Premium content

      Spending on the metaverse may give users more tools to play with but it comes at a high price

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      FT SeriesBetween worlds: a metaverse special
      On your marks, headset, go: my surprising, scary trip to the metaverse 

      Do virtual reality games show us the promise of the metaverse? And are they a model for life itself?

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      FT SeriesBetween worlds: a metaverse special
      A day at the virtual office

      For some firms, the future of work is already here 

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      FT SeriesBetween worlds: a metaverse special
      What Gucci and others learnt from the metaverse

      The metaverse economy is set to be worth trillions — and the world’s leading fashion brands are experimenting already

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
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      Between worlds: a metaverse special

      FT tech writers on where the life- and business-changing innovation will really happen. Supported by Accenture

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      FT SeriesBetween worlds: a metaverse special
      Metaverse creator Neal Stephenson on the future of virtual reality

      The writer who invented the metaverse concept on why he decided to get involved in building it — and the trouble with AI

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      FT SeriesBetween worlds: a metaverse special
      What is it? Do I want to go? The metaverse explained

      FT tech writers on the questions you were afraid to ask 

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Exchange traded funds
      Metaverse storms ETF charts to become industry’s hottest concept

      A total of 35 vehicles have now launched since the first was unveiled in June last year

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      European business schools
      Business schools explore teaching in the metaverse

      Institutions are venturing into virtual worlds — both as a subject and a learning tool

    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      Meta Platforms
      Meta job cuts provide a post-pandemic reality check: ‘The bubble has burst’

      Mark Zuckerberg bows to investor demands over spending on metaverse as Big Tech groups halt expansion

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      Rutherford Hall
      It’s time to plan for the metaverse. No, we don’t know what that means either

      An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      Meta Platforms
      Meta shareholders vent anger at Zuckerberg’s spending binge

      CEO seems intent on using majority control to push ahead with big bet on metaverse despite Wall St scepticism

    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Special ReportInnovative Lawyers: Europe
      Lawyers zoom in on the metaverse

      Legal teams are opening offices in virtual worlds to connect with clients and entrepreneurs

    • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
      John Thornhill
      The metaverse revolution may yet devour Meta

      Zuckerberg’s company suffers from a first mover disadvantage when it comes to owning the virtual future

    • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
      Asia’s largest metaverse platform Zepeto ramps up global expansion

      Korean group plans to boost presence as it seeks to take on big US rivals building avatar-filled virtual worlds

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      John Thornhill
      The metaverse is evolving from fiction into fact

      Neal Stephenson, the novelist who coined the term, rejects the idea of a dystopian future for tech-dependent humanity

    • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
      What’s the story, hunky Tory?

      Matt Hancock “is launching into the Metaverse”, with some quite perky pecs.

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
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      Even after the crypto markets crashed this year, there are still a number of people …

    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
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      Crypto libertarians find out sanctions apply to them too Premium content

      Plus, Coinbase’s tough year continues and job losses in a growing metaverse industry

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
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      The Metaverse by Matthew Ball — a glimpse of the future

      Overhyped tech bubble or next-generation internet platform? An intriguing book that explores how the metaverse could operate

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
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      Metaverse dating app popular with young people in China vies for HK listing

      Tencent-backed social media app Soul uses avatars instead of pictures and connects people using algorithms

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
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      South Korea metaverse ETF performance slumps

      10 have launched in the country since October last year

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
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      Major metaverse movers talk standards Premium content

      BlockFi bailout, Terraform flight ban, China’s Musk fears

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
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      Tim Sweeney on Epic's metaverse

      Passively managed index funds have overtaken actively managed funds in the US

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