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Technology races to accommodate a new generation of wealthy digital natives, with prices reaching seven figures
Leonardo Del Vecchio of EssilorLuxottica knew what people really wanted from their glasses
Scott McCloud’s definitive book is changing the face of online avatars
Facebook parent faces backlash from developers and accusations of ‘hypocrisy’ over virtual reality store terms
He has spent his career testing the boundaries between life and virtual reality, in his studio and now on the opera stage
Passively managed index funds have overtaken actively managed funds in the US
Apart from Meta, the sector is taking a cautious approach to the next mass market computing platform
Specialist venues offer fully immersive experiences, but for home play the technology still has growing pains ahead
iPhone maker battles technical challenges ahead of expected launch of augmented reality device
The Abba Voyage show offers a template for my future, better self
Snap’s Spectacles are the first of several new headsets, including from Apple, Meta and Google
How top tech companies are leading the way with their competing games offerings
‘Fortnite’ game creator says tech giants must not be allowed to use monopoly power to dominate new platforms, as they do with smartphone apps
A virtual office in the metaverse is being touted as the future of work
Digital nightlife provides clues to products and services that will help drive the transition
Investors are not yet won over by the metaverse, but if Zuckerberg succeeds in selling his dream it could revive the company
Graphics software could slash costs for Japanese group across its music, movie and gaming businesses
Deal values Fortnite maker at $31.5bn as groups battle competition from Microsoft
The technology has got me working out every evening for weeks. Is VR fitness a revolution in waiting?
H2L’s tech will enable users to feel senses when they are in a virtual world as companies pile into sector
Demand for interactive, personalised learning means the days of the ‘sage on the stage’ are numbered
The virtual world of the Super Bowl video is a radical vision of the future, but also quite a chilling one
It is unclear how employee protections apply in the universal digital realm. What counts as harassment? And can an avatar be discriminated against?
Microsoft’s deal for Activision Blizzard underscores importance of new model
The techno-philosopher on meaningful life in the metaverse, building virtual utopias and why the ‘corporatocracies’ are becoming part of our brains
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