Category: Virtual Reality (Computers)

Apple Is Stepping Into the Metaverse. Will Anyone Care?

Interest in the futuristic, immersive digital world is fading just as Apple plans to debut a virtual reality device.
Digital Interactions Are Just Part of a Jewelry Sale Now

Brands find that some of their customers’ pandemic-era buying habits are here to stay.
Meta Posts $4.2 Billion Restructuring Charge

The New York Times – Business:
The company, which is in the midst of shifting to become a metaverse business, also forecast revenue would beat Wall Street predictions.
Meta Posts $4.2 Billion Restructuring Charge

The New York Times – Business:
The company, which is in the midst of shifting to become a metaverse business, also forecast revenue would beat Wall Street predictions.
Judge Said to Allow Meta’s Deal for Virtual Reality Start-Up to Move Forward

The New York Times – Business:
The ruling, which is under seal, is a defeat for the Federal Trade Commission, which tried to block Meta’s deal with a rarely used antitrust argument.
Can K-Pop Make the Metaverse Cool?

The New York Times – Business:
In the world’s testing ground for tech, K-pop singers are being spun up out of pixels and doing battle in a virtual universe.
Finding Community, and Freedom, on VRChat

The New York Times – Music:
On any given weekend, there are dozens of parties happening on VRChat, a platform where users assume fantastical avatars of their own design.
The Week in Business: Who Comes After Elon Musk?

The New York Times – Business:
Mr. Musk said that he would resign as Twitter’s chief executive once he found a successor “foolish enough to take the job.” YouTube reaches deal for the rights to stream N.F.L.’s Sunday Ticket games. And Mark Zuckerberg appears in court in an antitrust hearing.
Mark Zuckerberg Testifies About Meta’s Virtual Reality Ambitions

The New York Times – Business:
Meta’s chief executive made a rare court appearance as the Federal Trade Commission tries to block his company’s purchase of the virtual reality start-up Within.
Virtual Reality Pioneer Is Leaving Meta

The New York Times – Business:
John Carmack, who was chief technology officer of Oculus, which Meta bought, is departing the company.
Meta Battles F.T.C. in Court Over Future of Virtual Reality

The New York Times – Business:
A trial that began Thursday will serve as a test of the Federal Trade Commission’s argument that Facebook’s parent company is trying to buy its way to dominance in the nascent virtual and augmented reality markets.
Why Losing to Meta in Court Could Still Be a Win for Antitrust Regulators

The New York Times – Business:
As the Federal Trade Commission prepares to face off in court against Meta over a V.R. start-up deal, the agency is testing a novel argument as part of a strategy to push antitrust law.