The metaverse is a 3D social network. Instead of a profile, you have an avatar, and so do your friends. Instead of a news feed, you have social hubs where people gather to share news, gossip and play ...

Along with emerging metaverse concepts, there is growing demand for equipment for package IC and HPC (high-performance computing) chips, as well as bonding mini/microLED chips, according to executive ...

CEO Mark Zuckerberg's massive bet on the Metaverse, arguing the roughly $77 billion spent on the project represents not just ...

In the wake of the Great Recession back in 2008, the stock market got hooked on cloud computing. The new cloud IT infrastructure -- the backbone of what has become known as software-as-a-service (SaaS ...

Telecoms infrastructure firm Nokia anticipates a spike in network demand owing to upcoming advances in the metaverse, Web3 and artificial intelligence (AI) and plans to fill this gap by 2030. Nokia’s ...

Meta is just one company that has embraced the future of virtual reality. Facebook's announcement in October that it was further embracing the metaverse and rebranding itself as Meta set off a ...

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After 27 years since the commercialization of the internet, 5 billion people have an online presence today. The first two phases of the Web—Web 1.0 and 2.0—were relatively staid compared to what’s ...

When Cathy Hackl’s son wanted to throw a party for his 9th birthday, he didn’t ask for favors for his friends or themed decorations. Instead, he asked if they could hold the celebration on Roblox. On ...

Meta has been criticized for its spending on the metaverse, but it isn't the only one. Big Tech profits are hurting partly because of more spending on tech infrastructure. Some tech hardware suppliers ...