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Bring on the metaverse, says Dropbox founder and CEO Drew Houston. “We are building towards a metaverse. I am really excited about the vision,” said Houston on Yahoo Finance Live. “Where Dropbox fits in if you are working in that kind of environment or in the metaverse, you need stuff. So for your digital content, Dropbox could help and that is what we are building towards. It is very early. It is a long journey, but it is exciting.” What would Dropbox’s role be in the metaverse?  “Our… Source link

This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Meta’s metaverse could track you more than you ever imagined Facebook is now Meta (FB), reflecting its focus on building up the so-called metaverse — a future version of the internet that will let people interact with others in 3-D virtual worlds. But that doesn’t… Source link

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sounded skeptical on Tuesday that Meta, formerly known as Facebook, will succeed at building the metaverse. “I look forward to excellent innovation in the metaverse,” Schmidt told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. “I’ve been waiting for about thirty years … As to whether Facebook will build that, I don’t know.” Schmidt reacted to the news that Meta would shift its focus to build the metaverse, a virtual world where you can socialize, work and play. Google, Source link

Facebook (FB) is changing its name to Meta as it focuses on the metaverse, a series of interconnected, persistent virtual worlds that let people interact with digital objects and avatars. The company’s existing Facebook app will still retain its name.  CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the rebranding during the company’s Connect conference on Thursday, which offered a further glimpse into the company’s plans for the so-called metaverse in the coming decade. “We believe the metaverse will be the… Source link

Brazilian artist Felipe Yung poses using virtual reality (VR) glasses at the headquarters of “Aquario Urbano” or “Urban Aquarium,” a project that mixes 10.000 m2 of graffiti with VR experience, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Rahel Patrasso As the last days of summer achingly melt into … lord knows what comes next, I was thinking about how to characterize this fleeting season. Yes, there was the resurgence of COVID and ironically enough another accompanying run-up in the… Source link