Now playing Next Money You can now do your banking in the metaverse with crypto and NFTs In JP Morgan’s virtual lounge, you can buy land with NFTs and cryptos and meet a tiger. 16/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Ahoy, Metamates! Mark Zuckerberg announces new job title for workers Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said the company, which rebranded itself last year, is updating its "cultural operating system". 16/02/2022
Now playing Next Work Future of remote work? Here’s the reality of working in the metaverse The idea of shared, persistent, virtual worlds exploded into the mainstream with Meta’s foray into the metaverse. Now some companies are capitalising on the tech to make virtual offices a reality. 16/02/2022
Now playing Next Work These are the jobs that will need filling in the metaverse Progressive technologists are carving out a vision for the future of jobs in the metaverse. There are new virtual careers up for grabs. 14/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Why are people shelling out millions on virtual land in the metaverse? Sales of digital land plots sold as NFTs topped €440 million in 2021 and that figure is set to double in 2022. 11/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News You may soon be able to order your McDonald’s in the metaverse The trademarks include "virtual food and beverage products, operating a virtual restaurant online featuring home delivery" and "virtual concerts". 11/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Will the EU regulate the metaverse? It's looking likely "The metaverse is here already. So of course we start analysing what will be the role for a regulator," said the EU's Margrethe Vestager. 08/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook announces new tool to stop metaverse sexual harassment One test user recently described the experience of being gang-raped by men in the metaverse. Is Facebook's new tool enough to stop it from happening? 06/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever. Here's why Newly-renamed Meta is investing heavily in its futuristic metaverse project, but for now, relies on advertising revenue for nearly all its income. 03/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Why are couples getting married in the metaverse and is it legal? “We just felt like since we met in the metaverse that it would make sense to get married there,” said Traci Gangnon who married Dave in a virtual ceremony. 02/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meet the church pastor helping worshippers find God in the metaverse A pastor didn’t realise how much the metaverse would take off when he established VR Church in 2016. But partly due to COVID, attendance is soaring. 01/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta is building the world's fastest supercomputer Facebook's parent company Meta said that it has created a new artificial intelligence supercomputer that it believes will be the fastest in the world. 25/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Explained: Why Microsoft's Activision deal could shake up gaming Microsoft's takeover of Activision shows gaming will be at the heart of the metaverse but it may yet be foiled by antitrust regulators. 19/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Are virtual classrooms in the metaverse the future of education? Equipping its students with Oculus headsets, the Optima Classical Academy in Florida is just one of the schools betting on virtual reality to power the classrooms of the future. 14/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News How safe will your data be in Meta’s hyperrealistic metaverse? Meta has reportedly had hundreds of new patents for hyperrealistic tech approved for its metaverse but none of them mention privacy or safety. 12/01/2022
Now playing Next Work Meta mandates booster shots for returning workers, delays reopening All workers returning to office will have to present proof of their booster jabs, while the company closely monitors the Omicron variant situation, Meta said. 11/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News CES 2022: Metaverse takes centre stage at world’s largest tech show VR headsets, ‘metamobility’ and metaverse kits were just some of the technology on display at CES in Las Vegas which finished today. 07/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Is Apple really worth $3 trillion and what's its secret? Investors bet the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores new markets such as automated cars and virtual reality. 04/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News These are the tech trends to watch out for in 2022 The new year will see newer versions of last year’s technology, such as the metaverse. But will we start questioning if the tech is actually good for humanity? 31/12/2021
Now playing Next Tech News How the metaverse conquered Christmas This Christmas Meta’s Oculus Virtual Reality app was the most downloaded application on Apple’s App Store. 28/12/2021