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Startup movement: top tech descends on Barcelona for MWC

Euronews' Cristina Giner reports from the "4 Years From Now" (4YFN) event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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How are tech and telecom companies building the metaverse?

Telco, tech and policymakers will have to work together to build the virtual world.

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Play-to-earn crypto games: Legitimate income or ‘house of cards’?

During COVID-19, play-to earn crypto games like Axie Infinity exploded in popularity, particularly in developing countries. But now some critics caution that games like these are fuelled by speculation.

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The 3 legal issues in the metaverse that need to be addressed

There have been reports of avatar groping and even gang rape in the metaverse but how virtual assault is regulated is murky territory.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.