The Metaverse is 'a grand folly' say CIOs and Zuckerberg's actions are 'terrifying'

Stuart Sumner
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Has the metaverse's time come?
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Has the metaverse's time come?

With criticism coming from IT leaders, investors and the public, is the Metaverse a solution looking for a problem?

Facebook's re-branding to ‘Meta' has received widespread criticism, with over $100 billion spent so far according to some reports, and around $700 billion lost in market capitalization. Part of ...

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