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Looks like AI could be the new Metaverse as CEO Mark Zuckerberg will reportedly 'downsize' Meta Superintelligence Labs and buy in third-party AI models

A billion here, a billion there...

PC Gamer · Aug 20, 2025

Meta's Billion-Dollar AI 'Super Team' Could End Up Like The Metaverse, Warns Venture Capitalist: 'Don't Think Anyone's The '96 Bulls'

Venture capitalist Sarah Kunst of Cleo Capital is raising concerns regarding Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) latest reorganization and its high-priced push into artificial intelligence, warning that the strategy could mirror the company's failed metaverse experiment.

Benzinga · Aug 19, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg's Costly Metaverse Gamble, AI Spending Spree Could Deal 'Lethal' Blow To Meta, Warns Lawrence McDonald

Lawrence McDonald, founder of the Bear Traps Report, issued a stark warning on Monday about Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), writing on X: “Imagine (Zuck) losing billions on a metaverse bet, and then going all in AI capex? Testosterone can be lethal.”

Benzinga · Aug 12, 2025

Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse

Cigarettes and vapes are being smuggled into virtual spaces beyond the reach of regulation, creating a new battleground for health campaigners

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025

Meta's Metaverse Dreams Tested By New ByteDance Swan Goggles

Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse empire is under siege as ByteDance, TikTok's parent, storms the mixed reality (MR) arena with its Swan goggles.

Benzinga · Jul 15, 2025

Meta to announce $15bn investment in bid to achieve computerised ‘superintelligence’

Mark Zuckerberg expected to announce Meta will buy 49% stake in Scale AI as race to dominate AI market speeds up

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025

Misogyny in the metaverse: is Mark Zuckerberg’s dream world a no-go area for women?

Graphic sexual content, bullying, abuse and threats of violence are rife in the metaverse – and the NSPCC says a huge proportion of online grooming offences take place on Meta-owned products. Is it too late to change course?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025

6 Ways Criminals Are Using Crypto—and Getting Away With It

Cryptocurrency was once hailed as a revolutionary force for financial freedom, decentralization, and anonymity. In many ways, it has lived up to that hype, empowering individuals to take control of their money without the need for banks or governments. But there’s a darker side to crypto’s evolution, one that has…

Everybody Loves Your Money · May 31, 2025

BCG leader calls for optimism amid AI doom and gloom, and says enabling young people to ‘build and shape the future’ is key

“Children should be encouraged to play with robots, experiment with AI, and learn in the metaverse,” says Leila Hoteit.

Fortune · May 22, 2025

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Spent Over $60 Billion Quietly Creating a New ‘Massive Economy’ Worth What ‘Could Be Trillions’

Despite Mark Zuckerberg's ambitious 2022 vision of a billion people engaging in commerce within the metaverse by the end of the decade, Meta has made progress but remains far from this goal.

Barchart · May 21, 2025