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Finance

Mark Zuckerberg Says NFTs Are Coming Soon to Instagram

The Meta CEO’s comments at South by Southwest confirmed earlier reports that Instagram was preparing to make such a move.

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Opinion

Meta Leans In to Tracking Your Emotions in the Metaverse

Meet the new world, same as the old: Horizon Worlds, where you will be bagged, tagged and mercilessly monetized.

We have such sights to show you ... (And also we'll be stealing your face.) (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Opinion

Facebook, Walmart and How Companies Shouldn’t Set Up in the Metaverse

Facebook’s “pivot to video” destroyed businesses that went along. The metaverse could be a repeat act.

A WalMart demo of virtual-reality shopping, first produced in 2017, has been making the rounds again as an example of the Metaverse. (WalMart/YouTube)

Tech

Facebook Steals Another Crypto Idea for Its Nonsensical Rebrand

Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the metaverse has little to do with the open, interoperable vision first articulated by the blockchain industry.

CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg walks with COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg after a session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 08, 2021 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Videos

US Lawmakers Push Back on Facebook’s Novi Wallet Launch

A group of U.S. lawmakers have ordered Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to “immediately discontinue the company’s pilot of Novi” and end its work on the Diem stablecoin project, saying the social media giant cannot be trusted to launch a digital currency. "The Hash" team discusses Facebook's latest regulatory hurdle.

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Videos

The Metaverse’s Emerging Economics

The metaverse is quickly becoming one of the most trendy buzzwords to put in this year's pitch deck. Over the next five years, even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicts his social media company will transition into a "metaverse company." Cathy Hackl, Futures Intelligence Group CEO and self-claimed Chief Metaverse Officer, explains what the metaverse is all about and why it's important to invest in the space now.

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Markets

Author Ben Mezrich on Capturing the Winklevii and Plans for a 'Bitcoin Billionaires' Movie

Mezrich, who wrote the book that became "The Social Network," says that movie failed to present the real Winklevoss twins.

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Markets

Libra Payments Can Boost Facebook's Ads Business, Zuckerberg Says

Libra can make it easier for Facebook's users to buy goods advertised on its platform, which would incentivize businesses to buy more ads, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Credit: Aaron-Schwartz / Shutterstock)

Markets

Facebook's Zuckerberg Highlights Digital Commerce, but Not Libra, in 2030 Vision

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook wants to build commerce tools for small businesses which use the social media giant's apps, but noticeably avoided mentioning the Libra stablecoin project in his 2030 vision.

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