A few years ago, some feared the European Union was going out of style. Now Iceland is mulling membership alongside a long list of candidates. By Jeanna Smialek and Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from ...

During summer months, Midnight Sun allows golfers to tee off at seemingly any time of the day—it won't set for weeks at a time. The season is short for Iceland’s population of just under 400,000, ...

Five years ago, tech angel investor Chris Adamo and a few friends jumped on a burgeoning trend in the digital asset world: they used a virtual real estate broker to buy 23 parcels of property in a ...

The metaverse is evolving rapidly in 2026, merging virtual and physical realities through advanced AI, spatial computing, and immersive VR experiences. This next phase moves beyond hype, focusing on ...

Nearly five years ago, Mark Zuckerberg told us the future was the metaverse — an idea that seemed to involve all of us strapping on virtual reality goggles and interacting with digital versions of ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Senior Correspondent covering technology and culture In 2021, Facebook renamed itself "Meta" because it was the first ...

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Meta is backtracking on its plans to shut down the VR version of its metaverse. The company now plans to support Horizon Worlds in VR for the "foreseeable future," though users shouldn't expect new ...

If you’ve been busy dancing on the grave of Meta’s failed metaverse, I’m going to have to ask you to pause for a moment. In fact, you may just want to sit down and rest your non-virtual legs, because ...

The two companies have agreed to terms about a new class of apps that they’re calling ‘metaverse browsers.’ The two companies have agreed to terms about a new class of apps that they’re calling ...

A few years ago, the metaverse was the next big thing. In case you missed the wave, the metaverse is a 3D virtual universe that blends physical and digital realities, allowing users to interact in ...