Q&A: What is Facebook’s new 'metaverse' platform and how could it work?

Facebook has announced plans to hire 10,000 staff in Europe to work on the metaverse, its plans for a futuristic new computing platform
Q&A: What is Facebook’s new 'metaverse' platform and how could it work?
A woman uses an Oculus virtual reality headset at the Facebook stand during the Dublin Tech Summit (Niall Carson/PA)
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021 - 20:53
Martyn Landi

Facebook has announced plans to hire 10,000 staff in Europe to work on the metaverse, its plans for a futuristic new computing platform.

But what exactly is it and how could it work?

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