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Metaverse division's $4B loss drags on positive first quarter for Meta
27.4.2023
Zuckerberg expects Reality Labs operating losses to increase year-over-year in 2023
Sledujte filmové intro ze survival střílečky The Division Heartland
21.4.2023
Societe Generale's Crypto Division Introduces Euro Stablecoin on Ethereum
20.4.2023
EURCV will be offered to institutional clients as a means of bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and digital assets
Bittrex Receives Wells Notice From SEC for Alleged Investor-Protection Law Violations
17.4.2023
According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March, signaling a potential lawsuit. The SEC’s enforcement division sent the Wells notice prior to Bittrex deciding to wind down its operations...
London Stock Exchange’s LCH SA to Clear Bitcoin Futures and Options on GFO-X Through New Service
13.4.2023
On April 13, 2023, the London Stock Exchange’s LCH division, a clearing house group serving major international exchanges and a wide range of over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced its plans to offer clearing of bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X. Frank Soussan...
Disney Reportedly Axing Metaverse Division Amidst Company Restructuring
1.4.2023
The metaverse division of Disney has apparently fallen victim to the latest round of layoffs announced by the company. Per reports from the Wall Street Journal citing people “familiar with the situation,” the whole next-generation storytelling and consumer-experience unit, comprised...
Disney Closes Metaverse Division, 50 Laid Off in Company-Wide Staff Reduction
28.3.2023
Disney has pulled the plug on its metaverse division, eliminating the entire team of 50 people tasked with exploring ways to tell interactive stories in new technological formats.
According to a Monday report by the Wall Street Journal, the layoff is part of a broader restructuring plan that will...
Disney reportedly scraps its metaverse division
28.3.2023
The metaverse division was originally put together to work on new ways to engage Disney’s audience
Google Cloud to Become Tezos Validator and Offer Validation Services
24.2.2023
Google Cloud, the remote services division of the software giant, has announced a partnership with blockchain company Tezos to become a block validator (“baker”) in its network. As part of this partnership, Google Cloud will also offer Tezos validation services through its platform...
Chinese Tech Giants Tencent and Bytedance Plan Cuts in Their Metaverse Divisions
20.2.2023
According to reports, Tencent and Bytedance, two Chinese tech giants, are planning to execute a significant number of job cuts in their metaverse divisions. Tencent recognized it is making some staff adjustments, amidst rumors of hundreds of layoffs in its extended reality division, while Bytedance...
House Republicans Demand Answers From SEC Over FTX Co-Founder’s Arrest
12.2.2023
On Feb. 10, 2023, Republicans Patrick McHenry of North Carolina and Bill Huizenga of Michigan, both members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler seeking answers about the arrest of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried...
Ubisoft Broke The Division 2 So Bad It Delayed The Next Season
10.2.2023
The Division 2 was recently due to get its season 11 update. Instead, the entire game ground to a halt after the tool the development team relies on to issue updates went completely offline. The damage is now being repaired, with “compensation” planned as players wait for the promised update....
Meta Calls 2023 a ‘Year of Efficiency;’ Anticipates More Losses in Its Metaverse Division
4.2.2023
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has shared its fourth quarter results, reporting better numbers than expected. While the company beat revenue estimates, CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared 2023 a “Year of Efficiency,” hinting at a further restructuration of...
Facebook's VR Division Lost $13.72 Billion In 2022
2.2.2023
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is having a decent day today after beating revenue and user activity forecasts for its final fiscal quarter of 2022. But its VR division isn’t helping the company make money. In fact, it’s costing the company billions in losses.Read more
Facebook Parent Meta’s Metaverse Division Lost $13.7B in 2022
1.2.2023
The social media giant reported losing $4.3 billion in the division in the fourth quarter of 2022 on revenues of $727 million
NFT Fantasy Game Sorare Partners With Premier League for Multi-Year Licensing Deal
1.2.2023
Sorare, a Paris-based NFT (non-fungible token) fantasy game startup, has closed a deal with the Premier League, the first soccer division in the U.K., to make teams and players of the league part of its roster. According to reports, the multi-year agreement involves payments of tens of millions...
5 Games To Expect From Ubisoft In 2023 (And Some To Be Skeptical Of)
26.1.2023
Cancellations, right? That really does seem to have been the New Year’s theme for the French publisher so far, with at least seven projects recently scrapped, while other big names seem to slip ever-further toward the distant horizon. Yet, until last year, the problematic multi-billion dollar...
IMF Division Chief and Deputy Managing Director Call for Swift Regulatory Action to Avoid Crypto Contagion to Legacy Finance
21.1.2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) division chief and deputy managing director are calling for more action to be taken in the regulatory aspect to avoid crypto’s ups and downs affecting banks and traditional financial institutions. Nobuyasu Sugimoto, deputy division chief of the financial...
The Division 2 je konečně na Steamu a to rovnou v akci
13.1.2023
Meta Will Continue to Push Metaverse Investments in 2023 According to Head Of Reality Labs
20.12.2022
Meta will continue to invest in VR (virtual reality) tech in 2023, according to statements made by Andrew Bosworth, head of Reality Labs, the metaverse division of the company. While Meta has made some changes and adapted to the current shaky economic atmosphere, Bosworth states that the company...