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Facebook’s Big Bet On The Metaverse

Facebook’s Big Bet On The Metaverse

Update: 2021-10-20

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Mark Zuckerberg created buzz earlier this year when he announced that Facebook would transition from being a social media company to a metaverse company. But what is the metaverse? And why are major firms racing to build 3D worlds pulled straight from the pages of science fiction? IBD senior reporter Patrick Seitz explains why Facebook and a number of tech companies are eager to invest billions to plant their digital flag on this episode of Growth Stories.

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