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Oh no… Mark Zuckerberg wants to build a metaverse A Facebook metaverse could be an immersive hellscape Life in the metaverse An immersive metaverse could supercharge the misinformation, surveillance, and harassment that’s already rampant on social networks. Facebook’s data harvesting may also become vastly more intrusive, as VR expert Verity McIntoshtold the BBC: Facebook’strack recorddoesn’t make me optimistic that our privacy will be protected. I’m also wary of how ads will be delivered in the metaverse, and its potential to exacerbate the digital divides that deny many people access to services....

Oh no… Mark Zuckerberg wants to build a metaverse A Facebook metaverse could be an immersive hellscape Life in the metaverse An immersive metaverse could supercharge the misinformation, surveillance, and harassment that’s already rampant on social networks. Facebook’s data harvesting may also become vastly more intrusive, as VR expert Verity McIntoshtold the BBC: Facebook’strack recorddoesn’t make me optimistic that our privacy will be protected. I’m also wary of how ads will be delivered in the metaverse, and its potential to exacerbate the digital divides that deny many people access to services....

Oh snap! Who is Microsoft buying now? Valve? 2K? Sega? Sony?? Rumor has it the next Microsoft buyout is happening soon and it’s gonna be huge Pragmatically speaking The heavy-hitters on deck are Electronic Arts and Activision-Blizzard. Next up are Take-Two and Ubisoft. Let’s start with these. EA and Activision are intriguing, but ultimately a long shot. Microsoft’s got enough money to buy almost any company on the planet (allowing for some legal merger-wrangling and tax maneuvering)....

Oh snap! Who is Microsoft buying now? Valve? 2K? Sega? Sony?? Rumor has it the next Microsoft buyout is happening soon and it’s gonna be huge Pragmatically speaking The heavy-hitters on deck are Electronic Arts and Activision-Blizzard. Next up are Take-Two and Ubisoft. Let’s start with these. EA and Activision are intriguing, but ultimately a long shot. Microsoft’s got enough money to buy almost any company on the planet (allowing for some legal merger-wrangling and tax maneuvering)....

Oh yeah, the Internet is changing our brains! Story byBoris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Boris is a serial entrepreneur who founded not only TNW, but also V3 Redirect Services (sold), HubHop Wireless Internet Provider (sold), and(show all)Boris is a serial entrepreneur who founded not onlyTNW, but also V3 Redirect Services (sold), HubHop Wireless Internet Provider (sold), andpr.co. Boris is very active on Twitter as@Borisand Instagram:@Boris. Get the TNW newsletter Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week....