Facebook metaverse

A logo of Tencent is seen at its booth at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Global Economy

Tencent forms 'extended reality' unit as metaverse race gathers steam

Virtual restaurant will be able to deliver food in person and also digitally online. Facebook's 'Horizon Worlds', pictured, is an example of a metaverse, where users can create avatars which mimic their real-life speech and movements and interact with others in a digital space
World+Biz

McDonalds files metaverse restaurant trademark that'll deliver food online and in person

Trouble ahead.Photographer: Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

Never mind the metaverse. Facebook needs to solve its TikTok problem