Sign up for metaverse: The virtual world Facebook's Zuckerberg is building

A metaverse could change how we see technology. It is likely to be a virtual world connecting work, play, meetings, and more

Facebook plans to rebrand itself as a company focused name on building the metaverse, according to The Verge website.

Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is expected to announce the name at the company’s Connect conference on October 28. What is 'metaverse' though?
 

The term was coined by sci-fi novelist Neal Stephenson in 1992 to describe a future dystopian world of virtual reality, the internet, social media and other technologies. With Facebook focusing on virtual reality and bringing its properties like Instagram and WhatsApp under one umbrella, one may take the cue that the tech giant is aiming to