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The Metaverse Is Still the Next Big Thing, Meta Insists

  • ‘We’re going to stick with it,’ social media executive says
  • Meta, Disney and Microsoft recently cut metaverse-focused jobs
Meta President Global Affairs Nick Clegg speaks during a press conference at the Meta showroom in Brussels on December 07, 2022. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Meta President Global Affairs Nick Clegg speaks during a press conference at the Meta showroom in Brussels on December 07, 2022. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)Photographer: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP

Nick Clegg, head of global affairs for Meta Platforms Inc., took to the metaverse on Wednesday to insist that the future of computing will take place on that still not-quite-yet-defined virtual world.

The metaverse in this case was a virtual space in Meta’s Horizon Workrooms, where Clegg, logged in from London, spoke with a handful of reporters who were wearing borrowed Meta Quest headsets in Washington. The group appeared as torsos seated around a large wood table, though only Clegg’s avatar actually looked like him.