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Meta taps US, UK universities to test VR in education, creates digital twin ‘metaversities’ in Europe
Meta has launched a new partnership with a slew of universities in the U.S. and U.K., as it looks to ingrain VR across the education system.
In a blog post on Monday, Meta said it wants to “make it easier for educators to discover interactive and engaging content,” spanning subjects such as science, medicine, history, and language arts. Its most recent earnings showed that while revenue was up 29% year-on-year to $270 million, its expenses were also up, leading to an overall Q3 loss of $4.4 billion, a figure the company expects to keep growing due to “ongoing product development” and “investments to further scale our ecosystem.” But with Apple throwing its hat into the immersive headset ring with the Vision Pro, some believe this could be the catalyst to catapult mixed reality — including VR and AR — into the mainstream arena.
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