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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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Topic: Metaverse

Metaverse — the reason Xi’s crackdown on China’s tech industry isn’t working

Xi Jinping might be in for a rude awakening as tech industries hit by the policies under the ‘common prosperity campaign’ are now resisting suppression.

Early instances of harassment in the Metaverse may hinder Mark Zuckerberg’s dreams

Several women including a beta tester have reported incidents of harassment, one was virtually groped by a stranger and another was virtually gang-raped within 60 seconds.

‘Meta, Metamates, Me’: Zuckerberg lays out new vision for firm’s internal culture in memo

Listing out principles for work at Meta, CEO Zuckerberg said it is now 'a distributed company' and gave a nod to its international nature by continuing to hiring from around the world.

Education ministry’s ‘Vedas to Metaverse’ tableau at R-Day parade focuses on NEP

A part of the tableau depicted the Vedas followed by the Gurukul education system, and also featured the Nalanda University and culminated with modern-day AR and VR technologies.

Bulli Bai app and the descent of India’s educated youth into using tech for anti-Muslim hate

Vishal Jha, Shweta Singh, Mayank Rawal, and Niraj Bishnoi — all aged 18 to 21 — have been arrested for creating Bulli Bai app that ‘auctioned’ Muslim women.

Facebook rebranding itself as Meta does not take away its disregard for teens’ mental health

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

SubscriberWrites: Facebook’s ‘Metaverse’ might be immersive but it’s not a new concept

Social media companies and their algorithms paralyse our brains, making us heavily dependent on the carefully constructed environment built by them, writes Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan.

Facebook is shutting down facial recognition system over privacy concerns

The social media giant has been using facial recognition since 2010 to encourage people to tag friends, family members or alert people in photos and videos that they’re in.

Goodbye, Facebook; Hello, Meta — Why name change reflects poor judgement by Zuckerberg

Whether Meta can separate itself from the problems brought to light by whistleblower Frances Haugen needs to be seen. There is no guarantee the final result won’t be a car crash.

Facebook changes name to Meta as it shifts focus to virtual reality

The new name won’t affect how the company uses or shares data, and the corporate structure isn’t changing. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said 'the metaverse is the next frontier'.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.