AltspaceVR has had a few close calls over the years, but the company that built virtual social spaces well before “metaverse” was a household word is shuttering for good this time. After announcing ...

As part of its wider job cuts, Microsoft has laid off a number of staff involved with the metaverse, virtual, and mixed reality. Microsoft plans to sunset the social VR platform AltspaceVR, which it ...

The AltspaceVR social networking platform will be sunset on March 10. The announcement came days after Microsoft announced 10,000 layoffs and changes to its "hardware portfolio". Microsoft acquired ...

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