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814 What has become of the metaverse? – Rob Whitehead, MSquared and Improbable

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UKTN @ UK Tech News · 08/26/2025 01:00 EDT

What has become of the metaverse? – Rob Whitehead, MSquared and Improbable

This week’s podcast guest is Rob Whitehead, chief executive of MSquared and co-founder of Improbable, who discusses why, despite a drop in the initial hype, companies in the space are still making exciting innovations in metaverse technology.  Whitehead explains why different iterations of virtual space technology have struggled to take off and why focusing on ...

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