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Into the Metaverse

Published: July 27, 2022, 1:14 p.m.

In October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its name to Meta, reflecting its shift towards \u201cthe Metaverse\u201d. Today, the concept is central to the strategies of the world\u2019s biggest tech companies \u2013 including Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft \u2013 who are spending billions of dollars to build it. But what exactly is the Metaverse, how will it work, and what are the opportunities and dangers ahead?

Matthew Ball is a venture capitalist, former head of strategy at Amazon Studios, and now author of "The Metaverse, And How It Will Revolutionise Everything". He joins Ros Atkins for a special edition of The Media Show, dedicated to what some are calling \u201cthe next internet\u201d.

Producer: Dan Hardoon\nPresenter: Ros Atkins\nEditor: Richard Hooper\nStudio engineer: Emma Harth