‘I Don’t Know What Metaverse Stands For’
In a crisp conversation with Outlook Business, Zoho Corp CEO Sridhar Vembu talks about Zoho University, his company’s open door policy, plans to uplift Bharat through rural centres and why he is elusive to metaverse
Pallavi Chakravorty - May 31, 2022
Evolve
Along with a deeply reported analysis of the transformation of Facebook to Meta and its impact on India, we also dissect metaverse and what it can do to the subcontinent
Suchetana Ray - May 31, 2022
‘We Do Not Want A Meta Metaverse. It Should Be Interoperable’
Ajit Mohan, vice president and managing director of Meta India, talks about Facebook's transition to Meta, the role India will play in this journey and whether hardware is going to take centre stage in the new world
Suchetana Ray - May 31, 2022
Facebook In A Virtual Avatar
In one of the biggest rebranding exercises in the world, the mighty Facebook is looking to create a new business model. A stagnating user base and youth apathy globally combined with the potential of metaverse have taken the social media giant to bet big on an unknown sector. As Facebook becomes Meta Platforms, what happens to its India strategy?
Pallavi Chakravorty - May 31, 2022
The Big And Small Of Metaverse
India’s start-ups and Big Tech are competing against and complementing each other in different aspects of metaverse. Be it developing technologies or creating use cases, the virtual horizon of India is expanding at a fast pace and driving the economy towards a Web3 future
Pallavi Chakravorty - May 31, 2022
Borders of Metaverse
The space between real and virtual worlds is set to get murkier with national and municipal governance bodies gearing up to enter metaverse. But will the promising virtual world be a borderless state or replicate the hostilities and excessive regulation of the real world?
Harsh Kumar - May 31, 2022
Promising Future, Undecided VCs
Young Indian entrepreneurs are playing virtual reality games like their peers globally. Be it gaming, sports, events or art, start-ups have consolidated user base everywhere, but why are venture capitalists not impressed?
Pallavi Chakravorty - May 31, 2022
‘Edtechs Have To Innovate To Survive In Metaverse’
Former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari says his start-up Invact Metaversity falls on the intersection of education and metaverse
Pallavi Chakravorty - May 31, 2022
Facing A Real Pollution Problem In Metaverse
While metaverse’s energy question can find its answer in clean sources, the latter is also dealing with its own waste demons
Shailaja Tripathi - May 31, 2022
A Meta Stage For Artists
From concerts to art shows, metaverse is presenting artists with an avenue that they can make their own
Erick Massey - May 31, 2022
