Facebook is hiring 10,000 new workers to help build the metaverse

Date:
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:18:28 +0000

Description:
Social media giant wants to create an entire digital world for people to
meet, work and collaborate.

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Facebook is looking to hire some 10,000 new employees to help it build its
own metaverse .

While the metaverse itself does seem to be the upcoming trend across the
globe (numerous other companies, including Microsoft, have said to be working on their own versions, too), some in the media have dubbed Facebooks latest move as more of a PR stunt.

The social media giant is tapping into the EU talent pool for its new recruitment, looking for highly skilled engineers across the bloc - including in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain. These are the best VR headsets available now Here are the best business VR headsets on the market Check out our list of the best AR headsets today

Further explaining its reasoning behind choosing the EU, Facebook said the large customer base it has there, as well as bleeding-edge pros in various fields, were the key motivators. First-class university education, as well as EUs "leading" policies on issues like freedom of speech, privacy, and transparency, were also mentioned.

Facebook also took the opportunity to remind the EU of its financial contribution to the bloc. What is the metaverse?

If the mention of the metaverse prompts a question mark over your head, youre probably not alone. The term was coined to describe virtual reality , in
which people would be able to talk, work and collaborate.

It includes numerous devices, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality,
and was made possible with the proliferation of high-detail screens, holograms, VR headsets, and augmented reality glasses.

Facebook has been hinting at a move on the metaverse for quite some time now. This past summer, during a conference call with investors, CEO Mark
Zuckerberg described the metaverse as the "next generation of the internet
and next chapter" for the firm.

Throw in Diem, Facebooks digital currency, into the mix, and you get a
virtual reality realm in which people can meet, collaborate, pay, and get
paid - without ever leaving their room/office/country. Here's our take on the best cheap VR headsets available now

Via: Euronews



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