One open question, assuming the metaverse proves popular, is whether the technology will be tightly controlled by a handful of companies operating their own incompatible systems—as social media apps ...

The Simulation & Training Technology Center turned to OpenSim, an open-source project that allows anyone with a server to host a Second Life-style virtual world grid. Work began in 2010 and, today, ...

Ask security pros what they would change about the Internet if they could go back in time knowing what they know now, and most can point to a list of mistakes we could have avoided. But according to ...