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We could be spending an hour a day in the metaverse by 2026. But what will we be doing there?

March 31, 2022 by World Economic Forum Leave a Comment

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content A quarter of people will spend at least an hour a day in the metaverse by 2026, research company Gartner predicts.We’ll be doing things like shopping, studying and working.Every business we interact […]

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