Understanding the Metaverse and Web 3.0

Goldman Sachs Research’s Gabriela Borges explains how AI disruption has been affecting the software sector and what it will take for the sector to stabilize. For more, also read the related Goldman Sachs Research’s Top of Mind report, Will AI eat software? This episode was record ...  Show more

Goldman Sachs Research’s Daan Struyven, co-head of Global Commodities Research and Head of Oil Research, discusses how the strikes in Iran could affect the oil market, commodities, and energy prices. This episode was recorded on March 2nd, 2026. The opinions and views expressed h ...  Show more

BoF’s Marc Bain and a group of panellists break down the state of web3 in fashion and where the technology is headed.

Background:

Over the last couple of years, the fashion industry couldn’t stop talking about the potential of NFTs ...

Technologist Yat Siu believes the "open metaverse" -- a decentralized version of the internet also known as web3 -- is laying the foundation for a freer, fairer, more prosperous society. In a future-focused talk, he explores the transformative possibilities of web3, from enabling ...  Show more

Suddenly it feels like everyone is talking about the metaverse, doesn’t it? But what exactly is the metaverse? Wikipedia describes it as “a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connection,” but the only real consensus seems to be that it’s going to be, well, huge. Googl ...  Show more

Are virtual online worlds the future of the internet? Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg thinks so. He is among the tech leaders who say we'll increasingly live, socialise, play and shop in the metaverse. Is he right, and what is the metaverse anyway? Ed Butler speaks to venture capitali ...  Show more