Today’s Cache | Facebook takes relics of app world into metaverse

Since Facebook made a push for metaverse in October after whistle-blower revelations tarnished its reputation, the company has made announcements about its latest bet only in fits and starts. Horizon is the umbrella platform that hosts the company’s gaming, live events, and VR conferencing services. Before its December rollout, only Horizon Worlds was in private beta for users to test the platform’s digital world-building tools. The company is yet to share how many of its VR headsets has been sold to date as it will be helpful to gauge Horizon’s success relative to the underlying hardware platform it runs on. Apple’s spokesperson told MarketWatch “Meta has repeatedly taken aim at Apple for charging developers a 30% commission for in-app purchases in the App Store — and have used small businesses and creators as a scapegoat at every turn.