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You may remember  Second Life , a 3D, immersive, digital equivalent of the physical world. In 2007, roughly a million people were drawn to Second Life and created their own digital avatars in this VR game. They meet and interact with other people via their avatars and handles. And they buy real estate, visit virtualized landmarks and monuments, travel to places, and even own and trade in Second Life’s virtual currency (Linden $). Second Life was regarded as the VR version of the internet, but it also gave us a first glimpse of the metaverse. We also got a sense of the metaverse in movies such as the Oscar-winning  Avatar , the  Matrix  series,  Ralph and the Internet ,  Wreck-it Ralph ,  Ready Player One, Free Guy, Summer Wars,  and  Gamer. Decoding the Metaverse Google search trends (worldwide) for the term metaverse in the past year The term  metaverse  was  coined by writer Neal Stephenson  in his 1992 sci-fi dystopian ...

  Let’s face it, tech  still  has an issue with gender diversity. The tech sector sadly lags behind the rest of the job market when it comes to hiring women. As the percentage of employed women across all job sectors in the US has grown to 47%, the five largest tech companies on the planet (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft) only have a  workforce of about 34.4% women . While controversial technologies or flashy CEOs get most of the negative airtime, it’s the lack of women in the tech industry that seems to be the largest problem looming overhead. “[Gender inequality] should shame us all in the 21st century because it is not only unacceptable, it is stupid” - UN Chief Antonio Guterres. WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS: WORKPLACE TRENDS 26% of computing-related jobs are held by women. Just 3% of computing-related jobs are held by African-American women, 6% held by Asian women, and 2% held by Hispanic women. 50% of women said they have experienced gender discrimin...