This week, Jamie Reynolds returns to explore the various rival metaverses being built by Meta (formerly Facebook), Microsoft, Niantic and others. Plus, non-newsworthy SpaceX flights, Mars ketchup, and Mothra — and its potato equivalent.

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• MOMENTOUS

• The MOMENTEAM

FOLLOW-UP

• Ford is already sold out of its electric crate motor but won’t say how many

NEWS

• Space Force Detects Mystery Object in Orbit Alongside Chinese Satellite

• SpaceX's Crew-2 astronaut splashdown for NASA: Live updates

• SpaceX now expects Crew-3 to launch November 10th

• Heinz debuts 'Marz' Edition ketchup made with tomatoes grown in Mars conditions

• Meta

• Why Facebook’s Metaverse Is Dead on Arrival

• Facebook’s Meta: It’s been tried before. Will social, NFTs make the difference?

• Ethereum, The Metaverse As Facebook Goes Meta

• Facebook retail stores may help launch its metaverse

• Facebook Won't Use Facial-Recognition Software, But Meta Will

• Microsoft is rolling out its own metaverse

• Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps for Xbox and gaming

• Microsoft president warns that the metaverse is 'not like dying and going to heaven'

• Niantic launches platform to build ‘real-world metaverse’ apps

• How the metaverse will change transportation as we know it

• Vast veggie: huge New Zealand potato weighing 7.9kg could claim world record

• A Rat Sized Moth Is Discovered Hanging Out At A School By Construction Workers

PROJECTS

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