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According to Mark Zuckerberg's plans, Facebook will hire 10 people in European Union countries to build the metaverse

According to the company's announcement made this Monday (18), the Facebook will hire 10 thousand people, generating job opportunities in countries of the European Union. The goal is to create an expert team to help Mark Zuckerberg build the metaverse. 1i1w63

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The metaverse is one of the priorities of the Facebook. Since July, Mark Zuckerberg has been talking about the plans and has even launched the HorizonWorkrooms as a gateway to this virtual world.

According to the most recent announcement, the generation of 10 opportunities in the European Union is due to the advantages that the European bloc offers, such as access to a large consumer market, first-class universities and quality of professionals.

The company will hire people from countries such as , Spain, Italy, , the Netherlands and Ireland. The vacancies will require high qualifications and should be intended, for example, for engineers specialized in the area.

“European legislators are leading the way in helping to incorporate European values ​​such as freedom of expression, privacy, transparency and the rights of individuals into the daily work of the Internet.” security and privacy.

The company concludes that the major contracting will take place over five years, the period foreseen for the construction and establishment of the new generation of the internet.

"This investment is a vote of confidence in the strength of the European tech industry and the potential of European tech talent." 

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Horizon Workrooms is the first step towards the Facebook metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg's Plans for the Facebook Metaverse 1c185c

As stated above, the metaverse has been one of the main topics addressed by Zuckerberg in recent months.

In August, the first tool that provides access to the metaverse of Facebook was made available, confirming the intention to be one of the biggest players in this market.

Previous actions that demonstrate the company's preparation to build the metaverse are the high investment in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. The CEO believes that it is through these technologies that the metaverse will become accessible, along with mobile devices and game consoles.

It is also worth ing the statement made in September in which the founder of Facebook spoke about the investment of US$ 50 million in the construction of the metaverse in partnership with the Roblox Corp. and Epic Games.

Virtual world with customizable avatars is the bet of the biggest technology players in the world

The first platform created and already in the testing phase is HorizonWorkrooms, which aims to hold online team meetings using Mixed Realities to bring proximity and more realistic '' to the corporate environment.

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Also access other related news on Showmetech. understand how the HorizonWorkrooms starts the metaverse in Facebook.

Sources: Reuters, with the BBC

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