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Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings — The Verge

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Microsoft is entering the race to build a metaverse inside Teams, just days after Facebook rebranded to Meta, writes Tom Warren.

Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/2/22758974/microsoft-teams-metaverse-mesh-3d-avatars-meetings-features

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