Snow Crash Author to Judge XPRIZE, Metaverse Term's Legacy

Peter Diamandis announced that Neal Stephenson, author of Snow Crash, will judge XPRIZE on Sept 25. The book coined 'metaverse' in 1992, influenced Facebook's rename, and inspired Xbox and Google Earth.

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