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Source document· January 19, 2026

Well, there goes the metaverse!

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Well, there goes the metaverse!…
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  • The lack of choice and high fees from Apple and Google's app stores are stifling innovation, stopping people from building new things, and holding back the entire internet economy

    80% confidence

  • Meta is considering doubling the output of Ray-Ban smart glasses to meet consumer demand

    80% confidence

  • The metaverse could grow to a billion people in the next decade, hosting hundreds of billions of dollars in digital commerce

    80% confidence

  • The metaverse could become a multi-trillion-dollar platform by 2030

    80% confidence

  • The metaverse could become a multi-trillion-dollar platform by 2030

    80% confidence
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ING Group
Both facts record the same metric (shares_outstanding) for ING Group at the identical observation date (2025-12-31). FACT A states 2,902,437,688 shares; FACT B states 2,902 million shares (2,902,000,000). The difference is 437,688 shares (~0.015%). This is a genuine value conflict, though the discrepancy appears to result from FACT B rounding to the nearest million while FACT A provides the precise count.
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