Meta Lays Off 1,500 People in Metaverse Division

The cuts affected 10% of staff as spending shifts to its AI glasses and other wearables products.

Meta layoffs today: Facebook parent is slashing hundreds of workers from Reality Labs VR division

The job cuts come as the social media giant doubles down on AI and grapples with a big bet on the metaverse that didn’t pan ...

'Drop what you're doing': Meta CTO calls Emergency-style all-hands meeting for reality labs. Here's why

The push for in-person attendance is unusual for the division, which oversees Meta’s wearables, virtual and augmented reality ...

Meta Reportedly Cutting About 1,500 VR and AR Jobs Amid Renewed Push to Become an AI Juggernaut

AI infrastructure will provides Meta with a "strategic advantage," Zuckerberg said. He once said almost the exact same thing ...

Meta's Reality Labs chief is calling the 'most important' meeting of the year, urging employees to show up in person

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth calls key all-hands meeting at Reality Labs as the division faces budget cuts, strategic shifts to ...
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Meta Layoffs: Zuckerberg Pulls Back on Metaverse, Slashes Reality Labs in AI Pivot

After years of heavy spending and limited traction, Mark Zuckerberg’s bet on the metaverse appears to be nearing its end. Meta, which rebranded itself around a ...
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Apple: You (Still) Don’t Understand the Vision Pro

The first live sporting event was broadcast in the Vision Pro, and it’s a big disappointment. The experience could be amazing ...