Few believe Meta will abandon VR entirely, but many see an unmistakable pivot as resources move toward AI systems and devices such as smart glasses. Meta’s decision to deprioritize virtual reality in ...

Meta has put the brakes on its virtual reality push, causing worry among developers who built their careers around the technology that once seemed central to the company’s future plans. The social ...

More than 1,000 Meta employees — the ones who brought you the metaverse — are now looking for work. The company behind Facebook and Instagram laid off more than 1,000 employees from its Virtual ...

Meta is slated to layoff around 10 percent of staff at its Reality Labs XR division, a New York Times report maintains, as the company appears to be shifting focus to AI and smart glasses. According ...

With Meta (formerly known as Facebook) reporting on its Q4 2025 earnings results for the quarter, we also got a look at what the company spent in various divisions throughout the year and how the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Meta poured billions into its VR and metaverse efforts. It even renamed the company after it. But ...

Meta began cutting hundreds of jobs on Wednesday across Reality Labs, Facebook, recruiting, sales, and global operations, according to people familiar with the matter and LinkedIn posts from affected ...

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Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses has chilled the VR industry. "The market has spoken," said Jitesh Ubrani, an analyst for ...