Meta Begins Job Cuts as It Shifts From Metaverse to AI Devices

Meta Platforms Inc. is beginning to cut more than 1,000 jobs from the company’s Reality Labs division, part of a plan to ...

Meta Shuts 3 VR Studios and Lays Off Hundreds of Devs as It Pivots From Virtual Reality and the Metaverse to AI

Cuts expected to hit around 10% of Reality Labs' 15,000-strong workforce.

Meta's fresh layoffs trigger major sell-off

Meta announced a fresh set of layoffs for the Reality Labs division.
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Meta CTO: Metaverse Efforts Led to a “lack of focus” on Quest “at expense of user experience”

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth offered the first bit of insight into the company’s recent Reality Labs shakeup, publicly ...

Meta is closing 3 VR studios and laying off roughly 10% of Reality Labs as it shifts focus from the metaverse to AI wearables, its next sure-fire, can't-miss idea

Meta chief technology officer Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said early in 2025 that the metaverse could be a "legendary misadventure" ...
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Meta plans 10% job cuts at Reality Labs in pivot toward AI devices

Meta will cut 10% of employees in its Reality Labs division.

Meta cuts more than 1,000 in Bay Area tech's first big layoff of 2026

The company wants to plow more money into its wearable tech.
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A Metaverse Action Prep Plan for Brands

You’ve been reading about the metaverse, and you aren’t sure what to do about it yet. Is it too early? Is it already too late? What level of investment is needed? Where will you find expertise?
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What Happened to the Metaverse?

Neil Stephenson introduced the metaverse as a concept in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, where he depicted it as a digital realm where users, represented by avatars, engage in a simulated reality.