Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses raised ...

The first Big Tech layoffs of 2026 have happened. This week, Facebook owner Meta Platforms informed employees that up to 1,500 positions in its Reality Labs division would be eliminated. Here’s what ...

(Reuters) -Facebook parent Meta Platforms put profit from its virtual-reality platform over safety, two former researchers told a Senate panel on Tuesday. Former Meta user experience researcher Cayce ...

Meta is adjusting its vision of the digital future. Where the Facebook name had to give way to ‘Meta’, because: metaverse is the future, now the group is now closing the production studios of those ...

Mark Zuckerberg says there's an end in sight to Reality Labs' years of multibillion-dollar losses following the company's ...

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 ...

The first VR service that Meta will shut down is called Horizon Workrooms. Introduced in 2021, it provides a virtual conference room that can be accessed using the Facebook parent’s VR headsets.

Meta (META) may be pulling back even further from the metaverse it once bet its future on. Executives are discussing budget cuts of up to 30% at the company's metaverse division in 2026, according to ...

As it seeks to build AI tools many users don’t want, Meta Platforms Inc. has sacrificed a high-quality product adored by droves. Supernatural, the virtual reality fitness app, is being wound down as ...

Does anyone still remember the metaverse? You may understandably have zapped it out of your brain to make room for more useful information but, to jog your memory, "metaverse" is a word Mark ...

Few believe Meta will abandon VR entirely, but many see an unmistakable pivot as resources move toward AI systems and devices ...