Discover ANY AI to make more online for less.

select between over 22,900 AI Tool and 17,900 AI News Posts.

<
New
Agents
Marketing
Video
Image
Music
Coding
Communication
Education
Travel
>

Meta refocuses on AI hardware as metaverse layoffs begin
Meta refocuses on AI hardware as metaverse layoffs begin

As we expected, Meta has begun laying off more than 1,000 employees from its Reality Labs division, which focused on virtual reality and metaverse products, Bloomberg reports. The company will refocus on developing wearables, like its recent batch of AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses, according to a memo from CTO Andrew Bosworth.The news isn’t too surprising. Reality Labs has lost more than $70 billion since the beginning of 2021, and while Meta has done a solid job of delivering desirable consumer VR headsets and smart glasses, that business hasn’t been nearly profitable enough to justify the cost. And of course, Mark Zuckerberg’s huge gamble on the metaverse, which involved renaming the company from Facebook to Meta in 2021, has gone nowhere.Developing… This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/meta-refocuses-on-ai-hardware-as-metaverse-layoffs-begin-145924706.html?src=rss

Discover Copy
Rating

Innovation

Pricing

Technology

Usability

We have discovered similar tools to what you are looking for. Check out our suggestions for similar AI tools.

What to expect at Meta Connect 2025: 'Hypernova' smart glasses, AI and the metaverse
What to expect at Meta Connect 2025: 'Hypernova' smart glasses, A

<p>Meta Connect, the company's annual event dedicated to all things AR, VR, AI and the metaverse is just days away. And once again, it seems like it will be a big year for smart glasses and [...]

Match Score: 141.42

Video Games Weekly: Every time this industry grows, it shrinks
Video Games Weekly: Every time this industry grows, it shrinks

<p><em>Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game tr [...]

Match Score: 121.61

Meta isn't shutting down its VR metaverse after all
Meta isn't shutting down its VR metaverse after all

<p>Meta is backtracking on its plans to shut down the VR version of its metaverse. The company now plans to support Horizon Worlds in VR for the &quot;foreseeable future,&quot; though us [...]

Match Score: 111.67

Oakley Meta glasses review: A familiar formula with some upgrades
Oakley Meta glasses review: A familiar formula with some upgrades

<p>If you're at all familiar with Meta's Ray-Ban-branded smart glasses, there won't be many surprises when it comes to its latest Oakley frames. The <a data-i13n="elm:affi [...]

Match Score: 97.26

Meta is reportedly going to slash spending on the metaverse
Meta is reportedly going to slash spending on the metaverse

<p>Meta is reportedly planning steep cuts to its metaverse division, <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/meta-s-zuckerberg-plan [...]

Match Score: 94.71

Meta Ray-Ban Display review: Chunky frames with impressive abilities
Meta Ray-Ban Display review: Chunky frames with impressive abilities

<p></p> <p>I've been wearing the <a target="_blank" class="link rapid-with-clickid" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=e160a5dc-fb38-4 [...]

Match Score: 92.96

How an Oregon court became the stage for a $115,000 showdown between Meta and Facebook creators
How an Oregon court became the stage for a $115,000 showdown between Meta a

<p>Some of the most successful creators on Facebook aren&#39;t names you&#39;d ever recognize. In fact, many of their pages don&#39;t have a face or recognizable persona attached. In [...]

Match Score: 91.63

Meta is reportedly planning to cut up to 20 percent of its staff in upcoming layoffs
Meta is reportedly planning to cut up to 20 percent of its staff in upcomin

<p>Meta could be preparing for one of the <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/bi [...]

Match Score: 83.56

Meta lays off hundreds of workers, including more from Reality Labs
Meta lays off hundreds of workers, including more from Reality Labs

<p>Meta is <a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-25/meta-is-cutting-several-hundred-jobs-amid-record-ai-spending" [...]

Match Score: 82.58