Staten Island weekend happenings: ABBA hits, Earth Day festival and more

From spring crafts and family outings to concerts, comedy shows and hands‑on workshops, this weekend offers a packed lineup ...
Futurism

With the Metaverse Canceled and Zuckerberg Training AI to Run the Company, Meta Is Slashing Its Headcount

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Seattle Times

Meta lays off hundreds amid AI spending, fizzled metaverse plans

Meta said its road to the metaverse ran through Seattle. Recent layoffs point to a dead end. Meta laid off hundreds of employees on Wednesday, about two months after a sweeping workforce reduction at ...
Business Insider

You're laughing. The metaverse is dying, and you're laughing.

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Mashable

Meta reverses course, will keep metaverse partially VR after all

Though still refocusing on its mobile app, Meta will now continue to support Horizon Worlds' existing VR games as well. Now it seems as though Meta has partially reversed its decision, with CTO Andrew ...
Gizmodo

Meta After Killing the Metaverse: ‘Just Kidding’

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 3 minutes ...
CNET

Meta's Metaverse App for VR Is Staying Open, Barely

Meta's Horizon Worlds will be available on Quest headsets for a while after all, after originally aiming for a June 15 hard shutdown. But it won't support anything new. I started with CNET reviewing ...
Seattle Times

The long farewell to Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse

SAN FRANCISCO — Five years ago, Mark Zuckerberg proclaimed that the future of Facebook would be the metaverse. Based in virtual reality, it would be an immersive digital world where people could work, ...
Engadget

Meta isn't shutting down its VR metaverse after all

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 "foreseeable future," though users shouldn't expect new ...
The Daily Dot

“The most expensive ‘what if’ in tech”: Meta announced the closure of its metaverse as it shifts focus to AI

Meta is officially backing away from one of its most ambitious virtual reality bets, announcing the shutdown of Horizon Worlds, marking a major shift in its long-running metaverse push. Featured Video ...
The New York Times

The Long Farewell to Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse

Meta announced changes that effectively leave Mr. Zuckerberg’s vision of an immersive digital world based in virtual reality only on life support. Credit...Paul Windle Supported by By Eli Tan and Mike ...