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’

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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 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 ...
CNBC

Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse

Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds, the company's virtual reality social network, on June 15. The platform, originally designed for Quest VR headsets, will still be available on a mobile app. The ...
Mashable

Meta's VR Metaverse takes one more step into the grave

When Facebook changed its name to Meta a few years ago, the idea was that the VR metaverse would become a huge pillar for the company. I think we can safely say that's not going to happen. On its ...
Gizmodo

Please Just Let the Metaverse Go

If you’ve been busy dancing on the grave of Meta’s failed metaverse, I’m going to have to ask you to pause for a moment. In fact, you may just want to sit down and rest your non-virtual legs, because ...
The Verge

Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps

The two companies have agreed to terms about a new class of apps that they’re calling ‘metaverse browsers.’ The two companies have agreed to terms about a new class of apps that they’re calling ...
Inc

Meta Spent Years Chasing the Metaverse, but Now It’s Making a Big Pivot. Here Are 5 Leadership Lessons Behind That Shift

A few years ago, the metaverse was the next big thing. In case you missed the wave, the metaverse is a 3D virtual universe that blends physical and digital realities, allowing users to interact in ...
TechCrunch

Meta’s metaverse leaves virtual reality

Meta announced a major update for its immersive virtual world, Horizon Worlds, on Thursday that will see it leave the metaverse behind. The tech giant said it’s shifting focus for Horizon Worlds to be ...