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 ...

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

People love to poke fun at the failures of the VR industry, but if you look a little more closely, you'll find a vibrant ...

Oculus VR shaped modern virtual reality like hardly any other company and now threatens to disappear for good. It's time for a look back.

The company's Reality Labs division--which comprises virtual and augmented reality consumer hardware, software, and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses has chilled the VR industry. "The market has spoken," said Jitesh Ubrani, an analyst for ...