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Facebook Has Lost $1 Billion Every Month On VR Since June 2022
26.4.2024
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, made a lot of money in its last financial quarter. However, its virtual reality and augmented reality division, Reality Labs, lost over $3 billion. That means that since June 2022, the metaverse-focused division has lost a billion dollars per month, and Meta expects...
Meta drops 15% on weak outlook and high AI and metaverse spending
25.4.2024
Meta shares dipped after a disappointing Q2 revenue outlook and plans to spend nearly $100 billion this year as it aims to “invest aggressively” in its AI products
Apple Vision Pro Not The ‘New Frontier For Masturbatory Technology’ After All
5.2.2024
Apple Vision Pro, the massive tech company’s foray into the VR headset space that hit stores just a few days ago, is very expensive. It’s an impressive piece of tech (hence the price tag), that you can use for working from home (by virtually pinning windows all over your house, take that...
Meta’s Quest 2 VR Headset Is Cheaper Than Ever
2.1.2024
First the price went up, and now, following the release of a newer headset from Meta, the very popular Meta Quest 2 has dropped to a new low of $250, making it a much easier buy for the VR-curious. Read more
Meta’s Metaverse Is Finding Its Legs — In Avatars
2.9.2023
Meta’s Horizon Worlds, the metaverse flagship app of the company formerly known as Facebook, is reportedly getting legs as part of users’ avatars in the coming weeks. The functionality is already present in a public test version of the app, but it is only present in Horizon Home,...
Meta Q2 earnings: Reality Labs losses top $7.7B year to date
27.7.2023
Meanwhile, Meta's metaverse-building business has racked up around $21 billion in losses since the start of 2022
Metaverse division's $4B loss drags on positive first quarter for Meta
27.4.2023
Zuckerberg expects Reality Labs operating losses to increase year-over-year in 2023
Meta Calls 2023 a ‘Year of Efficiency;’ Anticipates More Losses in Its Metaverse Division
4.2.2023
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has shared its fourth quarter results, reporting better numbers than expected. While the company beat revenue estimates, CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared 2023 a “Year of Efficiency,” hinting at a further restructuration of...
Meta CEO Zuckerberg steadfast on metaverse plans despite $13.7B setback
2.2.2023
During a Q4 earnings call on Feb. 1, Mark Zuckerberg said he saw no reason to deviate from their long-term Metaverse strategy
Meta Will Continue to Push Metaverse Investments in 2023 According to Head Of Reality Labs
20.12.2022
Meta will continue to invest in VR (virtual reality) tech in 2023, according to statements made by Andrew Bosworth, head of Reality Labs, the metaverse division of the company. While Meta has made some changes and adapted to the current shaky economic atmosphere, Bosworth states that the company...
Meta ‘powering through’ with Metaverse plans despite doubts — Zuckerberg
1.12.2022
Billions of dollars have been poured into Meta’s virtual world with little return on investment, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is holding fast
Meta Announces Layoffs Affecting 13% of Workforce; More Than 11,000 Employees to Be Fired Amidst ‘Cultural Shift’
9.11.2022
Meta, the social network company, has announced that it will cut 11,000 jobs, letting go of 13% of the employees in its workforce amidst a “cultural shift” in the company. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the company, explained this decision was made due to a need to become more “capital...
Meta reportedly plans 'large-scale layoffs,' but what of its metaverse division?
7.11.2022
As of the end of September, Meta had more than 87,000 employees — a large proportion of which is said to work in the Reality Labs division
Metaverse losses top $3.6B for Meta with spending set to increase
27.10.2022
The tech giant is just over $500 million away from topping its more than $10 billion Metaverse department losses in 2021, but it said its spending will only grow next year
Meta to Open 10 Metaverse Campuses as Part of $150 Million Immersive Learning Project
6.9.2022
Meta, the metaverse-focused social media company, is helping universities get their own virtual reality campuses online. The company will be opening 10 virtual campuses as part of its Immersive Learning project, which seeks to take education to virtual reality environments. In partnership with...
Mark Zuckerberg to Overhaul Meta’s Metaverse App Horizon Worlds After Criticism of Its Simple Graphics
22.8.2022
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has decided to overhaul the company’s flagship metaverse app Horizon Worlds after it received heavy criticism due to its graphic simplicity. The backlash was received as a consequence of one of the selfies of Zuckerberg’s avatar in Horizon Worlds presented...
Meta Reportedly Issuing $10 Billion in Bonds to Invest in Its Metaverse Products and Other Initiatives
5.8.2022
Meta, the social media company, is planning to issue its first set of bonds to finance new investments and operations, according to reports. The company will be selling $10 billion in debt, to maintain a healthy cash flow and fund buybacks, per statements of two people with reported knowledge...
Meta’s Metaverse Is Still Not Profitable: Reality Labs Unit Registers $2.8 Billion Losses During Q2
29.7.2022
Meta, the social media company, has reported that its metaverse division, the Reality Labs Unit, is shedding lots of money. In its recent earnings call, the company informed that, while the Reality Labs unit managed to pull more than $400 million in sales, its losses reached $2.8 billion, mainly...
Zuckerberg unfazed about $2.8B metaverse division loss in Q2
28.7.2022
“This is obviously a very expensive undertaking over the next several years,” said Mark Zuckerberg
Study Finds Working In VR Isn’t Very Pleasant Or Productive
16.6.2022
All the rich Zuckerbergs and like-minded tech bros of the world are convinced that the future is all of us living, loving, and working in a virtual reality “metaverse.” But a new study’s findings suggest that working in virtual reality will not actually increase a worker’s productivity, comfort,...