It appears the metaverse – once projected by McKinsey to be a $5 trillion market by 2030 – is ending with a whimper.
Meta is laying off more than 1,000 workers, signaling a partial retreat from the company’s much-derided metaverse ambitions.
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Meta fires metaverse staff after burning through $73B
Meta’s grand metaverse experiment has reached a brutal inflection point. After Reality Labs racked up tens of billions of ...
The metaverse isn't exactly a hit right now. Mark Zuckerberg has to realize that too. Layoffs are coming soon.
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What was the metaverse?
Mark Zuckerberg effectively declared its death last December. But the delusional fervor it inspired lives on. Late last year, ...
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Why Is Meta Platforms Priced 36% Cheaper Than Its Hyperscaler Peers?
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has delivered outstanding performance compared its hyperscaler peers such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) ...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has laid off over a thousand staff from its Reality Labs division, ...
Meta is cutting more than 1,000 jobs in its Reality Labs division, a unit working on virtual and augmented reality hardware, ...
Meta is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees in its metaverse unit this week, affecting roughly 10% of the Reality Labs ...
In 2026, gaming has transitioned from a metaverse hype play to a core marketing distribution channel for fashion brands ...
Meta plans to cut employees in its Reality Labs division, which includes metaverse products, as the company shifts priorities ...
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