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Meta is planning layoffs in its Reality Labs unit

  • Meta plans layoffs in Reality Labs, affecting the teams behind VR headsets and Horizon Worlds.
  • The restructuring follows major financial losses and a strategic shift toward AI.
  • Reality Labs faces uncertainty as Meta leadership emphasizes 2025 as a decisive year for the unit.

https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-layoffs-reality-labs-vr-horizon-worlds-teams-2026-1

#Layoffs #MediaEntertainment #Restructuring
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It's time for reality to meet Reality Labs!

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  • Meta Shifts Reality Labs Focus, Cuts Jobs

Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting over 1,000 jobs. These cuts affect the company’s Reality Labs division. The company plans to redirect resources from metaverse products. Focus will shift toward AI wearables and phone features. Roughly 10% of Reality Labs' 15,000 employees will be impacted.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-13/meta-begins-jobs-cuts-after-shifting-focus-from-metaverse-to-phones

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