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Meta reverses decision to end Horizon Worlds VR support after one day
Meta has decided not to end support for its virtual reality social network service Horizon Worlds, TechCrunch reported on March 19. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said on Instagram the company would keep Horizon Worlds on VR, and a Meta spokesperson confirmed it. Meta had announced on March 18 it would drop Horizon Worlds support on Quest VR headsets and keep only web and mobile versions, but reversed the move a day later.
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Meta acquires Maltbook AI agent social network
Meta has acquired Maltbook, a social network for AI agents, TechCrunch reported on Monday. Maltbook uses OpenClaw and has a Reddit-like structure that lets AI agents converse. Co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr will join Meta Superintelligence Labs, with terms undisclosed. Maltbook supports natural-language communication via messaging apps but has faced controversy over fake AI posts and security weaknesses, experts said.
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Meta posts $6 billion operating loss at Reality Labs in Q4, cumulative deficit nears $80 billion
Meta’s Reality Labs unit, which has been investing to build a metaverse, recorded $955 million in revenue and a $6.02 billion operating loss in the fourth quarter of last year, CNBC reported on Jan. 28. Revenue rose 13 percent from a year earlier, but losses widened 21 percent. The unit’s cumulative deficit since the end of 2020 increased to about $80 billion.