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Meta to cut hundreds of jobs across Reality Labs, Facebook and other units
Meta will cut hundreds of employees across several units including Reality Labs, Facebook, global operations, recruitment and sales, CNBC reported on March 25. Sources familiar with internal matters said some staff may be offered other roles within the company, though taking new jobs could require moving between regions. The layoffs are part of restructuring as Meta focuses on AI investment to compete with OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
AI & Enterprise
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.
AI & Enterprise
Meta to shut VR social network Horizon Worlds
Meta is shutting down its virtual reality social network Horizon Worlds, CNBC reported on Tuesday. CNBC said Meta will remove the Horizon Worlds app from the Quest Store in late March and take it off VR platforms completely on June 15. Horizon Worlds will then be offered only as a standalone mobile app. Meta said it made the decision to separate the two platforms to pursue growth for each.
