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Meta Strengthens AI Efforts With New Engineering Team
Meta Platforms is forming a new applied AI engineering team to boost its work on superintelligence. The team will be led by Maher Saba, a vice president at Meta's Reality Labs, according to an internal memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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Latest Meta Layoffs 2026: Nearly 1,500 Employees Cut from Reality Labs
Meta is reportedly planning to cut thousands of jobs in its Reality Labs division. As per a report, the Menlo Park-based tech giant’s layoff can affect as much as 10 percent of the division’s total workforce of 15,000. It is said that multiple reasons have triggered the move, some of which include the large operational losses incurred by the di...
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Meta Plans To Cut Around 10% Of Jobs In Reality Labs Division: Report
Meta plans to cut around 10% of the employees in its Reality Labs division who work on products including the metaverse, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing three people with knowledge of the discussions.
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Meta’s Reality Labs Chief Reportedly Summons Team for a Major All-Hands Meeting Next Week
Meta’s Reality Labs Head is reportedly calling for an urgent all-hands meeting next week. As per the report, it is internally being called the most important meeting of the year, raising alarms across the division. While the agenda was not disclosed, it is believed that the executive can take some decisive steps owing to the recurring losses suff...
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Meta’s Phoenix Mixed Reality Smart Glasses Reportedly Delayed; Could Finally Launch in 2027
Meta has reportedly postponed the launch of its Phoenix mixed-reality glasses to 2027, pushing it back from the originally planned second half of 2026. The delay was reportedly confirmed by Maher Saba, VP of Reality Labs Foundation, in an internal memo. Meta is also reportedly working on a 'limited edition' wearable device, codenamed Malibu 2, to l...
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Apple’s Design Chief Responsible for Liquid Glass UI Reportedly Departs to Join Meta
Apple design chief Alan Dye is reportedly leaving the company to join Meta, where he will lead a new division focused on hardware, software and AI interfaces. Apple has confirmed longtime designer Stephen Lemay as his replacement. Dye, known for overseeing the Liquid Glass design language, is expected to become Meta’s Chief Design Officer on Dece...
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Meta’s VR Headsets and AI Glasses Cost the Company $4.4 Billion in Q3 2025
Meta posted $56 billion in revenue for Q3 2025, up 26 percent year-over-year, but its Reality Labs division recorded a $4.4 billion loss, despite strong AI glasses sales. The unit, which handles Quest headsets and AR glasses, has now amassed over $70 billion in total losses since 2020, underscoring Meta’s continued struggle to make its metaverse ...
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Meta Showcases Wristband That Supports Typing, Navigation Without a Keyboard or Mouse
Meta's Reality Labs has revealed its progress on a non-invasive wristband as a human-computer interaction (HCI) tool in a new peer-reviewed article. The device uses surface electromyography (sEMG) to interpret muscle signals and understand a user's intent to perform certain tasks. The aim is to translate subtle muscle movements into direct digital ...
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Meta’s Reality Labs Unit Posts $5 Billion in Losses in Q4 2024
Reality Labs logged a loss of $4.97 billion (roughly Rs. 43,040 crore) in Q4, 2024. In an attempt to explain losses for Reality Labs, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “generative AI, Reality Labs generally are more technical organisations which means higher cost and space being relative for their business functions.”
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Meta Plans Oakley-Branded Glasses, Explores Watches and Earbuds
Meta is working on upgrade its popular smart glasses and is exploring new wearable devices such as watches and camera-equipped earbuds. Meta’s devices group, Reality Labs, also plans to release new high-end glasses with a built-in display in 2025.
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Meta Strengthens AI Efforts With New Engineering Team
Meta Platforms is forming a new applied AI engineering team to boost its work on superintelligence. The team will be led by Maher Saba, a vice president at Meta's Reality Labs, according to an internal memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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Latest Meta Layoffs 2026: Nearly 1,500 Employees Cut from Reality Labs
Meta is reportedly planning to cut thousands of jobs in its Reality Labs division. As per a report, the Menlo Park-based tech giant’s layoff can affect as much as 10 percent of the division’s total workforce of 15,000. It is said that multiple reasons have triggered the move, some of which include the large operational losses incurred by the di...
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Meta Plans To Cut Around 10% Of Jobs In Reality Labs Division: Report
Meta plans to cut around 10% of the employees in its Reality Labs division who work on products including the metaverse, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing three people with knowledge of the discussions.
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Meta’s Reality Labs Chief Reportedly Summons Team for a Major All-Hands Meeting Next Week
Meta’s Reality Labs Head is reportedly calling for an urgent all-hands meeting next week. As per the report, it is internally being called the most important meeting of the year, raising alarms across the division. While the agenda was not disclosed, it is believed that the executive can take some decisive steps owing to the recurring losses suff...
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Meta’s Phoenix Mixed Reality Smart Glasses Reportedly Delayed; Could Finally Launch in 2027
Meta has reportedly postponed the launch of its Phoenix mixed-reality glasses to 2027, pushing it back from the originally planned second half of 2026. The delay was reportedly confirmed by Maher Saba, VP of Reality Labs Foundation, in an internal memo. Meta is also reportedly working on a 'limited edition' wearable device, codenamed Malibu 2, to l...
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Apple’s Design Chief Responsible for Liquid Glass UI Reportedly Departs to Join Meta
Apple design chief Alan Dye is reportedly leaving the company to join Meta, where he will lead a new division focused on hardware, software and AI interfaces. Apple has confirmed longtime designer Stephen Lemay as his replacement. Dye, known for overseeing the Liquid Glass design language, is expected to become Meta’s Chief Design Officer on Dece...
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Meta’s VR Headsets and AI Glasses Cost the Company $4.4 Billion in Q3 2025
Meta posted $56 billion in revenue for Q3 2025, up 26 percent year-over-year, but its Reality Labs division recorded a $4.4 billion loss, despite strong AI glasses sales. The unit, which handles Quest headsets and AR glasses, has now amassed over $70 billion in total losses since 2020, underscoring Meta’s continued struggle to make its metaverse ...
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Meta Showcases Wristband That Supports Typing, Navigation Without a Keyboard or Mouse
Meta's Reality Labs has revealed its progress on a non-invasive wristband as a human-computer interaction (HCI) tool in a new peer-reviewed article. The device uses surface electromyography (sEMG) to interpret muscle signals and understand a user's intent to perform certain tasks. The aim is to translate subtle muscle movements into direct digital ...
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Meta’s Reality Labs Unit Posts $5 Billion in Losses in Q4 2024
Reality Labs logged a loss of $4.97 billion (roughly Rs. 43,040 crore) in Q4, 2024. In an attempt to explain losses for Reality Labs, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “generative AI, Reality Labs generally are more technical organisations which means higher cost and space being relative for their business functions.”
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Meta Plans Oakley-Branded Glasses, Explores Watches and Earbuds
Meta is working on upgrade its popular smart glasses and is exploring new wearable devices such as watches and camera-equipped earbuds. Meta’s devices group, Reality Labs, also plans to release new high-end glasses with a built-in display in 2025.
