Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses raised ...

Meta is turning its photorealistic Hyperscape scans from solo showpieces into shared spaces, adding simple invites so friends can drop into your captured rooms for virtual hangouts. The shift reframes ...

Wait, no more virtual sitting in a virtual chair, chatting with virtual people with a VR headset on, for hours? Bummer.

Meta (META) may be pulling back even further from the metaverse it once bet its future on. Executives are discussing budget cuts of up to 30% at the company's metaverse division in 2026, according to ...

Forget magical virtual worlds. In its quest to broaden the audience for virtual reality, Meta is now embracing much more familiar surroundings: Owners of Meta’s Quest VR headsets will soon be able to ...

While Meta is now throwing billions at AI like all other companies in Silicon Valley, it has not yet abandoned its last great crusade, the idea that it would build an online metaverse, something it ...

Just over four years after Facebook changed its name to Meta, the company is scaling back its virtual reality ambitions. Meta is cutting about 10% of staff who focus on metaverse-related VR projects ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. Mark Zuckerberg announced his Metaverse strategy in late ...

Few believe Meta will abandon VR entirely, but many see an unmistakable pivot as resources move toward AI systems and devices ...