Road to VR

Meta is Permanently Shuttering the VR Version of ‘Horizon Worlds’ in June

Last month, Meta announced Horizon Worlds was going “almost exclusively mobile”, which included removing Worlds suggestions and generally deemphasizing the immersive social platform on Quest. Now, the company says it’s pulling the plug on Quest ...
Gizmodo

Meta Tries to Normalize ‘AI Glasses’ With Slimmer Frames

Meta has two new pairs of AI smart glasses that are geared toward a thing that glasses have been doing for quite a while—helping you see. The Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics are more focused on people who wear prescription lenses and also ...
Business Insider

Meta is laying off hundreds of employees across Reality Labs and other groups

Meta began laying off hundreds of employees on Wednesday. The company has made several rounds of layoffs in recent years as it has sought to become more efficient. At the same time, Meta has continued to pour billions of dollars into AI. Meta began laying ...
Android

Meta’s New Ray-Bans: Prescription Glasses Meet AI Nutrition Tracking

Meta launched Ray-Ban AI prescription glasses starting at $499. The smart glasses feature hands-free nutrition tracking, WhatsApp summaries, and on-device processing. It aims to bring smart eyewear to everyday users needing vision correction and seamless ...
CNBC

Meta rolls out in-house AI chips weeks after massive Nvidia, AMD deals

Meta unveiled four custom, in-house chips tailored for artificial intelligence-related tasks. The MTIA 300 was deployed a few weeks ago, while the MTIA 400, MTIA 450 and MTIA 500 will follow, with a new chip released about every six months. Vice President ...