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Meta retreats from metaverse after virtual reality check
Imagine changing your popular brand to capitalize on an emerging tech trend that never emerged. Mark Zuckerberg did just that, and now Meta is backing away from the virtual reality business in which it invested billions. In 2025, Meta's Reality…
We Are Witnessing The Death Of Virtual Reality Video Games Right Now
During my university years, I completed a work placement at a technology publication in London. The first thing they did on my first day was plonk an Oculus Rift in my lap. The headset had yet to be released, and here I was being asked to cover it…
Oh No, Meta Just Killed Off Working in VR
We were never going to work in virtual reality. Anybody who ever plugged their noggin into a headset and tried to complete their daily grind knew it was never going to happen. Now Meta—the company that forced us to consider a future where…
Meta's VR Meeting Rooms for Work Will Shut Down Next Month
Meta's Horizon Workrooms, the virtual reality platform for business meetings, is set to shut down next month. First launched in 2021, before Facebook rebranded as Meta, Horizon Workrooms introduced a virtual space where colleagues could meet when…
Ericsson announces proposed job cuts
Ericsson has proposed staff reductions in Sweden, adding to job cuts in the global tech sector. Multinational networking and telecoms company Ericsson is looking to reduce its staff by 1 600 positions in its home market Sweden. This, as part of…
This AI startup says it's becoming less dependant on humans to train its robot
AI is taking another job from humans — training robots. Tesla rival 1X launched a new AI model on Monday that the OpenAI-backed startup's CEO said would allow the company to move away from using humans to train its humanoid robot, Neo.
Italy At CES 2026: Pioneering The Future Of Mobility
The showroom floor at CES 2026 became a vibrant stage for Italian innovation, where tradition meets the cutting edge of the “agentic era.” Represented by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and the Italian Association of the Automotive…
Apple Picks Gemini For Siri, More Meta VR Cuts, Higgsfield AI Snares $130 Million, Xreal Grabs $100 Million
Google's Gemini Wins Apple AI Partnership. Google is also going to be on your iPhone, and on TV. Voice is the new operating system. Geolocation, outward facing cameras, AI with a semantic understanding of the world and a continuous connection to…
Millennials are finally embracing cruises and ships are changing for them
Almost 40 million passengers are projected to cruise this year, according to the Cruise Lines International Association. That's a record number, but more important are the shifting demographics. An older generation is passing the cruise baton on to…
Meta to stop selling Quest headsets to businesses, discontinue multiple VR features
Meta Platforms Inc. will stop selling its Quest virtual reality headsets to business customers and discontinue a number of software services that run on the devices. The company announced the move on Thursday. The decision is not unexpected:…
Say goodbye to Horizons VR for business
Meta Horizon Workrooms will be shut down from February 16, 2026 Businesses didn't seem to be using Quest headsets for VR meetings Meta Quest commercial headsets are also being pulled – consumer versions remain Meta is pulling the plug on its…
The Unspeakable, Enabled
Every time I've found myself lost for words over something in the news this past year—which has happened disconcertingly often—I've returned to the same book for guidance, the philosopher Kate Manne's Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny…
Your Brain Knows Which Locations Will Make Memories Stick-Even Before Anything Happens There
People have long associated memories with locations, mentally walking through childhood homes, retracing familiar streets, or constructing imagined “memory palaces” to keep facts from slipping away. Now, a new neuroscience study…
Intel Hires Qualcomm Executive To Lead GPU Engineering For Data Centers
Eric Demers, who recently led Qualcomm's GPU efforts as senior vice president of engineering, tells CRN he will lead GPU engineering with a focus on AI at Intel. Intel has hired an executive who led Qualcomm's GPU engineering efforts to aid with…
2026 tech company layoffs
This tracker follows significant layoffs in the tech and IT industry and the economic, technological and geopolitical factors influencing those layoffs. In 2025, layoffs shifted from correcting for over hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic to…
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