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rappler.com - Victor Barreiro Jr. - Meta's Reality Labs layoffs show the harsh pivot from virtual reality to AI
Meta's Reality Labs layoffs show the harsh pivot from virtual reality to AI
RAPPLER

For a company that rebranded towards creating a virtual reality metaverse, Meta Platforms is certainly taking a sharp pivot towards the apparent next big thing: artificial intelligence. The company laid off 10% of its Reality Labs division —…

marketbeat.com - Virtual Reality Stocks To Follow Today - January 26th
Virtual Reality Stocks To Follow Today - January 26th
MarketBeat

What to Watch for in Meta's Earnings: 2026 CapEx and AI Updates Meta Platforms, zSpace, The Glimpse Group, and DIH Holding US are the seven Virtual Reality stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Virtual reality stocks…

gamesindustry.biz - Alex Forbes-Calvin - VR experts say that Meta's pullback is 'concerning' in the short term
VR experts say that Meta's pullback is 'concerning' in the short term
GamesIndustry.biz

Experts from the world of virtual reality have described Meta's decision to close three studios and make layoffs to its metaverse-focused Reality Labs division as 'concerning'. Speaking to The Games Business, Owlchemy Labs' Andrew Eiche said that…

forbes.com - Trefis Team - Get Paid To Buy META Stock?
Get Paid To Buy META Stock?
Forbes

CHONGQING, CHINA - JANUARY 22: In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META), the U.S.-based technology company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, in front of a screen showing the…

nytimes.com - Cade Metz - Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own
Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own
The New York Times

Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, the founders of Ricursive Intelligence, at the start-up's offices in Palo Alto, Calif.Credit...Cayce Clifford for The New York Times Listen to this article · 4:47 min Learn more One new start-up is called…

seekingalpha.com - Khaveen Investments - Salesforce: Lower Growth Outlook But Extremely Undervalued (NYSE:CRM)
Salesforce: Lower Growth Outlook But Extremely Undervalued (NYSE:CRM)
Seeking Alpha

Salesforce faces structurally slowing revenue growth, underperforming CRM market expectations with a 0.72x growth factor versus a 1.45x competitive score. Salesforce's decelerating ARPU, mature enterprise customer base, and intensifying competition…

sun-sentinel.com - Kari Barnett - Explore Titanic: New South Florida immersive experience puts you in a lifeboat for firsthand view of history
Explore Titanic: New South Florida immersive experience puts you in a lifeboat for firsthand view of history
Sun Sentinel

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The tragic story of the RMS Titanic has played out on the big screen, and in musicals, novels, exhibits, documentaries and TV miniseries. Now, it arrives in South Florida as a new immersive experience.

tomsguide.com - Alix Blackburn - Prime Video top 10 movies - here's the 3 worth streaming this week (Jan. 26 - Feb. 1)
Prime Video top 10 movies - here's the 3 worth streaming this week (Jan. 26 - Feb. 1)
Tom's Guide

Winter Storm Fern is currently sweeping across more than 30 states, leaving much of the country buried under heavy snow. If you're literally snowed in or staying home to ride out this intense weather, there's no better time to refresh your…

techxplore.com - Toyohashi University of Technology - Unpredictable movements of autonomous robots can increase human discomfort
Unpredictable movements of autonomous robots can increase human discomfort
Tech Xplore

A research team from the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory and the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit at Toyohashi University of Technology investigated how the movements of autonomous mobile robots influence human emotional responses during…

ttnews.com - Noël Fletcher - Final Conviction Handed Down in Multistate Cargo Theft Ring - TT
Final Conviction Handed Down in Multistate Cargo Theft Ring - TT
Transport Topics

The defendant was sentenced to 13.5 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.16 million in restitution. Tractor-trailers were stolen from distribution sites at least 14 times across three states. Property stolen included brands from Oculus…

straitstimes.com - Sharon Salim - Over 8,000 internships, industry attachments created to support fast-growing data centre capabilities
Over 8,000 internships, industry attachments created to support fast-growing data centre capabilities
The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - More than 8,000 internships, training opportunities and industry attachment openings have been developed in the data centre sector, as part of a national push to build AI-ready capabilities. Over the next five years, data centre…

castanet.net - Darren Handschuh - Exhibit at Vernon library will show war on Ukraine Jan. 31
Exhibit at Vernon library will show war on Ukraine Jan. 31
Castanet.net

The virtual reality exhibition War Up Close & Children's Art is coming to Vernon. The exhibition has been showcased across North America and Europe and goes from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Vernon library, 2800 30th Ave. War Up Close is…

cityam.com - Adam Bloodworth - The Apprentice 2026 star Tim Campbell reveals AI task he'd add
The Apprentice 2026 star Tim Campbell reveals AI task he'd add
City AM

As The Apprentice 2026 returns, Lord Sugar's adviser Tim Campbell MBE speaks to City AM The Apprentice returns to the BBC this Thursday 29 January with many of the classic tasks pitting two groups of budding entrepreneurs against each other, as the…

glassalmanac.com - Emily Thompson - Meta Plans 10% Reality Labs Layoffs In January 2026 - Why It Matters Now
Meta Plans 10% Reality Labs Layoffs In January 2026 - Why It Matters Now
Glass Almanac

Employees felt shock after 10% Reality Labs cuts were announced this week, and the ripple reaches AR hardware and services. The timing matters because Meta is pivoting resources toward AI while Reality Labs has burned more than $60 billion since…

marketbeat.com - Ecommerce Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - January 26th
Ecommerce Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - January 26th
MarketBeat

Tech Wreck or Valuation Reset? Rotating to Value in 2026 Walmart, GameStop, Pattern Group, GigaCloud Technology, and ContextLogic are the five Ecommerce stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Ecommerce stocks are…

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