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marketbeat.com - Promising Virtual Reality Stocks To Consider - December 4th
Promising Virtual Reality Stocks To Consider - December 4th
MarketBeat

Battle of the Big-Upside Tech Names: HUBS vs. NBIS vs. TEAM Meta Platforms, zSpace, and The Glimpse Group are the three Virtual Reality stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Virtual reality stocks are shares of…

bbc.co.uk - Osmond Chia - Meta pivots to AI smart glasses as metaverse bet struggles - BBC News
Meta pivots to AI smart glasses as metaverse bet struggles - BBC News
BBC

Meta is shifting some of its investments in the metaverse to AI glasses and wearables, hoping to capitalise on the 'momentum' in that segment, a company spokesperson has said. Over recent years, Meta has poured billions of dollars to build the…

japantimes.co.jp - Spotlight shines on humanoid robots at Tokyo show
Spotlight shines on humanoid robots at Tokyo show
The Japan Times

Robots equipped with cutting-edge technologies that perform duties on behalf of humans at workplaces and disaster-hit sites are on display at the 2025 International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo. At the exhibition, which kicked off at Tokyo Big Sight…

forbes.com - Cortney Harding - Requiem For The Metaverse: On Meta's Missed Opportunity
Requiem For The Metaverse: On Meta's Missed Opportunity
Forbes

The cover of the Davos-focused special issue of Time Magazine, 2023. In January of 2023, I got off a train in Davos, Switzerland, to speak about and help launch a program called Whose Metaverse. Within five minutes of arriving at my hotel, someone…

bloomberg.com - David Rovella - Mark Zuckerberg Retreats From the 'Metaverse'
Mark Zuckerberg Retreats From the 'Metaverse'
Bloomberg

The “Metaverse” isn't what it used to be. Meta Platforms is expected to cut resources from the virtual reality initiative Mark Zuckerberg once framed as the future of the company and his reason for changing its name from that social…

japantimes.co.jp - Kurt Wagner - Meta's Zuckerberg plans deep cuts for metaverse efforts
Meta's Zuckerberg plans deep cuts for metaverse efforts
The Japan Times

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook. Executives are…

nytimes.com - Cade Metz - New York Times Sues A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Over Use of Copyrighted Work
New York Times Sues A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Over Use of Copyrighted Work
The New York Times

The New York Times claimed in a lawsuit on Friday that its copyrights were repeatedly violated by Perplexity, an artificial intelligence start-up that has built a cutting-edge internet search engine. The Times said in its lawsuit that it had…

mirror.co.uk - Amanda Stocks, Hannah Britt - Boy, 14, hears little sister's shock diagnosis - then bullies say unthinkable
Boy, 14, hears little sister's shock diagnosis - then bullies say unthinkable
The Mirror

Escaping into a world of virtual reality as his sister was fighting cancer gave teenager Declan Hall a lifeline. The 14-year-old was devastated after his sibling Holly was diagnosed with Lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of four. He had to face…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Min-hyung - Kia celebrates 80th anniversary, unveils future concept car
Kia celebrates 80th anniversary, unveils future concept car
The Korea Times

Kia has pledged to overcome a lingering external crisis — posed by global supply chain shifts and an emerging Chinese rivalry — by getting back to basics and creating value for future mobility, the carmaker said Friday at an event…

fastcompany.com - Jennifer Mattson - Meta stock price: META rises on report that Zuckerberg will cut up to 30% of metaverse division
Meta stock price: META rises on report that Zuckerberg will cut up to 30% of metaverse division
Fast Company

Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) rose on Thursday after Bloomberg reported the technology company was planning to cut spending across its division by 10%, with as much as 30% cuts to its virtual reality group, which includes the so-called…

scmp.com - Bloomberg - Meta plans budget cuts as high as 30% to its metaverse efforts
Meta plans budget cuts as high as 30% to its metaverse efforts
South China Morning Post

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook. Executives were considering…

indianexpress.com - Meta prepares deep cuts to metaverse staff as focus shifts to AI glasses
Meta prepares deep cuts to metaverse staff as focus shifts to AI glasses
The Indian Express

Meta does not plan to abandon building the metaverse, the people said. Instead, executives expect to shift the savings from the cuts into investments in its augmented reality glasses, the people said. Meta introduced the glasses — which have…

thehindu.com - Afp - Meta shares jump on report company slashing VR spending
Meta shares jump on report company slashing VR spending
The Hindu

Shares in Meta rose sharply on Thursday following a report that the Facebook parent company is significantly cutting back on virtual reality investments as it pivots toward artificial intelligence. In 2021, CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg bet…

bloomberg.com - Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Metaverse Budget Cut
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Metaverse Budget Cut
Bloomberg

Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more by harnessing the power of Bloomberg Businessweek reporters and…

cointelegraph.com - Stephen Katte - Meta shares climb on report of possible 30% metaverse budget cut
Meta shares climb on report of possible 30% metaverse budget cut
Cointelegraph

Social media giant Meta is reportedly planning to scale back its metaverse spending by up to 30% and redirect the funds into virtual reality glasses and artificial intelligence. No final decision has been made yet, but budget cuts and possible…

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