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Meta's metaverse is going mobile-first

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Meta is formally sectioning off Horizon Worlds, the closest thing it has to a metaverse, from its Quest VR platform, according to a new blog post from Samantha Ryan, Meta's VP of Content, Reality Labs. While the decision runs counter to Meta's original pl…

#hardware #mobiletech #vr #mobile #meta #apps #spatialcomputing

Meta formally separates Horizon Worlds from Quest VR platform

14 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Meta, after laying off ~10 percent of Reality Labs, closing three VR studios, and stopping new content for VR fitness app Supernatural, is changing Horizon Worlds, which debuted in VR, to be "almost exclusively mobile." But it is still making VR

15 days / bsky / @jaypeters.net / jaypeters.net

Metaverse just went mobile first, leaving VR behind

15 days / digitaltrends

Meta's metaverse is going mobile-first

15 days / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Meta says VR is still the future, but Worlds is going mobile

15 days / betanews / Wayne Williams

Meta’s VR metaverse is ditching VR

15 days / theverge / Jay Peters

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 6:21 pm / permalink 19440 / 6 stories in 15 days


Meta is shuttering Messenger’s standalone website, which is a thing that exists

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website, according to a company help page. The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within Facebook."After messenger.com goes away, you will be aut…

#meta #business #internet #apps #ux #technology #facebook #instantmessaging

Messenger web users will be redirected to Facebook.com for chats

14 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Meta is shuttering Messenger’s standalone website, which is a thing that exists

15 days / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Meta is killing off the Messenger web site

15 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website

15 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19433 / 4 stories in 15 days


Mark Zuckerberg defends Instagram’s beauty filters and age checks in court

Shannon Carroll / qz - In a bellwether youth-harm trial, the Meta CEO defended Instagram’s design choices as trade-offs, not tactics built to keep teens hooked

#techpolicy #meta #judiciary #zuckerberg #mentalhealth #law #contentmoderation #instagram #litigation #safety

The executive that helped build Meta’s ad machine is trying to expose it

15 days / theverge / Lauren Feiner

Mark Zuckerberg Grilled On Usage Goals and Underage Users At California Trial

15 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Zuckerberg's Trial Testimony Pushes Back on Social Media Addiction Claims

15 days / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/zuckerberg-grilled-in-court-over-social-media-harms-on-teens/

15 days / bsky / @sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy / sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in Social Media Addiction Trial

15 days / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens

15 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Mark Zuckerberg said very little on his first day of testimony—but the fact he’s here at all is a major moment

15 days / fastcompany / Chris Stokel-Walker

Mark Zuckerberg defends Instagram’s beauty filters and age checks in court

15 days / qz / Shannon Carroll

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 19417 / 8 stories in 15 days


Report: Meta Revives Smartwatch Plans to Take On Apple Watch

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Meta is set to release its first smartwatch this year featuring health-tracking and built-in Meta AI, reports The Information. The smartwatch, which would compete directly with Apple Watch and other brands, is the result of a revived project that Meta can…


Malibu 2 revival — AI health watch targeting 2026 launch

Meta’s ‘Malibu 2’ Smartwatch to Focus on Health Tracking, AI

15 days / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Meta smartwatch could feature health tracking and AI features that could rival the Apple Watch

15 days / theshortcut / Reece Bithrey

Meta might launch its first smartwatch this year

15 days / mashable

Meta is Rumoured to Release First Smartwatch to Rival Apple Watch

15 days / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Meta could launch a smartwatch in 2026, years after killing its original plans

15 days / digitaltrends

Meta reportedly plans to release a smartwatch this year

15 days / engadget / Mariella Moon

Meta Platforms (META) Stock: Re-enters Wearables Market with AI-Powered “Malibu 2”

15 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga


Meta eyes Apple Watch; smart glasses tie-ins

Report: Meta’s Smartwatch Project is Back from the Dead

15 days / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Meta Looks to Take on Apple With First Smartwatch

15 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Report: Meta Revives Smartwatch Plans to Take On Apple Watch

15 days / macrumors / Tim Hardwick


Privacy alarms: Meta's watch could monetize sensitive health data

A FaceBook smart watch is okay, if you don't value privacy

15 days / appleinsider


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Meta has reportedly revived its abandoned Facebook Watch, plans to release it in 2026, and is probably rubbing its corporate hands at what health data it will learn from you, and then turn around and monetize.

15 days / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Report: Meta Revives Smartwatch Plans to Take On Apple Watch

15 days / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19408 / 13 stories in 15 days


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