Meta Cuts 1,500 Reality Labs Jobs as AI Takes Priority
eWEEK Staff / eweek - The cuts represent roughly 10% of the division's workforce and signal Meta's accelerating pivot away from its metaverse ambitions toward AI dominance.The post Meta Cuts 1,500 Reality Labs Jobs as AI Takes Priority appeared first on eWEEK.
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Meta Plans To Cut Around 10% of Employees In Reality Labs Division
BeauHD / slashdot - Meta plans to cut roughly 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, with layoffs hitting metaverse-focused teams hardest. Reuters reports: The cuts to Reality Labs, which has roughly 15,000 employees, could be announced as soon as Tuesday and are set to …
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Philips Hue 'SpatialAware' feature harmonizes all the lights in a room
Steve Dent / engadget - Philips Hue has introduced a new software feature called SpatialAware at CES 2026 designed to ensure that all the lights in a space are in harmony with each other. Available exclusively for the Hue Bridge Pro, it takes into account each light point in a r…
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 5:21 am / permalink 17582 / 3 stories in 1 month
Meta brings new hands-free tools to Ray-Ban Display in US rollout
Alexey Shabanov / testingcatalog - Meta Ray-Ban Display and Neural Band gain teleprompter mode, new messaging input and expanded navigation, with US-only launch.
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Xreal releases new AR glasses and power hub to transform work and entertainment
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Augmented reality device maker Xreal Inc. released the Xreal 1S today, a new premium pair of 3D spatial display glasses, and a compact power hub that combines a battery and video passthrough. The 1S joins the Xreal One Series, including the One and One Pr…
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Apple Halts Vision Pro Production as Sales Collapse, Pivots to Smart Glasses
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple has reportedly halted Vision Pro production and slashed advertising by 95% as sales stall, signaling a strategic pivot toward AI smart glasses.The post Apple Halts Vision Pro Production as Sales Collapse, Pivots to Smart Glasses appeared first on Wi…
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Apple Cuts Vision Pro Production and Marketing as Sales Disappoint [Report]
iclarified - Apple has significantly scaled back manufacturing and advertising for the Vision Pro following a period of weak consumer demand. According to a new report from the Financial Times, manufacturing partner Luxshare halted production of the headset at the sta…
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Apple Previews Upcoming New Immersive Films for Vision Pro
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple has unveiled a new slate of immersive films for Vision Pro including dramatic MotoGP, and aerial travel edited with URSA Cine Immersive tools.The post Apple Previews Upcoming New Immersive Films for Vision Pro first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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