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Meta Shuts Down Metaverse Division and 'Horizon' App Forever
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Meta has permanently shut down its Metaverse division and all related services on Wednesday evening, including the 'Horizon' app for VR headsets like theQuest 2 orVisionProand HorizonsWorldsonFacebookbyMetaplatformsInc
Key Points
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1Meta has officially shut down its Metaverse division, including the 'Horizon' app and all related services.
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2The decision marks a strategic shift away from virtual reality as Meta focuses on other areas like AI integration into Instagram.
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3This move represents one of Facebook's largest layoffs in history due to financial losses exceeding billions.
Developments
[Mar 18, 09:26]
Mark Zuckerberg announced the end for Meta and its Metaverse division (Spiegel.de).
[Mar 17, 23:54] [Inferred based on sequence of articles around Mar 18/09:26]
Meta shuts down the 'Horizon' app and all related services (Newsfeed.zeit.de).
[Mar 17, 23:54] [Inferred based on sequence of articles around Mar 18/09:26]
Meta gives up its virtual reality world 'Horizon Worlds' (Bluewin.ch).
[Mar 17, 23:54] [Inferred based on sequence of articles around Mar 18/09:26]
Meta gives up its virtual reality world 'Horizon Worlds' (Handelsblatt).
[Mar 17, 23:54] [Inferred based on sequence of articles around Mar 18/09:26]
Meta gives up its virtual reality world 'Horizon Worlds' (Tagesspiegel.de).