Mark Zuckerberg says Reality Labs will (eventually) stop losing so much money

Mark Zuckerberg says Reality Labs will (eventually) stop losing so much money

Mark Zuckerberg says there's an end in sight to Reality Labs' years of multibillion-dollar losses following the company's layoffs to the metaverse division earlier this year. The CEO said he expects to "gradually reduce" how much money the company is losing as it doubles down on AI glasses and shifts away from virtual reality. Speaking during Meta's fourth-quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg was clear that the changes won't happen soon, but sounded optimistic about the division that lost more than $19 billion in 2025 alone. "For Reality Labs, we are directing most of our investment towards glasses and wearables going forward, while focusing on making Horizon a massive success on mobile and making VR a profitable ecosystem over the coming years," he said. "I expect Reality Labs losses this year to be similar to last year, and this will likely be the peak, as we start to gradually reduce our losses going forward." The company cut more than 1,000 employees from Reality Labs earlier this month, shut down three VR studios and announced plans to retire its app for VR meetings. Meta has also paused plans for third-party Horizon OS headsets. Instead, Meta is doubling down on its smart glasses and and wearables business, which tie in more neatly to Zuckerberg's vision for creating AI " superintelligence ." During the call, Zuckerberg noted that sales of Meta's smart glasses "more than tripled" in 2025, and hinted at bigger plans for AR glasses. "They're [AI glasses] going to be able to see what you see, hear what you hear, talk to you and help you as you go about your day and even show you information or generate custom UI right there in your vision," he said. Developing… This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/mark-zuckerberg-says-reality-labs-will-eventually-stop-losing-so-much-money-222900157.html?src=rss

The “wallhack” audio setup: why gamers are ditching headsets for IEMs

The “wallhack” audio setup: why gamers are ditching headsets for IEMs

If you watch any professional esports tournament in 2026, you will notice a distinct lack of bulky “gaming headsets” on stage. Instead, the top players in Valorant and Counter-Strike are wearing In-Ear Monitors (IEMs). The industry secret is out: massive over-ear drivers often muddy the soundstage with overwhelming bass, whereas IEMs offer surgical precision. The […] The post The “wallhack” audio setup: why gamers are ditching headsets for IEMs appeared first on Digital Trends .

AirTag 2 hands-on review: Apple’s clever item tracker finds even more utility with longer range and louder sound

AirTag 2 hands-on review: Apple’s clever item tracker finds even more utility with longer range and louder sound

The new generation of Apple AirTag finally landed this week, almost five years after the convenient item tracker accessory first debuted in 2021. You’d be hard pressed to tell the AirTag 2 — technically the ‘AirTag (second-generation)’ — apart from the first version, by eye. But inside, it packs in some meaningful upgrades that make this tracker even better at finding your misplaced items … more…

Price war: Save $300 on 16-inch MacBook Pro with 48GB RAM

Price war: Save $300 on 16-inch MacBook Pro with 48GB RAM

A month-end MacBook Pro deal is in effect this week only, saving you $300 on an upgraded 16-inch MacBook Pro with 48GB of unified memory. Grab month-end deals across Apple's MacBook Pro range. The discounted $2,599 price is available at both B&H Photo and Amazon , as the retailers compete for your business with month-end deals. Buy 16" MacBook Pro with 48GB RAM Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Microsoft reports Azure Q2 revenue up 39% YoY, vs. 38.8% est.; Microsoft cloud's contracted backlog grew 110% to $625B, ~45% of which was driven by OpenAI alone (Reuters)

Microsoft reports Azure Q2 revenue up 39% YoY, vs. 38.8% est.; Microsoft cloud's contracted backlog grew 110% to $625B, ~45% of which was driven by OpenAI alone (Reuters)

Reuters : Microsoft reports Azure Q2 revenue up 39% YoY, vs. 38.8% est.; Microsoft cloud's contracted backlog grew 110% to $625B, ~45% of which was driven by OpenAI alone —  Microsoft (MSFT.O) delivered a marginal beat on quarterly revenue expectations for its crucial cloud-computing business on Wednesday …