Meta and Mark Zuckerberg Didn't Lose $80 Billion on the Metaverse
Business Insider • • general
Key Points:
- Meta's Reality Labs has lost over $80 billion, including $19 billion in 2025, but the division is not shutting down as it produces various hardware like Quest VR goggles and Ray-Ban AI glasses.
- Despite reports, Meta is not abandoning the metaverse; the company argues that the metaverse experience can extend beyond VR headsets to phones and new glasses.
- Mark Zuckerberg's public focus has shifted from the metaverse to AI and ambitions around building "superintelligence," with significant investments in AI talent and infrastructure.
- Both the metaverse and AI represent Zuckerberg's ongoing effort to develop platforms independent of Google and Apple, aiming to reduce reliance on external operating systems and devices.
- The future of Meta's
