ETtech Explainer: How Meta's Muse Spark fares against Anthropic's Opus, OpenAI's GPT, Google's Gemini modelsMuse Spark is the first model from the Meta Superintelligence Labs. It is a natively multimodal, reasoning-focussed AI model, designed to p...
09 Apr, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
Meta layoffs affected employees and regions: Who will be affected and when? Job cuts timeline, impacted teams, roles, hiring plansMeta layoffs affected employees and regions as Meta prepares to cut about 200 jobs in Silicon Valley in late May. The layoffs target sales,...
06 Apr, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Meta began 2026 with a sharp cut of over 1,000 Reality Labs jobs – are Facebook or Instagram affected, or is Apple and Google’s AI wearables competition responsible?Meta began 2026 with a major workforce reset, cutting over 1,000 jobs from its Reality Labs division. The layoffs, affecting nearly 10% of ...
14 Jan, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Facebook parent company Meta plans layoffs in Reality Labs division responsible for Ray-Ban smart glasses, wristwatchMeta is reportedly preparing to lay off approximately 10% of its Reality Labs division, impacting employees developing virtual reality head...
13 Jan, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
Meta plans to cut about 10% of employees in reality labs businessThe cuts to Reality Labs -- which has roughly 15,000 employees -- could be announced as soon as Tuesday. The layoffs would be a fraction of...
13 Jan, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
Meta to slash Metaverse budget by 30%; potential layoffs loom: ReportThis is in contrast to Meta's CTO and head of Reality Labs, Andrew Bosworth, who, in January, said that 2025 would be one of the most impor...
04 Dec, 2025, 09.04 PM IST
Meta stock surges 5% after Mark Zuckerberg unveils plans for metaverse - here's the breakdownMeta stock: Meta Platforms shares jumped 5% after reports of planned up to 30% budget cuts in its metaverse division, including Horizon Wor...
04 Dec, 2025, 08.25 PM IST
Who is Alan Dye? Top Apple design executive poached by Meta in a major coupMeta poaches Apple design chief: Meta has hired Alan Dye, Apple’s longtime head of user interface design, in a major talent coup that highl...
04 Dec, 2025, 07.49 PM IST
Apple AI researcher for robotics joins Meta in latest exitApple is losing key AI researchers, including Jian Zhang to Meta and others to OpenAI and Anthropic. These exits follow poor response to Ap...
03 Sep, 2025, 08.18 AM IST
Meta lays off employees in Reality Labs division: ReportWhile the exact number of layoffs is not yet known, these latest layoffs follow a broader round of job cuts in February, when Meta reduced ...
25 Apr, 2025, 12.59 AM IST
Meta to open India office, hire for engineering and AI roles in BengaluruWith this move, Meta is following the path of other major tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, which have already established st...
23 Feb, 2025, 04.04 PM IST
Meta plans major investment into AI-powered humanoid robotsMeta is investing in AI-powered humanoid robots, focusing on household tasks and AI infrastructure for third-party manufacturers. Led by Ma...
14 Feb, 2025, 10.59 PM IST
Meta partners with James Cameron's tech venture to boost mixed reality contentMeta Platforms partnered with James Cameron's Lightstorm Vision to create 3D entertainment for the Quest headset, aiming to enhance mixed-r...
06 Dec, 2024, 08.46 AM IST
Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unitEmployees were informed of the layoffs in a post on Meta's internal discussion forum Workplace on Tuesday. The post said they would be noti...
04 Oct, 2023, 01.14 AM IST
Meta lowers Quest VR headsets prices to lure customersMETA-Meta lowers Quest VR headsets prices to lure customers
04 Mar, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
Meta shares surge after Facebook ekes out user growthMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also said that the company would scale back costs and was investing in artificial intelligence tools to improve re...
28 Apr, 2022, 08.47 AM IST
Apple aims to prevent defections to Meta with rare $180,000 bonuses for top talentApple is waging a talent war with companies in Silicon Valley and beyond, with Meta emerging as a particular threat. Meta has hired about 1...
29 Dec, 2021, 10.33 AM IST