It is said that Meta has made operational changes at Reality Labs, a company that works on virtual and augmented reality technologies. According to this Facebook Agile Silicon Team (FAST) It was reported that hundreds of people were laid off from the silicon chip producing unit known as.
Meta begins layoffs for Reality Labs
Meta carries out its software and hardware works for the AR/VR world through Reality Labs. FAST, a subdivision of this company, Layoff of 600 employees It was reported that he sent the petition. FAST is responsible for chip production for Quest devices.
The company is currently quest series It cooperates with companies such as Qualcomm to supply chips for virtual reality glasses such as. However, it was stated that Meta’s chip work was restructured. Accordingly, competing with each other within the company special processors is available.
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Layoffs, Meta to metaverse ventures also dealt a blow. One of the projects that may be affected is AR technology, which is Mark Zuckerberg’s favorite. Progress on such next-generation devices may slow down due to layoffs in the FAST team.
The 600-person layoff round follows Zuckerberg’s previous rhetoric. Meta a while ago He wanted to part ways with 10 thousand people It was stated that it would do this within the year. It was also claimed that some managers working in chip-focused artificial intelligence units quit their jobs.
Job losses on the FAST team are likely to slow down core technologies for Meta’s metaverse ambitions. However, we should point out that there is no official statement from the company yet.
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