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Facebook-owner Meta<\/a> Platforms Inc is preparing cutbacks in its Reality Labs<\/a> division, a unit at the center of the company's strategy to refocus on hardware products<\/a> and the \"metaverse<\/a>,\" a spokesperson confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday.

Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth told Reality Labs staffers during a weekly Q&A session on Tuesday to expect the changes to be announced within a week, according to a summary of his comments viewed by Reuters.

The Meta spokesperson confirmed that Bosworth told staffers the division could not afford to do some projects anymore and would have to postpone others, without specifying which projects would be affected.

She said Meta was not planning layoffs as part of the changes.

The world's biggest
social media company<\/a> last month told investors that it would scale back costs in 2022, following a drop in Facebook<\/a> users early this year that caused the stock to plunge.

In an earnings call in late April, Chief Executive Mark
Zuckerberg<\/a> said Meta planned to \"slow the pace\" of some longer-term investments in areas like its business platform, artificial intelligence infrastructure and Reality Labs.

Meta lowered its expected 2022 total expenses to between $87 billion and $92 billion, down from its prior outlook of between $90 billion and $95 billion. Last week, it told employees it was reducing hiring for most mid-to-senior-level positions, as initially reported by Insider.

The 18-year-old tech giant has invested heavily in Reality Labs, which grew out of its Oculus virtual reality business and now encompasses work on augmented reality, smart glasses, Portal video-calling devices and enterprise tech solutions.

The unit is also building a mixed reality headset with face and eye tracking called
Project Cambria<\/a>, which Zuckerberg previewed in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

Those investments are aimed at positioning Meta as a gateway to the metaverse, a universe of immersive, shared, interconnected digital worlds which Zuckerberg has said he believes will be the successor to the mobile
internet<\/a>.

The company changed its name in October to reflect its metaverse aims and has hired extensively to staff Reality Labs, adding more than 13,000 employees last year and nearly 6,000 in the first quarter this year.

At the same time, Zuckerberg has warned that it may take about a decade for the metaverse bets to pay off, and Reality Labs has bled cash. The unit lost $10.2 billion in 2021 and another $3 billion in the first quarter this year.

Zuckerberg told investors last month that he still aims over the next several years to generate enough income growth from legacy apps Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to fund investments in Reality Labs, while continuing to grow profits overall.

\"Unfortunately, that's not going to happen in 2022,\" he said.


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Facebook-owner元告诉硬件工作人员准备削减

首席技术官安德鲁·博斯沃思告诉现实实验室工作人员在每周周二问答环节期待的变化在一周内公布,根据他的评论被路透社的摘要。

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Facebook-owner平台公司正准备削减它现实实验室部门,一个单位的中心重新关注公司的战略硬件产品和“metaverse周三,”一位发言人向路透社证实。

首席技术官安德鲁·博斯沃思告诉现实实验室工作人员在每周周二问答环节期待的变化在一周内公布,根据他的评论被路透社的摘要。

元发言人证实,博斯沃思告诉员工该部门无力再做一些项目,将不得不推迟,不指定哪些项目会受到影响。

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她说元并没有计划裁员,作为变化的一部分。

世界上最大的社交媒体公司上个月告诉投资者,它将在2022年缩减成本,下降脸谱网用户今年年初导致股价大跌。

4月下旬的财报电话会议上,首席执行官马克扎克伯格表示元计划“慢节奏”的一些长期投资在其业务平台等领域,人工智能实验室基础设施和现实。

元下调预期2022年总费用在870亿美元和920亿美元之间,低于先前预期的900亿美元和950亿美元之间。上周,它告诉员工减少大多数mid-to-senior-level的职位招聘,最初报道的内幕。

18岁的科技巨头大量投资于现实实验室,其眼睛虚拟现实业务发展而成的,现在包含了增强现实技术,智能眼镜,门户视频通话设备和企业技术解决方案。

单位也建立一个混合现实耳机的脸和眼动跟踪项目威尔士预览,扎克伯格周三在他的Facebook页面。

这些投资旨在定位元作为metaverse的网关,身临其境的宇宙,共享,相互关联的数字世界,扎克伯格说,他相信会移动的继承人互联网

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公司更名,以反映其10月metaverse目标和雇佣了员工广泛现实实验室,去年增加了13000多名员工,在今年第一季度近6000。

与此同时,扎克伯格警告称,可能需要大约十metaverse赌注来偿还,与现实实验室已经流血现金。单位在2021年损失了102亿美元,今年第一季度的30亿美元。

上个月扎克伯格告诉投资者,他仍计划在未来几年从Facebook遗留应用程序产生足够的收入增长,Instagram WhatsApp在现实实验室基金投资,虽然总体上持续增长的利润。

“不幸的是,这是在2022年不会发生,”他说。


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By Katie Paul
<\/strong>
Facebook-owner Meta<\/a> Platforms Inc is preparing cutbacks in its Reality Labs<\/a> division, a unit at the center of the company's strategy to refocus on hardware products<\/a> and the \"metaverse<\/a>,\" a spokesperson confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday.

Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth told Reality Labs staffers during a weekly Q&A session on Tuesday to expect the changes to be announced within a week, according to a summary of his comments viewed by Reuters.

The Meta spokesperson confirmed that Bosworth told staffers the division could not afford to do some projects anymore and would have to postpone others, without specifying which projects would be affected.

She said Meta was not planning layoffs as part of the changes.

The world's biggest
social media company<\/a> last month told investors that it would scale back costs in 2022, following a drop in Facebook<\/a> users early this year that caused the stock to plunge.

In an earnings call in late April, Chief Executive Mark
Zuckerberg<\/a> said Meta planned to \"slow the pace\" of some longer-term investments in areas like its business platform, artificial intelligence infrastructure and Reality Labs.

Meta lowered its expected 2022 total expenses to between $87 billion and $92 billion, down from its prior outlook of between $90 billion and $95 billion. Last week, it told employees it was reducing hiring for most mid-to-senior-level positions, as initially reported by Insider.

The 18-year-old tech giant has invested heavily in Reality Labs, which grew out of its Oculus virtual reality business and now encompasses work on augmented reality, smart glasses, Portal video-calling devices and enterprise tech solutions.

The unit is also building a mixed reality headset with face and eye tracking called
Project Cambria<\/a>, which Zuckerberg previewed in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

Those investments are aimed at positioning Meta as a gateway to the metaverse, a universe of immersive, shared, interconnected digital worlds which Zuckerberg has said he believes will be the successor to the mobile
internet<\/a>.

The company changed its name in October to reflect its metaverse aims and has hired extensively to staff Reality Labs, adding more than 13,000 employees last year and nearly 6,000 in the first quarter this year.

At the same time, Zuckerberg has warned that it may take about a decade for the metaverse bets to pay off, and Reality Labs has bled cash. The unit lost $10.2 billion in 2021 and another $3 billion in the first quarter this year.

Zuckerberg told investors last month that he still aims over the next several years to generate enough income growth from legacy apps Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to fund investments in Reality Labs, while continuing to grow profits overall.

\"Unfortunately, that's not going to happen in 2022,\" he said.


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