Meta is preparing to carry out missions in its Reality Labs division, which focuses on creating technologies for the metaverse and developing custom silicon.
According to information from Reuters and UOL, the company's employees received the news about the mass layoffs through a publication made on the company's internal forum, Workplace.
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In this publication, the Goal informed that the layoffs would take place on Wednesday (4) and that employees were notified about their situation at the company until last Thursday (5).
This change indicates significant changes in Meta's strategy regarding the development of metaverse and its related divisions.
The scheduled layoffs are technical at the Reality Labs unit, which is responsible for developing the metaverse. Within this unit, the division called Facebook Agile Silicon Team (FAST) has approximately 600 employees.
FAST plays a crucial role in developing custom chips that power the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) hardware, produced by the Reality Labs division of Meta.
To date, Meta has not made official comments on the employees' reports and possible dismissals, remaining without further information about what happened.
The situation indicates that the company is undergoing significant changes in its strategy for the metaverse and its related operations. However, the exact details and extent of the layoffs have not yet been publicly disclosed by the company.
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