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Meta to cut 10% of virtual reality staff to allocate more for AI — report – Seeking Alpha

The cuts will be predominantly in Meta’s (META) Reality Labs division, which develops virtual reality headsets. The unit currently employs ~15,000 …

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Prisoners in California are using VR headsets to travel the world, practice job interviews …

Prisoners in California are using VR headsets to travel the world, practice job interviews, and learn everyday skills—all without leaving prison.

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VR headsets are ‘hope machines’ inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience

A Los Angeles-based nonprofit is bringing virtual reality technology to California lockups with the goal of providing inmates a brief escape and, …

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Simulation program ‘fuels’ students’ career paths – C&G Newspapers

The virtual reality simulation program was made possible with a $100,000 grant awarded through Emerge, Huntington Bank and Macomb County Outreach. The …

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Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business

… virtual reality for the metaverse, Mr. Zuckerberg’s far-flung vision of what social networking could look like in a V.R.-based version of the internet …

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