1. ByteDance crypto wallet launch delayed again — internal chaos
I have direct knowledge of this situation at ByteDance. The AR/VR budget was slashed by more than half. Projects are being canceled left and right.
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2. Insider: Pinterest revenue down 25% this quarter vs forecast
Inside source at Pinterest: the AR/VR roadmap has been completely scrapped. New leadership is coming in with a different vision. Current team members are being evaluated.
3. Leaked: Snap canceling AI assistant project after $B investment
My partner works at Snap and came home stressed about this last night. The AR/VR team got an ominous email from their VP about 'organizational changes' coming soon.
4. Apple quietly tracking employee productivity with AI tools
This tracks with what I've been hearing from recruiters. Apple AR/VR people are flooding the job market. Something big is happening internally.
5. 真实实验室切入深处时的 VR平台
Meta宣布全面关闭地平线世界, 其旗舰虚拟现实社会平台, 从3月31日起,VR经验将停止在 " 查询信头 " 上运作,服务终止定于6月15日结束。 在VR关闭后,该平台只能作为移动应用程序存在。 决定是在Meta于2月裁员后作出的,影响到Reality Labs分公司10%的雇员。 这是该公司虚拟现实投资的最新大幅削减。 地平线世界曾经被定位为Meta的逆向战略的基石,尽管已经吸收了数十亿美元的发展资金,但将会大打折扣。 平台的麻烦历史从一开始就存在, 而CEO Mark Zuckerberg自己的Avatar则因其奇特外表而成为互联网迷。 这项服务主要吸引了年轻用户,尽管存在大量品牌伙伴关系,包括虚拟音乐会,如与想象龙和冷戏等主...
6. Meta 关闭 Horizon Worlds：一条留言决定生死，元宇宙叙事彻底崩塌
一个曾号称要触达10亿人的产品，其生死存亡如今竟被一条简单的下架留言所决定。上周，Meta宣布其核心元宇宙产品Horizon Worlds将在Quest VR头显上彻底下架。这并非一次普通的产品调整，而是一个强烈的信号：由资本狂热与宏大叙事堆砌的元宇宙泡沫，其核心支柱已然断裂。这场始于2021年的全球性狂欢，正以最现实的方式宣告终结。 回顾2021年，元宇宙概念席卷全球。Roblox仅凭在招股书中提及“元宇宙”，上市首日市值便冲至380亿美元，瞬间点燃资本市场的狂热。当年，全球元宇宙相关创业公司融资总额高达104亿美元，是前一年的近两倍。从SEC备案到财报电话会，“metaverse”一词的出现频率从2020年的不足100次，飙升...