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Zuckerberg plans cuts for metaverse
Mint Mumbai
|December 05, 2025
Meta Platforms Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook Inc.
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Executives are considering potential budget cuts as high as 30% for the metaverse group next year, which includes the virtual worlds product Meta Horizon Worlds and its Quest virtual realit
This story is from the December 05, 2025 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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