After four months, Microsoft shuts down industrial metaverse development core

The virtual reality center is the most affected by the layoffs Microsoft

This week the news that technology giants are laying off thousands of people scared the world. With the Microsoft It's no different, the North American company plans to close 10 jobs, according to the Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC). However, in addition to the mass layoffs, the fact that the majority of those fired were from the company's virtual reality core shocks metaverse enthusiasts.

The year 2023 started off challenging for global technology companies. With the Microsoft, it was no different. After announcing the end of the company's arm responsible for developing virtual reality experiences and hardware, now the North American giant announces the end of yet another division linked to the metaverse. 

Created in October last year to develop software systems that control power plants, transport networks and industrial robots with a metaversonic ecosystem, the arm comes to an end after the crisis faced by big tech, and the company's preference to invest massively in artificial intelligence.

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Despite the 'Industrial Metaverse' group suffering the layoff of employees, the company claims that the metaverse did not die within the firm. In appearances at events and articles published by the company, big tech executives hint that efforts will be brought together around Mesh, a type of Teams in virtual reality. Read the article here!

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