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article A road sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying via Getty Images) U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday, as a pronounced slide in tech sector weighed on the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fe DALLAS – President Donald Trump is not a […]

記者彭夢竺／編譯 4年前，Facebook改名為Meta，押注虛擬實境（VR）將成為次世代社交平台。然而，這場價值數百億美元的豪賭似乎已走到盡頭。根據外媒《華爾街日報》與《CNBC》報導，Meta上週宣布裁撤Reality Labs部門約1,500名員工（約該單位10%人力），並關閉旗下多間VR遊戲工作室。這項舉動標誌著執行長祖克柏（Mark Zuckerberg）正式放棄「元宇宙優先」策略，轉而投入AI的懷抱。 Meta上週宣布裁撤Reality Labs部門約1,500名員工，並關閉旗下多間VR遊戲工作室。（圖／123RF） 工作室淪祭品 多款VR遊戲開發喊卡 Meta這次裁員衝擊多間Meta旗下的知名遊戲工作室，包括Armature Studio：代表作為《惡靈古堡4 VR》、Twisted Pixel：曾開發《漫威死侍VR》、Sanzaru：知名作品為《阿斯嘉之怒》、Supernatural：Meta於2023年以4億美元收購的健身應用程式，將停止更新並進入「維護模式」，以及Camouflaj：負責《蝙蝠俠：阿卡漢之影》的工作室也受波及。 此外，目的在將VR帶入辦公場景的Workrooms計畫也將同步關閉。這反映出Meta正大幅縮減虧損嚴重的虛擬實境預算，幅度高達30%。 慘賠730億美元 投資人對虛擬人失去耐心 自2020年以來，Meta已向Reality Labs挹注約730億美元。這筆天價投資換來的卻是市場反應冷淡。早期的元宇宙產品品質堪憂，不僅虛擬分身（Avatar）沒有下半身，祖克柏發布的拙劣自拍照更淪為全球迷因。 更核心的問題在於消費需求低迷。儘管Meta曾佔據VR市場77%的份額，但全球VR頭戴裝置出貨量已連續3年下滑，2024年更年減12%。相較於擁有35億日活躍用戶的社交App，Meta Horizon在美國的日活數據顯得微不足道。 安全與收費爭議 虛擬騷擾事件與高昂抽成 元宇宙的失敗不僅是技術問題，還有管理上的缺陷。Meta在建構環境時未能將用戶安全列為首位，Horizon Worlds頻傳虛擬性侵與集體騷擾事件，公司往往在事發後才被動推出「個人邊界」（Personal Boundary）功能。 在商業模式上，祖克柏急於擺脫蘋果（Apple）與Google的應用程式商店分潤限制，卻對創作者祭出更狠的47.5%高額抽成（30%硬體平台費加17.5%軟體費），直接導致開發者社群的反彈。 轉向現實 智慧眼鏡與AI成了救命稻草 相較於沉重的VR頭盔，Meta與雷朋（Ray-Ban）合作的AR智慧眼鏡反而表現亮眼。具備拍照、串流音樂及Meta AI聊天功能的眼鏡在2024年部分門市銷量甚至超越傳統雷朋眼鏡。 由於需求遠超預期，Meta正考慮將產能翻倍。隨著OpenAI、亞馬遜（Amazon）與各大新創公司將硬體AI視為下一個運算平台，過時的元宇宙願景已正式被AI眼鏡與大型語言模型所取代。Meta未來的重心將明確鎖定在AI應用與輕便的智慧穿戴裝置上，徹底告別沉重的虛擬幻境。 資料來源：TechCrunch

The College Football Playoff national championship game brought stars flocking to Miami Gardens to watch Indiana take on Miami at Hard Rock Stadium. From athletes to musicians, coaches, famous alumni and other stars, there were countless celebrities in attendance for college football’s biggest event of the year, waiting to see who is crowned this year’s

Faisal IslamEconomics editor Getty Images Gary Cohn advised Trump on the economy in his first term Oliver SmithBusiness producer, Davos Donald Trump will not be able to force Greenland to change ownership, a former top adviser to the US president has told the BBC. IBM’s vice chairman Gary Cohn, who advised Trump on the economy

AFP via Getty Images Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said the bloc has “no interest to pick a fight, but we will hold our ground”. Donald Trump has vowed to “100%” follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose his demand to take control of Greenland. European allies

The United States is a global superpower, and its military trains for war in every domain. During my years as a military educator, I saw American officers wrestle with any number of scenarios designed to challenge their thinking and force them to adapt to surprises. One case we never considered, however, was how to betray

Topline Elon Musk publicly inquired about buying low-cost Irish airline Ryanair on Monday afternoon in a series of posts on X, his latest suggestion he may consider buying the struggling company. A Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 from Ryanair is landing at Barcelona Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty

The New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, said he intends to raise the impact of travel bans on this summer’s FIFA World Cup with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it is “something (he) hopes will change” ahead of the tournament. On Sunday, Mamdani hosted a Manhattan watch party for the Africa Cup of Nations final

Over the past year, United States President Donald Trump has unleashed a slew of policies that have upended businesses, supply chains and jobs. Yet the US economy seems to be growing at a healthy clip, and the unemployment rate is in a safe zone. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The reality, experts

US tariff threat reignites debate over ‘sell USA’ trades Dollar drops while European currencies rise Investors hope situation will de-escalate LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats against European allies amid rising tension over Greenland have revived talk of the ‘Sell America’ trade that emerged in the aftermath of his

Let me begin by quoting, in full, a letter that the president of the United States of America sent yesterday to the prime minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre. The text was forwarded by the White House National Security Council to ambassadors in Washington, and was clearly intended to be widely shared. Here it is:

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Almost every week, reports surface about a new wargame simulating a Chinese attack against Taiwan. Those exercises, carried out by academics, think tanks, and governments, are often meant to test how U.S. and allied forces would respond, stressing them to the limit. As a result, the scenarios tend to focus on the challenges that Washington,

Birthday wishes go out to Dolly Parton, Shawn Johnson East and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on January 19th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on January 19, 2026 Bartlet Sher, left,

Image source: The Motley Fool Throughout his investing career, billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s given out a lot of advice. But perhaps the most insightful nugget of wisdom is to “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful“. Instead of following the herd, investors can often enjoy an outsized return by intelligently

MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, donated more than $7 billion, making her one of the most generous philanthropists alongside fellow billionaires Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett. Last year, Mackenzie Scott’s total donations since 2020 rose to $26 billion and more than 2,700 gifts. However, a report

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who recently reduced her Amazon stake by nearly half to fund charitable giving, may have donated millions of dollars to a funding network that supports organisations currently under FBI and congressional investigation for alleged links to Hamas, according to a report by Fortune. The report said Scott