[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nav-categories":3,"article-facebook-s-vr-department-is-apparently-a-complete-catastrophe":70},{"data":4},[5,37,57,64],{"name":6,"slug":7,"categories":8},"Productivity","productivity",[9,13,17,21,25,29,33],{"id":10,"title":11,"slug":12},17,"Branding","branding",{"id":14,"title":15,"slug":16},19,"Marketing","marketing",{"id":18,"title":19,"slug":20},20,"Work","work",{"id":22,"title":23,"slug":24},34,"Community","community",{"id":26,"title":27,"slug":28},21,"For newbies","for-newbies",{"id":30,"title":31,"slug":32},24,"Investment","investment",{"id":34,"title":35,"slug":36},22,"Finance","finance",{"name":38,"slug":39,"categories":40},"Tech","tech",[41,45,49,53],{"id":42,"title":43,"slug":44},28,"Technology","technology",{"id":46,"title":47,"slug":48},32,"Artificial Intelligence","artificial-intelligence",{"id":50,"title":51,"slug":52},26,"Security and protection","security-and-protection",{"id":54,"title":55,"slug":56},31,"YouTube Blog","youtube-blog",{"name":58,"slug":59,"categories":60},"News","news",[61],{"id":62,"title":58,"slug":63},18,"quasanews",{"name":65,"slug":66,"categories":67},"Business","business",[68],{"id":69,"title":65,"slug":66},16,{"post":71,"published_news":97,"popular_news":160,"categories":230},{"title":72,"description":73,"meta_title":72,"meta_description":73,"meta_keywords":74,"text":75,"slug":76,"created_at":77,"publish_at":78,"formatted_created_at":79,"category_id":69,"links":80,"view_type":85,"video_url":86,"views":87,"likes":88,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"category":91},"Facebook's VR Department Is Apparently a Complete Catastrophe","Facebook owner Meta has burned an astronomical amount of cash developing its augmented and virtual reality products — but none of them have really caught on yet","Zuckerberg Meta metaverse Reality Labs","\u003Cp>Hello!\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Meta Fate\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>Facebook owner \u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/ru/media/kompaniya-kotoruyu-nelzya-nazyvat-chto-delat-posle-priznaniya-meta-ekstremistskoy-organizaciey\">Meta \u003C/a>has burned an astronomical amount of cash developing its augmented and virtual reality products — but none of them have really caught on yet.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>As Yahoo Finance reports, the Mark Zuckerberg-led social media giant has spent almost $50 billion in just over four years, a staggering sum given that the products' pitiful revenues have barely made a dent in their soaring costs.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>According to insiders, the massive spending has been due to a "chaotic" culture and mismanagement, marked by a revolving door of upper executives who often lacked any experience in the field.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>While Zuckerberg has pulled the purse strings tighter lately, promising investors a "year of efficiency" starting in 2023, the company's Reality Labs has continued bleeding billions of dollars.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>And now that the CEO has fully committed the company to developing AI tech, investors are left wondering: can Meta support both AI and Reality Labs without spending more than it can afford?\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Reality Problems\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>Since 2020, spending on Reality Labs — which includes the development of the company's virtual reality headsets and its lackluster "metaverse" experience — has grown steadily, with reported expenses ballooning from $7.7 billion in 2020 to a whopping $18 billion in 2023. Meanwhile, revenue failed to breach $2.3 billion in 2021 — and sank to just $1.9 billion last year.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Insiders who spoke with \u003Cem>Yahoo \u003C/em>recalled that "local heroes" were promoted within Reality Labs, despite lacking any understanding of VR or AR tech.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>"In software you can get away with that because you make mistakes and change things all the time," one former employee, who called the situation "pretty chaotic," told the outlet. "In hardware, you’re stuck with your mistakes for a long time."\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>"They play employee bingo," another employee added. "They move people into AR that don’t really understand it. It’s hardware and experience, not a news feed in your hand."\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Zuckerberg's "metaverse," a \u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/how-to-organize-a-successful-virtual-event\">virtual playground\u003C/a> advertised to allow remote workers to be in the same virtual room, has also seemingly been a flop.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Analysts have also been unimpressed, with Deepwater Asset Management cofounder Gene Munster calling Reality Labs a "disaster from a financial perspective" in an interview with \u003Cem>Yahoo\u003C/em>.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>In short, Zuckerberg's bet on the metaverse has so far been an unmitigated disaster — and given his newfound obsession with AI, it just might be an experiment he eventually abandons.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Also read:\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/how-to-choose-the-right-keywords\">How to Choose the Right Keywords\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/top-4-tricks-that-business-leaders-can-learn-from-master-gardeners\">Top 4 Tricks that Business Leaders can Learn From Master Gardeners\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/top-5-tips-to-become-a-top-performer-at-any-company\">Top 5 Tips to Become a Top Performer at Any Company\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>Thank you!\u003Cbr />\nJoin us on social media!\u003Cbr />\nSee you!\u003C/p>","facebook-s-vr-department-is-apparently-a-complete-catastrophe","2024-10-22T16:26:04.000000Z","2024-10-23T11:00:00.000000Z","23.10.2024",{"image":81,"image_webp":82,"thumb":83,"thumb_webp":84},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/9T8KTYyXCdnUgwaVeITIhQpTsfGt4sRCInOJ7owU.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/9T8KTYyXCdnUgwaVeITIhQpTsfGt4sRCInOJ7owU.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/9T8KTYyXCdnUgwaVeITIhQpTsfGt4sRCInOJ7owU.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/9T8KTYyXCdnUgwaVeITIhQpTsfGt4sRCInOJ7owU.webp","small",null,1571,2,"en",0,{"id":69,"title":65,"slug":66,"meta_title":92,"meta_description":93,"meta_keywords":94,"deleted_at":86,"created_at":95,"updated_at":96,"lang":89},"Quasa Media - Growth Hacking in Business","Business is a battlefield. In QUASA MEDIA you will find all the most useful articles on how to do business and not screw up.","Business, earn money, business strategy, business process","2021-08-03T10:59:17.000000Z","2024-08-25T15:45:11.000000Z",[98,112,123,134,147],{"title":99,"description":100,"slug":101,"created_at":102,"publish_at":102,"formatted_created_at":103,"category":104,"links":105,"view_type":85,"video_url":86,"views":110,"likes":90,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"is_pinned":111},"Cloudflare Just Made Email a First-Class Citizen for AI Agents — And Traditional Email Services Are Feeling It","On April 17, 2026, Cloudflare quietly turned a long-standing dream into reality: it moved Email Service into public beta and added full Email Sending alongside the years-old Email Routing.","cloudflare-just-made-email-a-first-class-citizen-for-ai-agents-and-traditional-email-services-are-feeling-it","2026-04-19T18:41:05.000000Z","19.04.2026",{"title":43,"slug":44},{"image":106,"image_webp":107,"thumb":108,"thumb_webp":109},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/BL8rqDdPh380Xfk5TP00aXBFWdOVXI5BUQ1TuSaC.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/BL8rqDdPh380Xfk5TP00aXBFWdOVXI5BUQ1TuSaC.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/BL8rqDdPh380Xfk5TP00aXBFWdOVXI5BUQ1TuSaC.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/BL8rqDdPh380Xfk5TP00aXBFWdOVXI5BUQ1TuSaC.webp",8,false,{"title":113,"description":114,"slug":115,"created_at":116,"publish_at":116,"formatted_created_at":103,"category":117,"links":118,"view_type":85,"video_url":86,"views":30,"likes":90,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"is_pinned":111},"Mozilla Nails It: Thunderbolt Brings “ChatGPT at Home” to the Enterprise — Without Vendor Lock-In","While OpenAI and Anthropic race to sell their proprietary AI platforms to big corporations, Mozilla’s subsidiary MZLA Technologies has taken a very different route.","mozilla-nails-it-thunderbolt-brings-chatgpt-at-home-to-the-enterprise-without-vendor-lock-in","2026-04-19T15:37:27.000000Z",{"title":58,"slug":63},{"image":119,"image_webp":120,"thumb":121,"thumb_webp":122},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/qaAODXSpJy6qpJc0eO9DQ2Y6ccJR1tlL5i3mN0kV.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/qaAODXSpJy6qpJc0eO9DQ2Y6ccJR1tlL5i3mN0kV.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/qaAODXSpJy6qpJc0eO9DQ2Y6ccJR1tlL5i3mN0kV.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/qaAODXSpJy6qpJc0eO9DQ2Y6ccJR1tlL5i3mN0kV.webp",{"title":124,"description":125,"slug":126,"created_at":127,"publish_at":127,"formatted_created_at":103,"category":128,"links":129,"view_type":85,"video_url":86,"views":50,"likes":90,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"is_pinned":111},"X Is Finally Cracking Down on Unlabeled Ads — And It’s Personal","For years, X (formerly Twitter) has been a playground for undisclosed promotions, coordinated spam networks, and “native” advertising that masquerades as organic content.","x-is-finally-cracking-down-on-unlabeled-ads-and-it-s-personal","2026-04-19T15:07:48.000000Z",{"title":65,"slug":66},{"image":130,"image_webp":131,"thumb":132,"thumb_webp":133},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/CQJ1gdssFGyJpfhfmRU2X4WT5fk5Boc8APXsjWX6.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/CQJ1gdssFGyJpfhfmRU2X4WT5fk5Boc8APXsjWX6.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/CQJ1gdssFGyJpfhfmRU2X4WT5fk5Boc8APXsjWX6.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/CQJ1gdssFGyJpfhfmRU2X4WT5fk5Boc8APXsjWX6.webp",{"title":135,"description":136,"slug":137,"created_at":138,"publish_at":139,"formatted_created_at":103,"category":140,"links":141,"view_type":85,"video_url":86,"views":146,"likes":90,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"is_pinned":111},"Bitcoin Developers Propose BIP-361: Quantum-Proof Migration That Would Freeze Millions of Legacy Coins","In a move that could reshape the security of Bitcoin’s unspent transaction outputs forever, Bitcoin developers have introduced BIP-361 — officially titled “Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset.”","bitcoin-developers-propose-bip-361-quantum-proof-migration-that-would-freeze-millions-of-legacy-coins","2026-04-17T11:38:06.000000Z","2026-04-19T11:29:00.000000Z",{"title":43,"slug":44},{"image":142,"image_webp":143,"thumb":144,"thumb_webp":145},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/XW07GuAbFLRaVskP2iUsv0witLmM4GwiSlwMPZpp.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/XW07GuAbFLRaVskP2iUsv0witLmM4GwiSlwMPZpp.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/XW07GuAbFLRaVskP2iUsv0witLmM4GwiSlwMPZpp.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/XW07GuAbFLRaVskP2iUsv0witLmM4GwiSlwMPZpp.webp",47,{"title":148,"description":149,"slug":150,"created_at":151,"publish_at":152,"formatted_created_at":103,"category":153,"links":154,"view_type":85,"video_url":86,"views":159,"likes":90,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"is_pinned":111},"Thomas Peterffy’s Bold Vision for Prediction Markets: Why Interactive Brokers Is Betting Big on “Useful” Bets","In a wide-ranging conversation on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast, Thomas Peterffy — founder, chairman, and CEO of Interactive Brokers (IBKR) — sat down to discuss one of the most intriguing projects in his company’s 50-year history: IBKR ForecastTrader, the brokerage giant’s freshly launched prediction market platform.","thomas-peterffy-s-bold-vision-for-prediction-markets-why-interactive-brokers-is-betting-big-on-useful-bets","2026-04-16T18:39:15.000000Z","2026-04-19T09:31:00.000000Z",{"title":65,"slug":66},{"image":155,"image_webp":156,"thumb":157,"thumb_webp":158},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/48nr7BL364AeGyF1lbFbh13tx14RNr0P2uUnbVe0.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/48nr7BL364AeGyF1lbFbh13tx14RNr0P2uUnbVe0.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/48nr7BL364AeGyF1lbFbh13tx14RNr0P2uUnbVe0.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/48nr7BL364AeGyF1lbFbh13tx14RNr0P2uUnbVe0.webp",58,[161,173,189,201,216],{"title":162,"description":163,"slug":164,"created_at":165,"publish_at":166,"formatted_created_at":167,"category":168,"links":169,"view_type":85,"video_url":86,"views":172,"likes":88,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"is_pinned":111},"The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur","Entrepreneur is a French word that means an enterpriser. Enterprisers are people who undertake a business or enterprise with the chance of earning profits or suffering from loss.","the-anatomy-of-an-entrepreneur","2021-08-04T15:18:21.000000Z","2025-12-14T06:09:00.000000Z","14.12.2025",{"title":65,"slug":66},{"image":170,"image_webp":86,"thumb":171,"thumb_webp":171},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/mVsXPTMuHZuI7UXCsENgL1Qwp1uSOf7Rz3uVPMfm.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/mVsXPTMuHZuI7UXCsENgL1Qwp1uSOf7Rz3uVPMfm.webp",70823,{"title":174,"description":175,"slug":176,"created_at":177,"publish_at":178,"formatted_created_at":179,"category":180,"links":181,"view_type":186,"video_url":86,"views":187,"likes":188,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"is_pinned":111},"Advertising on QUASA","QUASA MEDIA is read by more than 400 thousand people a month. We offer to place your article, add a link or order the writing of an article for publication.","advertising-on-quasa","2022-07-06T07:33:02.000000Z","2025-12-15T17:33:02.000000Z","15.12.2025",{"title":58,"slug":63},{"image":182,"image_webp":183,"thumb":184,"thumb_webp":185},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/45SvmdsTQbiyc3nxgbyHY1mpVbisYyub2BCHjqBL.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/45SvmdsTQbiyc3nxgbyHY1mpVbisYyub2BCHjqBL.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/45SvmdsTQbiyc3nxgbyHY1mpVbisYyub2BCHjqBL.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/45SvmdsTQbiyc3nxgbyHY1mpVbisYyub2BCHjqBL.webp","large",70587,4,{"title":190,"description":191,"slug":192,"created_at":193,"publish_at":194,"formatted_created_at":195,"category":196,"links":197,"view_type":85,"video_url":86,"views":200,"likes":188,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"is_pinned":111},"What is a Startup?","A startup is not a new company, not a tech company, nor a new tech company. You can be a new tech company, if your goal is not to grow high and fast; then, you are not a startup. ","what-is-a-startup","2021-08-04T12:05:17.000000Z","2025-12-17T13:02:00.000000Z","17.12.2025",{"title":65,"slug":66},{"image":198,"image_webp":86,"thumb":199,"thumb_webp":199},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/EOsQhSW3VXyG7a6NPdE1oZd00xfJXe3bjY5aJGb7.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/EOsQhSW3VXyG7a6NPdE1oZd00xfJXe3bjY5aJGb7.webp",68220,{"title":202,"description":203,"slug":204,"created_at":205,"publish_at":206,"formatted_created_at":207,"category":208,"links":209,"view_type":85,"video_url":86,"views":214,"likes":88,"lang":89,"comments_count":215,"is_pinned":111},"Top 5 Tips to Make More Money as a Content Creator","Content creators are one of the most desired job titles right now. Who wouldn’t want to earn a living online?","top-5-tips-to-make-more-money-as-a-content-creator","2022-01-17T17:31:51.000000Z","2026-01-17T11:30:00.000000Z","17.01.2026",{"title":19,"slug":20},{"image":210,"image_webp":211,"thumb":212,"thumb_webp":213},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/gP8kiumBPpJmQv6SMieXiX1tDetx43VwFfO1P4Ca.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/gP8kiumBPpJmQv6SMieXiX1tDetx43VwFfO1P4Ca.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/gP8kiumBPpJmQv6SMieXiX1tDetx43VwFfO1P4Ca.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/gP8kiumBPpJmQv6SMieXiX1tDetx43VwFfO1P4Ca.webp",42198,1,{"title":217,"description":218,"slug":219,"created_at":220,"publish_at":221,"formatted_created_at":222,"category":223,"links":224,"view_type":186,"video_url":86,"views":229,"likes":88,"lang":89,"comments_count":90,"is_pinned":111},"8 Logo Design Tips for Small Businesses","Your logo tells the story of your business and the values you stand for.","8-logo-design-tips-for-small-businesses","2021-12-04T21:59:52.000000Z","2025-05-05T03:30:00.000000Z","05.05.2025",{"title":15,"slug":16},{"image":225,"image_webp":226,"thumb":227,"thumb_webp":228},"https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/Wbx2NtS1CnTupgoQbpFMGspJ5jm4uob2hDOq33r0.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/images/news/Wbx2NtS1CnTupgoQbpFMGspJ5jm4uob2hDOq33r0.webp","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/Wbx2NtS1CnTupgoQbpFMGspJ5jm4uob2hDOq33r0.jpg","https://cdn.quasa.io/thumbs/news-thumb/images/news/Wbx2NtS1CnTupgoQbpFMGspJ5jm4uob2hDOq33r0.webp",41293,[231,232,233,234,235,236,237,238,239,240,241,242,243],{"title":23,"slug":24},{"title":47,"slug":48},{"title":55,"slug":56},{"title":43,"slug":44},{"title":51,"slug":52},{"title":31,"slug":32},{"title":35,"slug":36},{"title":27,"slug":28},{"title":19,"slug":20},{"title":15,"slug":16},{"title":58,"slug":63},{"title":11,"slug":12},{"title":65,"slug":66}]