Meta Shuts VR Studios; Unity Lays Off 280+ Staff; DHS Struggles with Fragmented Cyber Hiring Amid Pay Gaps
TL;DR
* Meta shuts down three VR game studios—Armature, Twisted Pixel, Sanzaru—as part of $70B+ Reality Labs losses and strategic pivot toward AI wearables and phone features
* Unity lays off Larry Hryb (ex-Microsoft Major Nelson) and over 280 employees after backlash over runtime fees, signaling industry-wide developer trust