Meta reports Reality Labs Q4 revenue of $955M, vs. $940.8M est., and a $6.02B operating loss, vs. $5.67B est.; Reality Labs now has $75B+ in losses since 2020
stock down ahead of Q4 results, AI spending biggest worry
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$META CEO: Reality Labs losses expected to peak this year: “I expect Reality Labs losses this year to be similar to last year, and this will likely be the peak as we start to gradually reduce our losses going forward while continuing to execute on our vision as we plan.” [image]
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I wonder what these absolute cretins at places like CNBC will do when they find out Reality Labs spending isn't going down at all in 2026 despite substantial cuts to VR spending? Oh, that's right, they never cared about annoying things like facts, anyway. [image]
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It did kind of sound like a little bit of Zuck's soul died when he said peak reality lab losses $META
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Meta's Reality Labs posts $6.02 billion loss in fourth quarter / Reality Labs now has over $75 billion in total operating losses since late 2020
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Meta's Reality Labs unit posts $6.02 billion loss on $955 million in sales in 2025 fourth-quarter revenue
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Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won't be any bette