AI Hustle: Make Money from AI and ChatGPT, Midjourney, NVIDIA, Anthropic, OpenAI
AI Hustle: Make Money from AI and ChatGPT, Midjourney, NVIDIA, Anthropic, OpenAI

Meta's Metaverse Ambitions Crash, AI Focus Takes Over

22 January 2026 13:29 Jaeden Schafer and Jamie McCauley

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In this episode, we explore Meta's dramatic shift away from its costly Metaverse investment and towards a new focus on AI. We also discuss why the Metaverse failed to gain traction, the significant financial losses incurred, and how Meta's past Metaverse investments are now unexpectedly fueling its success in AI-powered wearables like Ray-Ban smart glasses. Chapters 00:00 Meta's Metaverse Layoffs 00:01 Meta's Metaverse Rebrand Fail 00:03 Metaverse Financial Losses 00:06 Meta's Metaverse Failed Strategy 00:10 Meta's AI-Powered Hardware Success 00:12 Meta's AI Future

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