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Microsoft announces layoffs and restructuring in its mixed reality division

Microsoft is laying off employees working on mixed reality as part of a restructuring of the division.

"We remain fully committed to the Department of Defense’s IVAS program and will continue to deliver cutting edge technology to support our soldiers. The company recently deployed a modified version called the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) designed to reduce nausea, eye strain and other issues. Microsoft's move is part of an industry-wide shift away from the metaverse and toward artificial intelligence (AI), a path also taken by one of AR's biggest boosters, Meta.

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