Meta abandons its Portal smart displays and smartwatch project following mass layoffs
In addition to announcing Portal's demise, the executives also revealed that 54 percent of the people laid off were in business positions, while the rest had technology roles. Teams across the organization were affected, and even employees with high performance ratings were laid off. Meta is combining its voice and video calling unit with other messaging teams, the executives also announced, and it's forming a new division to solve tough engineering problems.
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