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Microsoft is abandoning its metaverse initiatives and redirecting resources to other areas.
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The Industrial Metaverse Core group, a division focused on bringing the metaverse to industrial environments, has been disbanded.
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The division was formed just four months ago and consisted of 100 employees.
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Microsoft has said that the products built by the group will still be supported.
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The company recently announced a round of 10,000 layoffs as part of a restructuring process.
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Microsoft is shifting its resources to artificial intelligence (AI).
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Other metaverse projects, such as Altspacevr and the Mixed Reality Tool Kit, have also been affected by Microsoft's cuts.
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Microsoft has been investing in AI-based startups, including Openai.
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Microsoft recently announced a "multi-year, multibillion-dollar investment" in Openai.
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Microsoft has integrated Chatgpt, developed by Openai, into Bing and Edge.