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Zuckerberg's Reality Labs division hemorrhaged billions while the company's cash flow collapsed 91%, triggering Wall Street's loss of faith in the metaverse gamble.
Meta's Reality Labs division lost $4.6 billion in the second quarter while the company's overall cash flow collapsed 91%. Zuckerberg's bet on the metaverse — pouring billions into VR hardware and infrastructure — is bleeding money faster than investors expected. The cash flow collapse suggests Wall Street is losing patience with the spending.
What's notable is the scale of the loss in a single quarter and the severity of the cash flow decline. Meta can absorb these losses because of its core ad business, but shareholders are questioning whether the gamble will ever pay off. The AI losses aren't a strategic investment in a promising technology — they're infrastructure spending for a metaverse that still hasn't gained traction. If losses continue at this rate, Zuckerberg may face pressure to cut the division significantly or find a way to make it profitable.
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