{
  "id": 15957637,
  "title": "Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Muse and Reality Labs are highly unprofitable — for now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-says-muse-and-reality-labs-are-highly",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T21:40:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-q3-2026-earnings-muse-reality-labs-face-losses-profitable-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Muse, Meta's AI agent, is currently unprofitable due to high compute costs. He stated that Muse's profitability could improve significantly in the future as efficiency increases. Zuckerberg also revealed that Meta expects Reality Labs, its AI glasses division, to lose approximately $15 billion next year, down from the previous estimate of $18 to $19 billion. He expressed optimism about Reality Labs turning profitable next year as Meta's AI systems enhance the utility of its products.",
  "summary": "Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says its AI assistant Muse has \"very high compute costs\" while its hardware division remains highly unprofitable.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Mark Zuckerberg considered leaving California over the billionaire tax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/mark-zuckerberg-considered-leaving-california-over-the-billionaire-tax",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:13:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}