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Meta spent $400 million and fought the US government to buy a VR fitness app, then let its creators take it back

In 2023, Meta fought an eight-month antitrust battle with the Federal Trade Commission for the right to acquire Within, the studio behind the VR fitness app Supernatural. The deal was reportedly worth around $400 million. Mark Zuckerberg even testified in court to get it done. Less than three years

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· 2 days ago· TechCrunch

Meta revives VR fitness game Supernatural with a new spin, avoiding shutdown

Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app's sad fate after sweeping layoffs.

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· 2 days ago· The Verge AI

AI's Dark Magic: Supernatural Intelligence Has a Second Life Ahead

DeeDee Henry works out using VR at her home in Ventura, California. | Photo by Maggie Shannon / The Verge A few months ago, Meta effectively handed Supernatural, a popular VR fitness game on the Meta Quest, a death sentence. As part of overarching VR layoffs, the company announced the game would no

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