Meta AI Updates: March 28, 2026

1. Meta Boosts El Paso AI Data Center Investment to $10 Billion

Meta raised its investment in its West Texas AI data center by more than sixfold to $10 billion, with the facility now expected to reach 1 gigawatt of capacity by 2028. The expansion reflects Meta’s accelerating AI infrastructure buildout as it scales training and inference workloads for Llama models and internal AI products across its platforms. Source

2. Meta Plans New Ray-Ban AI Glasses for Prescription Wearers

Meta is preparing to debut two new Ray-Ban smart glasses models designed specifically for prescription wearers, marking the first time the companies have targeted this cohort directly. The move addresses the largest untapped segment of potential smart glasses users and signals Meta’s continued pivot toward practical AI-powered wearables over its earlier metaverse ambitions. Source

3. Meta Shuts Down Horizon Worlds After $80 Billion Investment

Meta discontinued Horizon Worlds, its flagship VR metaverse platform, after investing an estimated $80 billion across Reality Labs over several years. The company is pivoting toward practical spatial computing and AR glasses applications, effectively ending its original metaverse vision in favor of AI-first hardware products. Source