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By Katie Paul
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meta (NASDAQ:)’s head of augmented reality software is stepping down from his role, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Friday, raising questions about the company’s progress in developing a custom operating system for its planned AR glasses.
VP of Engineering Don Box announced the end of his tenure at Meta internally this week, without elaborating on what he would do next, according to a source familiar with the matter.
A Meta spokesperson confirmed Box would be leaving the company at the end of this week and said he was doing so for personal reasons. There would be no change in product roadmap as a result of his decision, she added.
Box did not respond to requests for comment.
The departure of Box, a veteran engineer with experience building major technology systems from their infancy, could be a setback to progress on the operating system, a key component of Meta’s AR glasses project, the source told Reuters.
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