Facebook loses US$500mil virtual reality headset verdict


An Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset stands during the Intel Corp. press event at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Intel, trying to convert its dominance of computers into a stake in the growing market for chips used in cars, is offering automakers new products aimed at making its technology crucial to the effort to develop self-driving vehicles. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

The virtual reality headset maker that Facebook Inc bought in 2014 for US$2bil (RM8.87bil) used stolen computer code, a jury said in awarding US$500mil (RM2.21bil) to ZeniMax Media Inc. 

The case was over the Oculus Rift, the device that has put the social media giant at the forefront of the virtual reality boom. 

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