Virtual reality yoga app developer to Meta: I worked like ‘hell’ only to get burned


Zuckerberg delivering a speech, as a VR headset appears on screen, during the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept 27, 2023. While preparing to be part of Zuckerberg’s keynote, Elijah says he was told ‘No, the project’s killed, we’re not giving you your money’. — Reuters

Andre Elijah created a virtual reality yoga app, with avatars of top instructors teaching various poses, as well as pilates and mindfulness – all of which users will never see, he alleged in a lawsuit, because Meta Platforms Inc killed it just before launch time.

Meta canceled Elijah’s AEI Fitness app days before its unveiling at Meta Connect, the world’s biggest VR conference, which he says would have propelled it to the top of the VR fitness app market, eventually reaping him tens of millions of dollars.

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