Meta has reportedly revealed the source of a leak regarding a VR headset unveiled late last year by YouTuber Brad Lynch.
Meta’s chief technology officer, Andrew Bosworth, shared the news in an internal memo last week, according to The Verge.
Bosworth said the social media giant has cut ties with the leaker.
According to the publication, this person was a third-party contractor Bosworth confirmed was paid for sharing the materials with Lynch.
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Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth appears in federal court in San Jose, California on December 19, 2022. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images via Bloomberg)
“Maybe they asked because I didn’t want to. give a lot of money in advance” Lynch told The Verge. And I definitely won’t get rich with it. ”
Multiple requests for comment from Fox News Digital’s Meta were not immediately returned.
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Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, CA on February 2, 2023. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Lynch’s SadlyItsBradley channel has 114,000 subscribers.
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A Meta employee demos the Meta Quest Pro VR headset in Las Vegas on January 4, 2023. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
Four months ago he released the video “THIS is the Meta Quest 3”. This is intended to show drawings of the Quest 3 consumer headset.
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Previously, Lynch shared a video featuring detailed computer-aided blueprints and specifications for Meta Quest Pro.