A year after launching podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Facebook has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

A year after launching podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Facebook has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A year after launching podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Facebook has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping  —  Facebook’s interest in podcasts is fading, barely a year after it began.  —  Last April, during a hot market for audio …