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Meta plans to lay off around 10% of its staff next month, and it told staff it’s not ruling out deeper cuts. Loading audio narration… That’s what Janelle Gale, Meta’s chief people officer, told employees in an internal meeting on Thursday, according to three sources on the call.”Will there be…
Welcome to “28 days of hell.” Loading audio narration… That’s how one Meta employee characterized the tech giant’s announcement that thousands of jobs will be cut on May 20. Employees flooded internal forums with similar posts, many of which were filled with anxiety, dark humor, and questions as they wait…
Meta announced to employees that it is planning on laying off around 10% of the entire company on May 20, according to an email. Loading audio narration… Meta currently employs over 78,000 people worldwide, so the move will affect approximately 7,800 of the company’s staff. The company is also eliminating…
Meta is installing new software on its US employees’ computers that will track their keystrokes and mouse movements to train its AI, and it’s sparking backlash within the company, according to internal communications obtained by Business Insider. Loading audio narration… Business Insider obtained the full internal announcement about the launch…
Mark Zuckerberg has a new perspective on the AI race — literally. Loading audio narration… The Meta CEO now has a desk among the company’s AI researchers that gives him a front-row seat to the company’s overhaul of its AI efforts. He’s also coding again.”Mark has actually moved his desk…
Meta’s superintelligence division is building a dedicated hardware team — and hiring a veteran engineer to lead it — as the company pushes deeper into AI-powered devices. Loading audio narration… Meta is already known for the smart glasses and virtual reality headsets made by its Reality Labs division. This newer…
At Meta, there’s no escaping AI. Loading audio narration… The company has begun running intensive AI training weeks to encourage staff to experiment more with AI tools, according to Meta employees who spoke with Business Insider and public LinkedIn posts.The weeks have involved a series of hackathons, demos, and other…
Meta and Google were found negligent in a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday, potentially setting the stage for dozens of similar lawsuits that have been brought against Big Tech companies. Loading audio narration… The case centered on a 20-year-old woman, identified as KGM, who said her…
ARM has long run its business as an architect behind the scenes, designing chips that power almost all the world’s smartphone and making money off royalties from the chips it designs for customers. Loading audio narration… Now, Arm is changing it up by announcing its own AI chip, the Arm…
Meta began laying off hundreds of employees across the company on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the matter and LinkedIn posts from affected staff.The global cuts affected employees in Reality Labs, Facebook, recruiting, sales, and global operations, the source familiar said.A handful of employees who worked in Reality…
