Sources: Meta plans sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, amid mounting AI infrastructure costs; it had ~79,000 employees as of Dec. 31
Meta (META.O) is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters …
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@signulll
@signulll
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the zirp era created a weird implicit social contract which was that if the company is healthy then jobs were safe. that contract is now gone. the replacement is closer to the old industrial logic which is that labor is a cost to be minimized at every point in the cycle & now [im…
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@krishnanrohit
Rohit
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If they keep cutting 20% like this they can only do it 4 more times [image]
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@beffjezos
@beffjezos
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GPUs are replacing the middle managerial laptop class
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@qcapital2020
@qcapital2020
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If this $META news is confirmed, Zuckerberg has fully evolved into a certified killer. Making bold, uncomfortable calls at a $200 B revenue scale as if you're still a startup fighting for survival is incredibly ballsy.
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@neilcybart
Neil Cybart
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This is a wacky way to run a company. Crazy spending followed by layoffs followed by crazy spending followed by layoffs. No way that leads to great company culture.
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@dseetharaman
Deepa Seetharaman
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@Reuters “This is speculative reporting about theoretical approaches,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in response to questions about the plans.
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@anarcish
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The entire AI infrastructure bubble really hinges on the price of electricity which is gonna make things get ever funnier even faster. [embedded post]
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@jazzyjams
Jamie
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Meta is one company I've seen hire throughout all these mass layoffs (including their own) so idk what to think [embedded post]
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@highway62
@highway62
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*laughs in Metaverse* — These idiots are pivoting to vaporware, a future that is too expensive to build for the current iteration of technology, and maybe even physics. — Maybe this will be currency leveler that is so desperately needed. [embedded post]
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@clairezagorski
@clairezagorski
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Waiting for the GenAI cult members in tech to get laid off and start writing too-long Substack posts about how they *might* have actually been wrong [embedded post]
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@edzitron.com
Ed Zitron
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Brutal stuff. The hyperscalers are a death cult now. Meta has burned $100bn+ on nothing and human beings will suffer for it [embedded post]
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@breakify
@breakify
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I don't see how the AI scam doesn't end in collapse.
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@fabiochiusi
Fabio Chiusi
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“Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset costly AI infrastructure bets and prepare for greater efficiency brought about by AI-assisted workers” — www.reuters.com…
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@anarchoterran
@anarchoterran
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Greedy Zuckerberg to Shitcan Workers to Compensate for His Poor Decisions — www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2...
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@sungkim
Sung Kim
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When a company announces a massive investment in AI infrastructure, this usually follows: — www.reuters.com/business/wor...
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@seanokane
Sean O'Kane
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“This is speculative reporting about theoretical approaches,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone told Reuters. — Which is not a denial — www.reuters.com/business/wor...
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@c0up
@c0up
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The layoffs will continue until the sUpErInTeLliGeNcE improves [embedded post]
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@tcarmody
Tim Carmody
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Not everybody is going to make it [embedded post]
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@jeffhorwitz
Jeff Horwitz
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Don't know why reporting on things like this always come together on a Friday, but... Meta is planning large scale job cuts against the backdrop of AI spending / capacity. — Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount - www.reuters.com/business/wor...
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Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company
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Meta reportedly plans sweeping layoffs as AI costs increase. Sources tell Reuters layoffs could affect 20% or more of company as plans reflect broader tensions within big tech.
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Zuck might be cucking 1/5th of his staff soon. Adjust your Put Calls accordingly
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social
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Why anyone in their right mind would want to work at Meta is beyond me. https://www.reuters.com/...
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@joshsternberg.com
Josh Sternberg
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Meta about lay off about 20% of its staff, which will be about 16,000 people. This comes off after the 20K+ people it laid off in 2022/2023. — Zuck said then, ""I got this wrong, and I take responsibility for that. Zuck/execs faced zero accountability. — www.reuters.com/bus…