Meta conducts VR-related layoffs affecting roles focused on first-party content and games.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-19
Meta VR roles first-party content games
Meta's VR layoffs may help the industry long term, as most of the ~1,500 roles worked on first-party content and games that competed with the broader ecosystem
@palmerluckey · 2026-01-19 · #13
Anthropic appoints Irina Ghose to lead its business operations in India.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-18
Anthropic Irina Ghose India
Monzo reportedly plans to give outgoing CEO TS Anil an expanded role after he steps down in February following investor backlash.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-18
Monzo TS Anil
Anthropic has reportedly undergone a recent leadership overhaul.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-18
Anthropic
Sources: Sequoia is planning a big investment in Anthropic, joining a round led by GIC and Coatue, which are investing $1.5B each; Anthropic aims to raise $25B+
Financial Times · 2026-01-18 · #2
The project is expected to generate 50,000 jobs in New York.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
Micron 50,000 jobs
Sources report leaders at Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab confronted cofounder and former CTO Barret Zoph in summer 2025 over an alleged relationship with another employee who is no longer at the lab.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-17
Thinking Machines Lab leaders Barret Zoph another employee (no longer at the lab)
Sources: leaders at Thinking Machines Lab confronted Barret Zoph over an alleged relationship with another employee, who is no longer at the lab, in summer 2025
Wired · 2026-01-17 · #22
Anthropic appoints Irina Ghose, a former Microsoft India managing director, to lead its business in India.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
Anthropic Irina Ghose India
Anthropic appoints Irina Ghose, a former Microsoft India managing director, to lead its business in India, which has the second-largest user base for Claude
TechCrunch · 2026-01-17 · #14
DoorDash Chief Revenue Officer Lee Brown is departing the company after less than six months.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
DoorDash Lee Brown
Long-term VP Shanna Prevé will succeed Lee Brown as DoorDash Chief Revenue Officer.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
DoorDash Shanna Prevé Lee Brown
Sources report Monzo will give outgoing CEO TS Anil an expanded role after he steps down in February and he is likely to retain a board seat.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-17
Monzo TS Anil board seat
Sources: following investor backlash, Monzo to give outgoing CEO TS Anil an expanded role after he steps down in February; he is likely to retain a board seat
Financial Times · 2026-01-17 · #8
DoorDash Chief Revenue Officer Lee Brown is departing the company after less than six months to pursue a new opportunity.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
DoorDash Lee Brown
DoorDash Chief Revenue Officer Lee Brown is departing the delivery app company after less than six months; long-term VP Shanna Prevé will succeed Brown as CRO
Bloomberg · 2026-01-16 · #10
Long-term DoorDash VP Shanna Prevé will become Chief Revenue Officer following Lee Brown's departure.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
DoorDash Shanna Prevé
DoorDash Chief Revenue Officer Lee Brown is departing the delivery app company after less than six months; long-term VP Shanna Prevé will succeed Brown as CRO
Bloomberg · 2026-01-16 · #10
More Thinking Machines employees are reportedly in talks to join OpenAI.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-16
Thinking Machines OpenAI
Sources: Thinking Machines lacks a clear product or business strategy and has been struggling over the past couple of months to raise a new round of financing
Sources · 2026-01-16 · #42
OpenAI is reportedly planning to bring at least two more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab to join soon.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-16
OpenAI Thinking Machines Lab
Source: at least two more Thinking Machines employees are set to join OpenAI soon; some AI researchers say they are exhausted by the industry's constant drama
Wired · 2026-01-16 · #1
Supernatural staff have been cut as Meta reallocates resources away from the VR fitness service.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
Meta Supernatural
As Meta cuts employees from its Supernatural VR fitness service and shifts resources away, users mourn the community formed around the platform and its coaches
Wired · 2026-01-16 · #44
Andrea Vallone left OpenAI in November, where he served as head of its safety research team.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
Andrea Vallone OpenAI
Andrea Vallone, who left OpenAI in November as the head of its safety research team, joins Anthropic's alignment team
The Verge · 2026-01-15 · #17
Sources report at least two more employees from Thinking Machines are expected to join OpenAI soon.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-15
Thinking Machines OpenAI
Andrea Vallone joins Anthropic's alignment team after leaving OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
Andrea Vallone Anthropic
Andrea Vallone, who left OpenAI in November as the head of its safety research team, joins Anthropic's alignment team
The Verge · 2026-01-15 · #17
Airbnb hires Meta executive Ahmad Al-Dahle as its CTO to help add more AI to its app.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
Airbnb Ahmad Al-Dahle
Airbnb hires Meta executive Ahmad Al-Dahle, who led the generative AI and Llama team after working at Apple, as its CTO, as it aims to add more AI to its app
Bloomberg · 2026-01-15 · #56
Barret Zoph is reported to be returning to OpenAI.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-15
Barret Zoph OpenAI
A source close to Thinking Machines Lab alleges ex-CTO Barret Zoph, who is returning to OpenAI, had shared confidential company information with competitors
Wired · 2026-01-15 · #1
US Big Tech companies have been on an energy-related hiring spree, increasing hiring for energy-related roles.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
US Big Tech companies energy-related roles
US Big Tech companies have been on an energy-related hiring spree; Workforce.ai says Microsoft has hired 570+ people with energy-related expertise since 2022
CNBC · 2026-01-15 · #56
Workforce.ai reports Microsoft has hired 570+ people with energy-related expertise since 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
Microsoft energy-related expertise
US Big Tech companies have been on an energy-related hiring spree; Workforce.ai says Microsoft has hired 570+ people with energy-related expertise since 2022
CNBC · 2026-01-15 · #56
Thinking Machines terminated CTO Barret Zoph, announced by CEO Mira Murati at an all-hands.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
Thinking Machines Barret Zoph
Thinking Machines Lab parts ways with CTO Barret Zoph, with Soumith Chintala taking over the role; sources say the termination is due to “unethical conduct”
@kyliebytes · 2026-01-15 · #1
Soumith Chintala will take over as CTO of Thinking Machines.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
Thinking Machines Soumith Chintala
Thinking Machines Lab parts ways with CTO Barret Zoph, with Soumith Chintala taking over the role; sources say the termination is due to “unethical conduct”
@kyliebytes · 2026-01-15 · #1
Barret Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz are returning to OpenAI from Thinking Machines; Fidji Simo announced the move has been in the works for several weeks.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
OpenAI Barret Zoph Luke Metz Sam Schoenholz Thinking Machines
Meta is laying off more than 1,000 employees from its Reality Labs division.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-14
Meta Reality Labs
CTO Andrew Bosworth says more than 1,000 Reality Labs staff will be notified of layoffs on Tuesday.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-14
Andrew Bosworth Meta Reality Labs staff
Pete Lau and OnePlus are alleged to have illegally hired more than 70 Taiwanese engineers.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-14
Pete Lau OnePlus 70+ Taiwanese engineers
Taiwan issues an arrest warrant for OnePlus CEO Pete Lau for allegedly illegally hiring 70+ Taiwanese engineers, as it tries to stop China from raiding workers
Bloomberg · 2026-01-14 · #54
Head of product Ami Vora will take over Mike Krieger's duties at Anthropic.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-14
Anthropic Ami Vora will take over Mike Krieger's CPO duties
Anthropic shakes up its C-suite: CPO Mike Krieger will become the co-lead of its Labs incubator, and Head of Product Ami Vora will take over Krieger's duties
The Verge · 2026-01-14 · #64
The center employed about 3,500 workers from roughly 30 countries.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-14
Myanmar online scam center 3,500 workers ~30 countries
A look at a Myanmar online scam center that opened in 2024 with 3,500+ workers from nearly 30 countries and closed in November 2025 after rebels captured it
New York Times · 2026-01-14 · #56