Meta is cutting 8,000 jobs to pay for AI. It is also asking the survivors to train their replacements.
Summary: Meta is cutting approximately 8,000 employees (10% of its workforce) beginning 20 May, cancelling 6,000 open roles, and planning additional cuts for H2 2026. The layoffs, announced via an int [...]
Engadget Podcast: Tim Cook’s Apple era and what lies ahead for John Ternus
The Apple rumors were true, once again. This week, the company announced that Tim Cook will be stepping down from his CEO role on September 1. Replacing him will be John Ternus, who currently serves a [...]
Meta is firing 8,000 people. Microsoft is paying 8,750 to leave. Both are spending the savings on AI.
Summary: Meta and Microsoft announced workforce reductions on the same day, April 23, affecting up to 23,000 positions combined. Meta is cutting 8,000 jobs (10% of staff) and cancelling 6,000 open rol [...]
Google DeepMind to open its first AI campus in the world in Seoul
Demis Hassabis met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at Cheong Wa Dae on Monday and signed an MOU with the Ministry of Science and ICT. The campus will be operational this year. Hassabis accepted a [...]
The EU is forcing Google to open Android to rival AI and share its search data
Google will have to let rival AI assistants run on Android the way its own Gemini does. It must also hand some of its search data to competitors. The European Commission set out both requirements on T [...]
Google signs AI deal with the Pentagon, ignoring protest from over 600 employees
Despite an open letter from hundreds of employees, Google has signed a contract giving the U.S. Department of Defense access to its AI models for classified work. Legal experts say the contract's [...]
