How Meta's Latest Job Cuts Compare to Recent Broader Tech Sector Layoffs
The roughly 1,000 job cuts in Reality Labs come as Meta reallocates resources from the metaverse to AI wearables and mobile products....
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The roughly 1,000 job cuts in Reality Labs come as Meta reallocates resources from the metaverse to AI wearables and mobile products....
Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/apple-google-ai-siri-gemini.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46589675 Points: 874 # Comments: 541...
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Article URL: https://furiosa.ai/blog/introducing-rngd-server-efficient-ai-inference-at-data-center-scale Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46626410 Points: 15 # Comments: 0...
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Meta is laying off around 10% of staff at its Reality Labs division as part of sweeping cuts set to affect more than 1,000 people. This includes the closure of a number of VR-first studios, such as Tw...
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