Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale
… But the company didn’t confirm the layoffs for weeks, several employees say. Zuckerberg finally addressed the layoffs in a companywide meeting last month. …
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Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals
… The DeepMind employee tells WIRED that if the staff succeeds in unionizing in the UK, they will likely demand that Google pull out of its long-standing contract with the Israeli military and seek greater transparency over how its AI products will be used, with some sort of assurance relating to lay… …
Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True
… About 45,000 gaming employees lost their jobs from 2022 to the end of 2025, with up to 10,000 layoffs predicted for 2026. I spoke with several longtime AAA employees, all of whom requested anonymity over fear of retribution in an already volatile industry. …
Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?
… Meta recently announced layoffs that are supposedly being made because of AI potentially. At least that's what people say. The company plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce, which is going to be about 8,000 employees, and it's also planning to close another 6,000 open roles. …
Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain
… I mean, when you only have two or three employees, it's a very different job than when you have a hundred employees and whatever we have now, which is close to a thousand employees. …