Meta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Layoffs
… The company has undergone three previous large rounds of layoffs since 2022, including as part of Meta’s one-time “year of efficiency” drive in 2023. …
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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. …
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… …
'Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat' Almost Makes Corporate Culture Seem Fun
…And several companies—including Amazon, Block, and Meta—have embraced tech’s latest era of layoffmaxxing, with some cutting their staff by 20 percent. So when Anthony lands a temp position at…
Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once
… Meanwhile, Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block formerly Square , has overseen rolling layoffs as the financial services company leans more heavily into AI. …
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. …
Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?
… And a lot of the layoffs we're seeing are not that. …
New Moms Are Returning to Coding Jobs Radically Reshaped by AI
… But the agency is eager for AI to play a larger role, she says. “The likelihood of me spending my statutory maternity pay on an AI course … is slim to none,” she says. “This is not something I should be spending my maternity leave doing.” But she worries that falling behind might make her a target … …