Sweden Herald - Latest Sweden News | Meta does not live up to expectations, stock falls in after-hours trading by Sweden Herald

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Meta’s latest quarterly report disappointed analysts, as its shares plunged nearly 7 % in after‑hours trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company posted earnings of $7.32 per share on revenue of $56.3 billion, slightly above the $55.45 billion analysts had forecast, but investment costs came in far lower at $19.84 billion versus the expected $27.57 billion. Daily active users rose 4 % to 3.56 billion, still falling short of the 3.62 billion expected. The combination of mixed financial results and weaker‑than‑anticipated user growth led to a sharp drop in Meta’s stock price.

Read more: https://swedenherald.com/article/meta-does-not-live-up-to-expectations-stock-falls-in-afterhours-trading

#Meta #LSEG #NewYork #businessnews

#Meta accused of violating #DSA by failing to safeguard minors
https://securityaffairs.com/191511/laws-and-regulations/meta-accused-of-violating-dsa-by-failing-to-safeguard-minors.html
#securityaffairs #hacking #EU

US Top News and Analysis | Meta looks to report fastest revenue growth since 2021

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Meta reported Q1 revenue of $56.31 billion, beating estimates, and adjusted earnings of $7.31 per share versus the $6.79 forecast, while daily active people rose 4% year‑over‑year to 3.56 billion but fell more than 5% from the previous quarter, a miss attributed to internet disruptions in Iran and a WhatsApp restriction in Russia. Capital expenditures came in at $19.84 billion, well below the $27.57 billion expected, yet the company raised its full‑year capex outlook to $125‑$145 billion. Net income surged to $26.8 billion, bolstered by an $8.03 billion tax benefit, and headcount grew 1% to 77,986 despite an announced 10% workforce reduction. Meta highlighted its AI push, debuting the Muse Spark foundation model, and projected Q2 revenue of $58‑$61 billion, roughly in line with expectations.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/meta-q1-earnings-report-2026.html

#Meta #MarkZuckerberg #WhatsApp #RealityLabs #US

News Headlines | Fears for 150 Irish-based jobs at Oracle

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The Irish Department of Enterprise has received a collective redundancy notification from Oracle indicating that roughly 150 Irish‑based roles are at risk, though the exact figure was not confirmed. The planned cuts are part of a broader global downsizing as Oracle ramps up spending on artificial‑intelligence to compete with rivals such as Alphabet and Amazon, and the company has not responded to requests for comment. The article also mentions similar redundancy notifications for other tech firms—outsourcing company Covalen and Meta—but the immediate focus is the potential loss of about 150 jobs at Oracle’s Irish operation.

Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0429/1570890-fears-for-150-irish-based-jobs-at-oracle/

#Oracle #Alphabet #Amazon #Meta #IrishGovernment

US Top News and Analysis | Traders brace for $800 billion in earnings-related stock movement

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Traders are bracing for a dramatic earnings night as four members of the “Magnificent Seven”—Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Meta and Microsoft—prepare to report results, prompting options markets to price in more than $800 billion of potential market‑cap movement. Implied moves for three of the four stocks exceed their four‑quarter averages, with bullish call buying outpacing puts across all names. Notably, huge call orders have been placed on Amazon and Microsoft, including multi‑hundred‑thousand‑dollar purchases of in‑the‑money strikes, suggesting investors expect upside surprises despite mixed historical performance relative to options pricing. The overall sentiment remains bullish, with demand for upside exposure outstripping expectations of sell‑offs.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/traders-brace-for-800-billion-in-earnings-related-stock-movement.html

#Alphabet #Amazon #Meta #Microsoft

Say hello to AI surveillance! 🫣 #Meta will start tracking its employees for AI training.

In the US, the Tech Giant will track employees' clicks, typing, & navigation with the aims to build #AI that can do routine tasks autonomously.

For us, this sounds like a dystopian workplace!

What do you think about this announcement & the future of AI in the workplace?

Find out more here 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/meta-tracks-employees

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US Top News and Analysis | Is Meta's AI spending blitz working? The stock's next move depends on the answer

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Meta Platforms is riding a volatile rebound as investors scrutinize its massive AI spending, which could exceed $169 billion this year. After an early‑year surge, the stock fell 29 % before climbing 28 % again, buoyed by new AI‑related investments—including multibillion‑dollar deals with AWS, CoreWeave and Nebius, and the launch of the multimodal Muse Spark model designed to boost engagement and ad performance across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads and business tools. Analysts such as Morgan Stanley and Cantor Fitzgerald argue the market has over‑focused on cost rather than the emerging returns from LLM‑driven ad targeting, while Jim Cramer remains bullish on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s talent and AI strategy. The upcoming earnings report will be pivotal in showing whether AI‑driven tools like Advantage+ and AI‑generated ads are translating into higher advertising revenue, especially as Meta trims roughly 10 % of its workforce to offset rising infrastructure expenses.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/is-metas-ai-spending-working-the-stocks-next-move-depends-on-answer.html

#Meta #Amazon #CoreWeave #Nebius #CantorFitzgerald #MorganStanley #MetaLabs #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #

EU sieht Kinder bei Instagram und Co. nicht ausreichend geschützt

Facebook und Instagram schützen Kinder nach vorläufigen Ermittlungen der EU-Kommission nicht genug vor den Gefahren ihrer Angebote. Der Mutterkonzern Meta müsse bei der Alterskontrolle nachbessern, sonst droht ein Bußgeld.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/eu-facebook-instagram-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#EU #DSA #Meta #Instagram #Facebook

Crikey | Is the new plan to force big tech to pay for Australian news any good? We ask the experts by Daanyal Saeed

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The Albanese government’s “news bargaining incentive” obliges major tech platforms such as Google and Meta to pay Australian publishers for news content that appears on their services, a move hailed by the country’s largest media companies but sparking worries that small‑ and medium‑sized publishers could be left out; the scheme revives and refines the short‑lived Morrison‑era news media bargaining code, aiming to secure funding for independent journalism while the effectiveness and design of the policy remain hotly debated.

Read more: https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/29/news-media-bargaining-incentive-big-tech-australian-news/

#Google #Meta #Australianpublishers #Albanesegovernment #newsmediabargainingcode

I definitely appreciate folks who take a moral stand and avoid using Meta products.

I also bet you live in North America or Europe.

In Mexico WhatsApp is the way you talk to delivery people, customer support (small companies or large), make reservations, order takeout, and check if a place is open. Other parts of the world use a different mix of apps (in Burma it used to be Instagram and FourSquare). But for most people in the world a small set of closed systems are the internet. (And frankly, “AI” slop is driving the rest of us in that direction as well.)

I think it's largely because Meta and the cell companies susbsidize Meta apps. You can have zero minutes and zero bandwidth left...but you can still use WhatsApp Messenger, and probably Facebook and Instagram.

Similarly, restaurants and stores and services seldom have websites, if they have anything they have a Facebook page or Instagram site. But more likely, they just keep their Google Maps entry up to date.

If you want to see if a restaurant still exists, or what its hours are, or the menu. Check Google Maps. It's a bit slow to notice if things have closed, but it's the best option.

I'd love to use something other than Google for that, but nobody updates Apple Maps here (not enough iPhone users), plus Apple hasn't figured out how to navigate the callejones, where walking is the only option.

Then again, Google isn't much better with driving due to the tunnels in Guanajuato. It once told me to go to someone's driveway to get in the tunnel. I mean, the tunnel was under the driveway, so I kind of understand. But we do live in a three dimensional world.

-- written while waiting for a WhatsApp audio message from the person delivering our Mini Split.

#Mexico #Meta #GlobalNorthPrivilege

US Top News and Analysis | Meta shares look 'iffy' into earnings. How to trade it

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Meta is approaching its earnings report with solid fundamentals—ad‑pricing improvements and sharper targeting are driving about 30% year‑over‑year top‑line growth—yet its technical picture looks shaky, as the stock sits near its 150‑day moving average and other indicators suggest a precarious position. The options market is pricing a roughly 7.5% move by week‑end, and recent heavy buying of short‑dated calls (e.g., June 620 strikes and May 675 strikes) reflects traders’ appetite for upside while limiting downside. Rather than buying the stock or outright calls, the analyst recommends a call‑spread risk reversal: sell 625‑strike puts and 750‑strike calls to fund the purchase of 680‑strike at‑the‑money calls. This structure lowers the breakeven point, caps upside at about 8%, and improves the win rate versus pure stock or call purchases; historically such a spread would have yielded around 1.6% over the two‑week earnings window (about 29% annualized), offering a better risk‑reward balance.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/meta-shares-look-iffy-into-earnings-how-to-trade-it.html

#Meta

qwant news | Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to power AI data centres from space in 'transformative' move

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Meta is partnering with Overview Energy to launch 1,000 solar‑panel‑equipped satellites that will collect sunlight in space and beam the converted energy back to Earth as low‑intensity infrared, providing up to one gigawatt—enough to power roughly 750,000 homes—for its AI data centres. The plan, announced by Meta’s Vice President of Energy Nat Sahlstrom, aims to supply clean, reliable power without stressing U.S. electricity grids, with a demonstration satellite slated for launch in 2028 and commercial power generation beginning around 2030. Similar space‑solar initiatives are also being pursued by SpaceX, Blue Origin and Google.

Read more: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-power-ai-37081736

#MarkZuckerberg #Meta #OverviewEnergy #MarcBerte #NatSahlstrom #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #Google

News Headlines | Covalen informs Government of threatened job cuts

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Outsourcing firm Covalen, which supplies content‑moderation and AI‑training services to Meta, has alerted the Department of Enterprise that up to 720 jobs in its Dublin operation could be lost, prompting a formal collective redundancy consultation. The company says it is supporting affected teams and following legal obligations, while the Communications Workers’ Union says staff are shocked and angry. This follows a previous redundancy round in late 2025 that saw about 300 positions eliminated after 400 were threatened, and a January strike by CWU‑member employees over pay and union recognition. The potential cuts come as Meta itself announced a global reduction of roughly 8,000 jobs and plans to use advanced AI that may lessen reliance on third‑party moderators, raising uncertainty for Covalen’s roughly 1,800‑person Irish workforce.

Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0428/1570654-covalen-job-cuts/

#Covalen #Meta #CWU

US Top News and Analysis | Meta's new AI model shows early promise, but investors want to see Zuckerberg's strategy

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Meta unveiled its new AI model, Muse Spark, in early April, marking a shift from the company’s previous open‑source Llama models to a closed‑source approach aimed at generating revenue from developers, similar to OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Analysts see Muse Spark as a “complementary good” that could boost Meta’s dominant advertising business, noting the model’s strength in text and vision tasks—though it still trails Anthropic’s Claude and Google’s Gemini in overall performance. The rollout comes as Meta prepares for its first‑quarter earnings, with expectations of 31% year‑over‑year revenue growth to $55.6 billion, the fastest since 2021. To support its AI ambitions, Meta has hired industry leaders, invested heavily in AI infrastructure (projected $115‑$135 billion in 2026 capex), and announced a 10% workforce reduction to improve efficiency. While the model currently lags behind the most advanced competitors, analysts view its introduction as bringing Meta back into the AI conversation and see future AI‑powered products as key to driving user engagement, creator tools, and ad monetization.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/meta-muse-spark-has-promise-wall-street-wants-zuckerberg-ai-strategy.html

#Meta #MuseSpark #AlexandrWang #OpenAI #Anthropic #NatFriedman #DanielGross

China Halts Meta's $2 Billion Acquisition of AI Startup Manus Due to Regulatory Concerns

📰 Original title: China Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Takeover of AI Startup Manus

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/china-halts-metas-2-billion-acquisition-of-ai-startup-manus-due-to-regulatory-concerns/?redirpost=86d619b6-4b9f-49ae-9230-ce24691ff902

#artificialintelligence #china #meta #ai

🫣🫣🫣 #meta #humor #gear

Preparing for Pikkujuttuja3d's departure from #instagram. I try to find homepages, linkrees, patreon or anything of the artists I like.

Not all of them have anything besides Meta's services 😮‍💨 It seems Zuckerbot has done great job in imprinting everyone to Meta's crappy services.

I'll add what I can to my bookmarks but some great content will be lost to me. Oh well. Choices have been made.

#metasucks #meta #bigtech

China blocks Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus

📰 Original title: China vetoes Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/china-blocks-metas-2-billion-acquisition-of-ai-startup-manus/?redirpost=81ec882e-cdc6-4515-9f81-20290130bbb6

#artificialintelligence #meta #manus #china

📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/1jVqhVcfjQjRy968ysMzKm
🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://adalta.info/articles/prstn_meta_116475439931384128_de)
🔗 [ℹ️](https://georg-rosenbaum.de/warum-whatsapp-kein-sicherer-und-privater-messenger-dienst-ist/")

Die Verbreitung von Desinformation als inhärente Schwäche

#privacy #war #meta #whatsapp #messenger

«Warum Google, Meta und Microsoft Ihren Datenschutz-Wunsch ignorieren:
Marktführende Online-Werbedienste ignorieren rechtlich bindende Opt-out-Signale fast flächendeckend. Trotz klarer gesetzlicher Vorgaben […] Tracking-Cookies gegen den expliziten Willen der Nutzer. Die geschätzte Haftungssumme für die Branche beläuft sich auf 5,8 Milliarden US-Dollar»

Die User sind ihr Produkt nicht das Web.

🤷 https://www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/datenschutz-grc/google-meta-microsoft-datenschutz

#google #meta #microsoft #optout #web #online #tracking #tracking #cookies

Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami – but is AI really to blame?
#AI #TechLayoffs #BigTech #Microsoft #Meta #Automation #Economy #Jobs #FutureOfWork #Tech #CorporatePower #SiliconValley #Innovation #Business #Layoff #Politics #World
https://the-14.com/meta-and-microsoft-have-joined-the-tech-layoff-tsunami-but-is-ai-really-to-blame/

I am so F***ING DONE with the US government!!! | ft Naomi Brockwell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pI22QjVwxs

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#surveillance #usa #eu #epstein #Google #meta #bigtech #technology

Meta Expands AI Infrastructure with AWS Graviton Chips to Support Agentic Systems

📰 Original title: Meta Partners With AWS on Graviton Chips to Power Agentic AI

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/meta-expands-ai-infrastructure-with-aws-graviton-chips-to-support-agentic-systems/?redirpost=a1624223-4707-4d01-90f9-494f6902d671

#artificialintelligence #aiinfrastructure #cloudcomputing #meta

US Top News and Analysis | Amazon custom chips get a boost from Meta, giving the cloud giant another path to win in AI

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Amazon’s shares jumped nearly 3 percent after Meta announced a multi‑year deal to run its AI workloads on Amazon Web Services’ Graviton CPUs, making Meta a top‑five Graviton customer and underscoring AWS’s growing role in AI infrastructure. The partnership highlights Amazon’s broader chip strategy—offering cost‑efficient Graviton processors for “always‑on” reasoning tasks and Trainium accelerators for AI model training—as a complement to Nvidia’s GPUs and a way for cloud customers like Meta to lower compute expenses. Jim Cramer praised the move, noting that Amazon’s chip revenue now exceeds $20 billion and is growing at triple‑digit rates, and he maintains a bullish outlook on both Amazon and Meta ahead of their upcoming earnings reports.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/24/amazon-custom-chips-get-a-boost-from-meta-giving-the-cloud-giant-another-path-to-win-in-ai.html

#Amazon #Meta #AWS #Graviton #JimCramer

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CNBC: 20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/24/20k-job-cuts-at-meta-microsoft-raise-concern-of-ai-labor-crisis-.html @CNBC #Meta #Microsoft

US Top News and Analysis | 20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here

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Tech‑sector layoffs are accelerating as firms pouring billions into AI infrastructure trim headcount to offset spending, marking what experts call a “fundamental structural shift.” Meta announced a 10 % cut—about 8,000 jobs—and scrapped plans for 6,000 hires, while Microsoft launched its first‑ever voluntary buyouts, potentially affecting up to 8,750 workers. Other giants such as Nike, Snap, Salesforce, Oracle, Amazon and Google have also shed thousands of positions, pushing total tech layoffs in 2026 past 92,000 and nearly 900,000 since 2020. Economists warn the rapid deployment of AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude and other large‑model applications is widening the gap between job loss and creation, especially for entry‑level and generalized IT roles, even as demand rises for specialized AI engineers. In the startup arena, the AI boom is producing “50‑person unicorns” that scale revenue with far fewer employees, further intensifying hiring pressure on larger firms. The combined effect has driven a sharp drop in employee confidence, heightened job anxiety, and prompted companies to adopt more aggressive cost‑cutting measures beyond natural attrition.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/24/20k-job-cuts-at-meta-microsoft-raise-concern-of-ai-labor-crisis-.html

#Meta #Microsoft #Anthropic

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The second Larry Ellison took control of tiktok, people should have been preparing to jump ship. The new dark patterns for ai opt-in's associated with ai harvesting the voice and likeness of creators was bound to happen. It comes as no surprise to me personally. If you've been listening to anything the palantir ceo has been saying, they want to corrode most social communication regardless of which echo chamber your on, censor more content, and push attention towards the more nationalist right wing "unifying" creators.

People should be over any platform that taps into emotional response at this point. Meta apps have taught a masterclass in this over the last 10 years.

Decentralized platforms is the future.

#tiktok #socialmedia #meta #fediverse #decentralized

Meta zeichnet Klicks, Tastenanschläge und Bildschirmaktivitäten seiner Mitarbeiter auf, um KI-Agenten anhand von realem Arbeitsverhalten zu trainieren.
https://torbenkopp.com/meta-trainiert-ki-um-mitarbeiter-zu-ersetzen/
#meta #facebook #ki #ethik #arbeitswelt #privacy #datenschutz #arbeitsrecht #writing #literature #belletristik #literatur #books #press #markets #ai #technology #science #artist #theatre #nature #gaming #business #linux #philosophy #humanities #ethics #workforce

Instagram pracuje nad aplikacją Instants, pozwalającą na wysyłanie surowych jednorazowych zdjęć. Sobowtór Snapchata i BeReal jest aktualnie testowany w Hiszpanii oraz we Włoszech.

Zastanawia mnie skąd ten pomysł. Snapchat święcił triumfy dekadę temu. Instagram posiada już Stories i Shots, czyli jednorazowe wiadomości DM. BeReal to żadna nowinka. Czy szerokość portfolio to wystarczający zysk?

#instagram #instants #meta #snapchat #bereal #SocialMedia

The Copenhagen Post | Meta to lay off 10% of its employees by Ritzau

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Meta, the American tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, announced plans to lay off about 10 % of its workforce—roughly 8,000 employees—as part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s strategy to prioritize artificial intelligence and boost productivity. The cuts come as Meta intends to invest between $115 billion and $135 billion in AI this year, matching the total amount it has spent on AI over the past several years.

Read more: https://cphpost.dk/2026-04-24/business-education/business-business-education/meta-to-lay-off-10-of-its-employees/

#Meta #MarkZuckerberg #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #AI #business #premium

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Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera | Meta lines up layoffs while Microsoft offers buyouts

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Meta announced it will cut roughly 8,000 jobs — about 10 % of its workforce — to free up resources for a massive boost in artificial‑intelligence infrastructure and high‑pay AI‑expert hires, while Microsoft disclosed it will extend voluntary buyout offers to about 8,750 U.S. employees, or 7 % of its domestic staff, as a parallel effort to trim costs amid the industry’s AI spending surge. Meta’s 2026 expenses are projected to rise sharply to $162‑$169 billion, driven by new data‑centre construction (including a $1 billion AI‑optimised facility in Tulsa) and elevated compensation for AI talent, and analysts view the layoffs as a move to streamline operations and improve efficiency. The news sent Meta’s shares down 2.3 % and Microsoft’s off nearly 4 % on the day of the announcements.

Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/23/meta-lines-up-layoffs-while-microsoft-offers-buyouts?traffic_source=rss

#Meta #Microsoft #DanIves

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BBC News | Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending grows

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Meta plans to cut roughly 8,000 jobs—about 10 percent of its workforce—in the coming month as it ramps up spending on artificial‑intelligence projects, earmarking $135 billion for AI this year, an amount equal to what it spent on the technology over the prior three years. The layoffs follow earlier rounds that have already eliminated around 2,000 employees and come as the company begins tracking staff computer activity to train its AI models, a move some workers describe as “dystopian.” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said AI has dramatically increased worker productivity, allowing individuals to complete projects that once required large teams, and he predicts 2026 will be a turning point for AI‑driven work changes. This will be Meta’s largest workforce reduction since the 2023 cuts.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm1y89vek8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#Meta #MarkZuckerberg #AI

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Boston.com | Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts by Associated Press

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Meta announced it is cutting about 8,000 jobs—roughly 10 % of its workforce—to improve efficiency and free up capital for new investments, particularly in artificial‑intelligence infrastructure and high‑pay AI‑expert hires, as its 2026 expenses are projected to rise to $162‑$169 billion. The layoffs come as the company also leaves roughly 6,000 positions unfilled. At the same time, Microsoft disclosed plans to offer voluntary buyouts to around 8,750 U.S. employees (about 7 % of its U.S. staff) in early May, a move aimed at curbing costs amid massive spending on data centers, cloud services, and AI tools like Copilot. Analysts see Meta’s cuts as part of a broader shift toward using AI to automate tasks and streamline operations while maintaining productivity.

Read more: https://www.boston.com/news/technology/2026/04/23/meta-slashes-8000-jobs-or-10-percent-of-its-workforce-as-microsoft-offers-buyouts/

#Meta #Microsoft #AmyColeman #technology #DanIves

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NBC News Top Stories | Meta says it will lay off 10% of its workforce by Rob Wile, Emily Lorsch

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Meta announced it will cut about 8,000 jobs—roughly 10% of its roughly 78,000‑strong workforce—and eliminate another 6,000 open positions as it seeks to offset the cost of doubling its AI investment to $135 billion in 2026 (up from $72 billion last year). In an internal memo, chief people officer Janelle Gale said the reductions are needed to run the company more efficiently and to balance other investments, acknowledging the difficult trade‑off of letting go of employees who have contributed meaningfully. While the cuts are not directly tied to AI replacing roles, they reflect broader industry pressure, as tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon also scale back hiring or offer buyouts after massive AI‑related spending, prompting investors to scrutinize whether such AI bets will ultimately pay off.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/meta-layoffs-ai-memo-rcna341683

#Meta #JanelleGale #NASDAQ

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US Top News and Analysis | Investor Bill Baruch buys Arm, citing pivot to AI chips and recent Meta deal as catalysts

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Investor Bill Baruch, founder and president of Blue Line Capital, announced that he has bought shares of Arm Holdings, citing the company’s recent pivot to designing and manufacturing its own AI chips and a new deal with Meta as key catalysts. Baruch highlighted that Arm, traditionally a licensor of chip architecture, now counts Meta—its first official customer—alongside OpenAI, SAP and Cloudflare, and expects its newly released chip to generate about $15 billion in annual revenue by 2031. He also emphasized the importance of CPUs in his portfolio, noting Arm’s strong performance, up nearly 89 % year‑to‑date. In addition, Baruch increased his position in Entegris, a supplier of advanced materials for semiconductors, calling it under‑priced and essential to the supply chain, after its shares have surged about 73 % this year.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/investor-bill-baruch-buys-arm-citing-pivot-to-ai-chips-and-recent-meta-deal-as-catalysts.html

#BillBaruch #ARMHoldings #Meta #ReneHaas

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I don't mind #Meta cutting 8000 jobs. It would make me even more happy if they cut the remaining 86000 as well. And just close up shop.

BBC News | Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending grows

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Meta announced it will cut roughly 8,000 jobs, about 10 % of its workforce, as it ramps up spending on artificial‑intelligence projects, planning to invest $135 billion this year—an amount equal to its AI outlays over the previous three years. The layoffs follow earlier rounds that eliminated about 2,000 staff and come as Meta shifts focus toward AI development, even beginning to track employee computer interactions to train its models. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has suggested AI will dramatically change work by 2026, noting that AI‑enhanced workers can now accomplish tasks that once required larger teams, while the company also decided not to fill thousands of open positions it had been hiring for.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm1y89vek8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#Meta #MarkZuckerberg

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US Top News and Analysis | Meta will cut 10% of workforce as company pushes deeper into AI

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Meta announced a plan to lay off roughly 10% of its workforce—about 8,000 employees—with the cuts beginning on May 20 and the company also canceling hiring for an additional 6,000 open positions. The reductions follow earlier rounds of job cuts in the Reality Labs unit and other parts of the business, and are part of a broader effort to improve efficiency while accelerating investments in generative artificial intelligence, where Meta has lagged competitors such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. The company recently unveiled its first major AI model and introduced a new employee‑tracking tool (the Model Capability Initiative) to gather data for training AI agents. Meta’s global headcount fell to 78,865 at the end of last year, down from a peak of 86,482 in 2022, and its shares slipped 2.4% after the announcement as the firm prepares to report first‑quarter earnings alongside other tech giants.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/meta-will-cut-10percent-of-workforce-as-it-pushes-more-into-ai.html

#Meta #OpenAI #MarkZuckerberg #AlexandrWang

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Home - CBSNews.com | Meta to cut 8,000 jobs as it charges into AI

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Meta announced it will lay off roughly 8,000 employees—about 10% of its workforce—to slash costs as the company intensifies its push into artificial intelligence. In an internal memo, Meta said the cuts are intended to make the company more efficient and to offset other investments, with the layoffs slated to begin on May 20. The story, contributed by CBS News’ Kelly O’Grady and edited by Aimee Picchi, notes that the development is ongoing.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-layoffs-8000-ai-job-cuts/

#Meta #KellyO’Grady #ArtificialIntelligence

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Mii de concedieri la #Meta, pe fondul investițiilor record în 🧠#inteligențaArtificială.
Se reduc aproximativ 10% dintre angajați.

🔗 https://wp.me/p9KpFA-5eIr

#Știri #Tehnologie #AI

Mii de concedieri la #Meta, pe fondul investițiilor record în 🧠#inteligențaArtificială.
Se reduce aproximativ 10% dintre angajați.

🔗 https://wp.me/p9KpFA-5eIr

#Știri #Tehnologie #AI

I keep hearing #LLM fans say that tech isn't losing jobs to #AI, while #Microsoft offers buyouts & #Meta is letting go of 10% of staff, and all the layoffs we had last year & the year before that.

Where's the data & why is it not telling a clear story?

#tech #programming #jobs

Threadsiin saapuvat live-chatit, jotka houkuttelevat etenkin urheilufaneja

Live-chatit eroavat vaikkapa suljetuista ryhmäkeskusteluista merkittävästi, eli ne ovat yhden, hetkellisen tapahtuman ympärille syntyviä avoimia chat-huoneita, joilla on omat vetäjänsä.

https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2026/04/23/threads-live-chat

#threads #meta #sosiaalinenmedia #uutiset

Billionaires - Elon Musk OPENLY declares that "Mind Virus", peer to peer viral mind manipulation, is something he controls. Seriously, Musk admits in public that "Mind Virus" are real.

>>>>> #BillionairesMindVirus <<<<<

#FWakePizzaCake #FWake20260423 /\ #FWakeTechLust
#ArtificialReality /\ #FWakeMetaCorp #Meta #MetaCorp

FULL SET: https://old.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1stnt03/just_tech_billionaire_things/

LLM shenanigans

markdown edition

New gas projects linked to a mere eleven data center campuses around the US have the potential to create more greenhouse gases than the country of Morocco emitted in 2024.
Emissions estimates from air permit documents examined by WIRED show that these natural gas projects —which are being built to power data centers to serve some of the US’s most powerful LLM companies, including OpenAI, Meta {Facebook}, Microslop, and xAI —have the potential to

emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year!

As tech companies race to secure massive power deals to build out hundreds of data centers across the country, these projects represent just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the potential climate cost of the LLM piramid scheme.

I've deliberately translated what is written to what it actually means for us proprietors of Terra.

Exact text is in link below

sources

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/greenhouse-gases-from-data-center-boom-could-outpace-entire-nations/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_language_model

#LLM #AI #slop #hallucinated #environment #weather #destruction #of #Terra #microslop #meta #facebook #alphabet #google #programming #enshittification #bullshit #WTF #How #The #Hell #STOP

#AI
#META "is installing tracking software on employee computers. It will record mouse movements, keystrokes, clicks, and screenshots. And workers cannot opt out.
"The message behind the move is hard to misread. Meta is telling its own workforce that their daily behavior is now training data." The Street https://www.yahoo.com/finance/sectors/technology/articles/mark-zuckerberg-sends-shocking-message-030700524.html

Periodic reminder:
Your parents probably taught you from a young age not to take gifts from strangers, right?
So, why do you blindly accept now "free" services from companies online?

#amazon #google #meta #microsoft #foss

#Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for #AI training data

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-start-capturing-employee-mouse-movements-keystrokes-ai-training-data-2026-04-21/

#privacy #keylogger #Facebook #Instagram

Every rebrand is just a wall going up around a shared space, this time with a nicer logo and a darker business model. The digital commons don’t shrink by accident. #meta #DigitalEnclosure #SurveillanceCapitalism

Meta schaut beim Klicken zu und im Hintergrund lernt schon die nächste KI-Generation mit. 😳

Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11266871?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#meta #künstlicheintelligenz #ki #datenschutz #dsgvo

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Auf dem Bild sind zwei Hände zu sehen, die auf einer Tastatur schreiben. Im Bild steht: "Meta zeichnet jeden Klick seiner Mitarbeiter für KI-Training auf"

Four features that keep people glued to screens:

Feature 1: Solitude - When the relationship is just between you and the machine, it removes social cues needed for stopping.

Feature 2: Bottomlessness - There's no natural stopping point, so you never feel finished or satisfied.

Feature 3: Speed - The speed of the feedback can cause this sense that you merge with the screen. You don't know where you begin and the machine ends.

Feature 4: Teasing - They rarely — if ever — give you what you're looking for. They give just enough to keep you engaged, keep you looking at the app and interacting with it as long as possible.

When an app combines these four features — solitude, bottomlessness, speed, and teasing — it creates a kind of recipe for overuse for nearly everyone.

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/nx-s1-5776665/surprising-origin-features-superglue-kids-adults-to-screens

#Psychology #Addiction #ScreenTime #Gambling #SocialMedia #META #Facebook #TwitterX #BlueSky #NPR

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Illustration of man leaning forward trying to break away from a giant tablet screen but is tethered to it by strings of various pictures, text and characters.