Meta announced it will eliminate roughly 600 positions in its superintelligence laboratory as part of a broader "year of efficiency" initiative. The decision was communicated by chief AI officer Alexandr Wang in a staff memo, and confirmed by TechCrunch as accurate to an Axios report. While the company has recently hired over 50 researchers from rivals with multimillion‑dollar packages, the cuts aim to streamline decision‑making and increase individual impact. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has framed the move as a step toward a leaner organization, noting that most affected employees are expected to find new roles within the company. Read more →

Meta is reportedly evaluating the integration of competing artificial‑intelligence models, including Google Gemini and OpenAI offerings, to enhance the AI features of its applications. The company’s Superintelligence Lab has examined how external models could complement Meta’s own Llama models, while internal teams already use Anthropic’s technology for coding assistance. A Meta spokesperson emphasized an “all‑of‑the‑above approach to building the best AI products,” and the firm is offering attractive compensation to draw AI researchers from rival firms. Read more →