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Meta's job cuts surprised some employees who said they weren't low performers
Meta job cuts shock employees as even those with strong performance records face layoffs.
Pranav Dixit
Meta Correspondent
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Meta layoffs have begun. Here's everything we know so far.
The social media giant has said it's taking a tougher stance on underperforming employees.
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Meta employees question the company's removal of posts on its internal forum: 'This is a free speech issue'
Meta employees in a communications watch group accuse the company of censoring internal discussion.
Ex-Meta employee sues the tech giant, alleging a 'toxic pattern of silencing women'
A former employee at Meta filed a lawsuit against the company earlier this week. Kelly Stonelake alleges sex discrimination and harassment.
Sam Altman says OpenAI will embrace two new AI approaches, one from DeepSeek and another from Meta
During a Reddit AMA on Friday, Altman said OpenAI has "been on the wrong side of history" when it comes to keeping model weights confidential.
Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta missed TikTok's rise because it didn't seem 'social' enough, leaked recording reveals
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta underestimated TikTok's rise and dismissed it for not thinking it was truly social.
Zuckerberg says it's too soon to tell what impact DeepSeek will have on AI spending
Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday it was too soon to say how advancements by DeepSeek, a Chinese startup, would impact Meta's heavy investments in AI.
Zuckerberg tips hat to Musk over fact-checking: 'I'm not afraid to admit when someone does something better'
On an earnings call, the Meta CEO praised X's Community Notes system, highlighting its effectiveness compared with third-party fact-checkers.
Trump's government-worker buyouts are feeling a lot like Musk's Twitter in 2022
The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff in 2022.
The tech industry is in a frenzy over DeepSeek. Here's who could win and lose from China's AI progress.
DeepSeek's ability to build powerful models more efficiently has put a giant question mark over the US tech industry's approach to AI
Meta reveals how it plans to make money on Threads, its X competitor with 300 million users
Meta launches ads on Threads, its X/Twitter competitor with 300 million users.
The calls for a Meta boycott don't seem to be having much of an impact, data finds
Meta's recent policy changes, including cutting fact-checking and diversity programs, haven't decreased platform engagement.
Mark Zuckerberg praises Sheryl Sandberg and denies report that said he blamed her for an inclusivity program at Facebook
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg called Sheryl Sandberg "a legend in the industry" following a report that he had been critical of her.
Meta is done being nice to underperformers — and takes a page from Amazon's management playbook
Meta embraces Amazon's aggressive workforce-management strategy, a shift from Silicon Valley's traditional talent retention tactics.
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Meta could make performance-based job cuts an annual practice, leaked memo suggests
Meta's annual performance-based job cuts strategy aims to boost employee standards, increase non-regrettable attrition, and remove lowest performers.
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Internal Meta memo tells managers how performance-based job cuts will work
CEO Mark Zuckerberg starts another year by focusing even more on efficiency. This time he's targeting low-performing employees.
A $30 million campaign to free social media from billionaire control is now underway
The campaign aims to raise $30 million to build an open-source social platform free from "billionaire control."
Meta's chief marketing officer warns 'too much censorship is actually harmful' for LGBTQ+ community in internal forum
Alex Schultz shared his concerns and his experiences on internal Meta forum, where he cautioned against censorship.
Mark Zuckerberg says users who leave Meta after fact-checking shutdown would be 'virtue signaling'
Mark Zuckerberg is not afraid of users leaving Meta for "virtue signaling."
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Meta fact-checkers called an emergency meeting. We got inside. Here's what happened.
BI has learned that Meta's contract with US fact-checkers will conclude in March.