{"id":641976,"date":"2024-10-19T23:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-we-know-about-the-layoffs-at-meta\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T23:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T20:15:00","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-layoffs-at-meta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-about-the-layoffs-at-meta\/","title":{"rendered":"#What we know about the layoffs at Meta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27250b68f53\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27250b68f53\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-about-the-layoffs-at-meta\/#News\" >News<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-we-know-about-the-layoffs-at-meta\/#Analysis\" >Analysis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we\u2019re diving into the recent layoffs at Meta; the fallout from the battle between WordPress and WP Engine; and whether Cybertrucks are simply too big to exist in Europe. Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Multiple teams at Meta were hit by layoffs<\/strong> this week. The company confirmed the layoffs in a statement to TechCrunch and noted that the changes were made to reallocate resources. The cuts reportedly impacted teams working on Reality Labs, Instagram, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, though Meta declined to comment on the record about how many employees were affected and what orgs they were part of.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AWS CEO Matt Garman<\/strong> has harsh words for remote workers: Return to the office or quit. The executive recently told employees who don\u2019t like the new five-day in-person work policy that \u201cthere are other companies around.\u201d Last month, Amazon\u2019s CEO Andy Jassy told employees that there will be a full return-to-office starting in 2025, an increase from three days for roughly the last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Waymo gave software engineer Sophia Tung<\/strong> promo codes for free rides as an apology for the late-night honking she filmed over the summer that was caused by the self-driving cars. However, when Tung realized the codes weren\u2019t capped in value, she attempted to use her last one to ride in a Waymo for 24 hours. Her plans were ultimately cut short \u2014 but she did last a good 6.5 hours.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is TechCrunch\u2019s Week in Review, where we recap the week\u2019s biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>. Want this delivered as a newsletter to your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-news\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News\"><\/span>News<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2906\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2898447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=150,114 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=768,581 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=680,515 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=1200,908 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=1280,969 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=430,325 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=720,545 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=900,681 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=800,605 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=1536,1162 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=2048,1550 2048w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=668,506 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=496,375 496w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=815,617 815w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bot_83.jpg?resize=702,531 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Tesla<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Optimus gets some human help:<\/strong> Videos from Tesla\u2019s \u201cWe, Robot\u201d event showed Optimus mixing drinks, mingling with people, and even dancing. While seemingly impressive, later reports suggest the robots were being remotely operated by humans. <strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ChatGPT comes to Windows: <\/strong>OpenAI has begun previewing a dedicated Windows app for ChatGPT. The company says the app is an early version, arriving ahead of a \u201cfull experience\u201d later this year. <strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Too big for Europe?: <\/strong>Tesla\u2019s Cybertruck is facing blowback in Europe as transportation organizations suggest its oversized, sharp-edged design violates European safety standards and could endanger pedestrians, cyclists, and other motorists.<strong> <\/strong><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More WordPress drama:<\/strong> As the feud between WordPress and WP Engine wages on, an internal blog post revealed Automattic\u2019s plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using \u201cnice and not nice lawyers.\u201d <strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>X wants to sell your data:<\/strong> An update to X\u2019s privacy policy indicates it would allow third-party \u201ccollaborators\u201d to train their AI models on X data, unless users opt out. It implies the company is looking into licensing data to AI companies as a potential new revenue stream. <strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More accessible smartphones:<\/strong> The FCC issued rules requiring all mobile phones sold in the U.S. to be compatible with hearing aids. The news comes two years after the FDA made hearing aids available to all Americans without a prescription. <strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Byju Raveendran speaks out: <\/strong>The founder of the embattled edtech group Byju\u2019s acknowledged that he made mistakes and that his startup, once valued at $22 billion, is now effectively worth \u201czero.\u201d <strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Casio\u2019s ransomware attack: <\/strong>Japanese electronics giant Casio confirmed that many of its systems remain unusable. The company sees \u201cno prospect of recovery yet\u201d almost two weeks after it was hit by a ransomware attack. <strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CapWay shuts down: <\/strong>The Y Combinator-backed fintech that sought to bring financial services to those in banking deserts shut down after a possible acquisition fell through, its founder Sheena<strong> <\/strong>Allen confirmed to TechCrunch. <strong>Read more<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Can AI make us feel less alone?: <\/strong>AI-based mental health app Manifest wants to combat the \u201cloneliness epidemic\u201d affecting Gen Z by turning feelings into personalized daily affirmations. <strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-analysis\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Analysis\"><\/span>Analysis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1531\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"Palmer Luckey\" class=\"wp-image-2639606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=680,453 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=1280,852 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=430,286 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=720,479 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=668,445 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=563,375 563w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=927,617 927w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1258953220-1.jpg?resize=708,471 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The AI weapons debate:<\/strong> Silicon Valley is debating whether AI weapons in the U.S. should ever be fully autonomous \u2014 meaning an algorithm would make the final decision to kill someone. Some in the defense tech industry argue it\u2019s necessary to keep up with global competition, but others believe humans should always make the final call. As Margaux MacColl writes, the fear is that once one nation implements autonomous weapons, others might feel forced to follow \u2014 and the ethical implications are massive. <strong>Read more<\/strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-ec6fe6bf-7fff-0e53-9667-3356613ce6c5\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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