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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 05:07:11 JST Ars Technica

   Meta says 5% staff cut is critical to further AI, social media
   Meta plans to refill roles with top talent to pursue AI and AR ambitions.
   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/meta-says-5-staff-cut-is-critical-to-further-ai-social-media/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • SaftyKuma (saftykuma@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 05:15:51 JST SaftyKuma

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     @arstechnica

     I strongly expect this to be a disguised political purge, either motivated by Zuck's desire to suck up, or even possibly requested/demanded by Trump himself.

     Let's see if the people at the top of the RIF list are disproportionately LBGTQ+ or publicly vocal opponents of Trump.

   • Fubaroque (fubaroque@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 06:08:20 JST Fubaroque

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     @arstechnica But why don’t they use the AI to do the work? 🤔 🥳 🤭

     #notgoodenough?