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Meta’s AI-Powered Layoff Anthem: An Employee Radio for 8,000 Cuts
business6 days ago

Meta’s AI-Powered Layoff Anthem: An Employee Radio for 8,000 Cuts

A Meta employee used the company’s AI tools to launch an internal radio station, 520 FM, featuring AI-generated songs about the company’s 8,000 layoffs (10% of its workforce) as Meta shifts toward an AI-first strategy. The tracks span genres from hip-hop to acoustic, with lines like “Meta layoff,” and were described as a coping mechanism and distraction by staff; Meta did not comment. The piece illustrates how AI tools are influencing workplace culture amid large-scale corporate cuts.

Dell Cuts Workforce 27% to 97,000 as Cost-Cutting Gathers Pace
business2 months ago

Dell Cuts Workforce 27% to 97,000 as Cost-Cutting Gathers Pace

Dell Technologies reduced its global workforce by 27% from 133,000 in FY2023 to 97,000 in FY2026, cutting about 11,000 jobs in FY2026 and reporting roughly $569 million in severance. The reductions are part of disciplined cost management and a broader business modernization effort as Dell pivots toward AI-driven efficiency, aided by market shifts such as VMware’s sale and EMC integration.

Block slashes 4,000 jobs to double down on lean teams and AI-driven tools
business2 months ago

Block slashes 4,000 jobs to double down on lean teams and AI-driven tools

Block is cutting roughly 4,000 jobs—nearly half its workforce—from over 10,000 to under 6,000 as part of a shift to smaller, flatter teams and to rely more on intelligence tools. CEO Jack Dorsey says the business is still strong but the shift is necessary, outlines severance and transition support for those affected, and commits to open communication and building the company around a new, AI-enabled approach; shares moved higher in after-hours trading.