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Meta funds skilled trades jobs program for AI data center buildoutThe cost-free program, America's Workforce Academy, will end in guaranteed job offers to graduates, the company said in a statement. A Meta...
AI’s white-collar gig economy is booming. Can it last?AI is expected to both eliminate and create jobs, but it remains unclear whether the new roles will be enough or long-lasting. While tech l...
US has investigated claims WhatsApp chats aren’t privateUS authorities are probing claims that Meta employees accessed private WhatsApp messages. Former contractors allege they and Meta staff had...
'Felt surreal': Indian-origin Mercor cofounder, two others become youngest self-made billionairesAI startup Mercor achieved a $10 billion valuation, with its 22-year-old co-founders becoming the world's youngest self-made billionaires. ...
Meta announces launch of APAC's 'largest capacity subsea cable' in 2028Meta announced Candle, a new subsea cable for Asia-Pacific, launching in 2028. It will span 8,000 kilometres, bringing connectivity to over...
Meta hiring US-based contractors to build Hindi AI chatbots: ReportApplicants are required to be fluent in Hindi, Indonesian, Spanish, or Portuguese, and must have at least six years of experience in storyt...
$14 billion Meta deal, then massive layoffs? Scale AI cuts 200 roles, 14% of its workforce in stunning moveScale AI layoffs: Scale AI has recently reduced its workforce. The company laid off 200 full-time employees. This decision follows a $14 bi...
Scale AI to cut 14% of staff following Meta investment: ReportScale AI, founded in 2016, has been a key player in training data pipelines for companies like OpenAI, Meta, and the US Department of Defen...
Scale AI's bigger rival Surge AI seeks up to $1 billion capital raise, sources sayThe company, founded by former Google and Meta engineer Edwin Chen, is targeting a valuation of over $15 billion, sources said, cautioning ...
OpenAI is phasing out Scale AI work following startup’s Meta dealOpenAI is phasing out its work with Scale AI, citing a need for more specialized data providers to support advanced AI models. The decision...
After Meta and Amazon, this major US tech giant succumbs to Trump's anti-diversity pushGoogle is the latest major US tech giant that has taken a U-turn on its diversity policies after Meta and Amazon. Google has scrapped its g...
Google scraps diversity-based hiring targetsGoogle had for years been among the most vocal companies pushing for more inclusive policies in the wake of protests against the police kil...
Meta contractor dismissed threats to moderators by Ethiopia rebels: court documentsContent moderators in Kenya, working for Facebook's parent company Meta, faced threats from Ethiopian rebels for removing their content. Th...
A Meta engineer saw his own child face sexism on Instagram, now, he's testifying before CongressIn the note, Bejar, who worked as an engineering director at Facebook from 2009 to 2015, outlined a "critical gap" between how the company ...
Kenyan judge temporarily blocks mass layoff of Facebook moderatorsJudge Matthews Nduma issued an interim injunction against Meta and the Kenya-based outsourcing firm Sama, preventing them from terminating ...
Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in KenyaThe 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union.
Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in KenyaThe 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. T...
Nearly half of Meta job cuts were in tech, reorganisation underway: executivesMeta executives also said they were reorganising parts of the company, combining a voice and video calling unit with other messaging teams ...
Laid off Twitter, Meta workers a talent source for US IT companiesAs many of the affected persons are on H-1B work permit, staffing firms find them easy target
Apple lays off recruiters as part of its slowdown in hiringThe recruiters were responsible for hiring new employees for Apple, and the cuts underscore that a slowdown is underway at the company.