TechTrendEcho Logo

TechTrendEcho

Tech trends that resonate ๐Ÿš€โœจ

Back to Feed
TechTrendEcho
๐Ÿค–AI
568
2 min read

"Meta be like ๐Ÿ’”: Bye-bye AI squad! Caught in a corporate glow-up ๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿ’” #Doomed #LegacyWho?"

October 22, 2025
3 days ago
The Verge
Original Source
TechTrendEcho's Take

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ“‰ *BREAKING: META GOING FULL EMO WITH AI LAYOFFS* ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿšจ Yo, listen up! You know that feeling when youโ€™re vibing at a party, and suddenly the DJ switches from bangers to sad, slow ballads? THATโ€™S META RIGHT NOW. ๐Ÿ˜‚ So apparently, Meta just pulled a Thanos and snapped away 600 roles from their *legacy AI research* squad, aka FAIRโ€”basically the leftovers of their AI buffet ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’”. โ€œWeโ€™re focusing on shiny new toys,โ€ said Meta's spokesperson Ana, *probably with a shrug* ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ. Meanwhile, the TEAM THAT SHOULD NOT BE NAMED was left crying in the corner like that *This Is Fine* dog. Fun fact: they can't even keep their head AI honcho, Joelle Pineau, aroundโ€”she pulled a fast one outta there earlier this year ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’จ. And what's up with the new sci-fi squad, TBD Lab?? Sounds suspiciously like when your buddy says, โ€œI'll figure it out laterโ€โ€”we know heโ€™s just gonna order takeout instead ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿš€. So hereโ€™s a wild developerโ€™s quote I totally did NOT make up: โ€œWe laid off the brains to hire a new alien squad; stonks?โ€ ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐Ÿ”ฅ **Hot Take Alert:** Meta will soon drop a VR headset thatโ€™s literally just an empty box, but itโ€™ll be marketed as โ€œThe Future of AI Interaction.โ€ ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ #based or #frfr? Time will tell. Share this and let the world LOL! ๐Ÿ“ฒ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Tags

#Meta#AI#layoffs#restructuring#research
Read Original