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IndustryMeta Cut 8,000 Workers to Build AI Agents Faster. Zuckerberg Now Says the Plan Didn't Work.
Zuckerberg told Meta employees Meta AI agents are behind schedule. Four months after cutting 8,000 workers, the agentic bet is not producing as planned.
TechMeta Is Building a Cloud Business to Sell AI Compute, and CoreWeave Just Took the Hit
Bloomberg reported July 1 that Meta plans a cloud business to sell surplus AI compute. Meta stock jumped 10%. CoreWeave dropped 14%. Nebius 16%.
AppsThreads Expands Live Chats With Co-Hosts, Translations, and Wider Access
Threads updated Live Chats on June 30 with translation support, co-host invites, and message deletion while opening the feature to Community Champions.
AppsWhatsApp Lets You Reserve a Username to Replace Your Phone Number
WhatsApp opened username reservations today. Claim your handle in Settings. Once live, new contacts reach you by username, not phone number.
AIGoogle Cuts Off Meta's Gemini Access as AI Compute Capacity Runs Short
Google has restricted Meta's access to its Gemini AI models after the social media giant sought more compute capacity than Google could provide, disrupting internal AI projects.
TechMeta Names CRED Founder Kunal Shah as WhatsApp Head in $900M Deal
CRED founder Kunal Shah will lead WhatsApp as Meta's new global head, replacing Will Cathcart. The appointment follows a $900 million Meta investment in CRED.