@FinanceYF5: Mark Zuckerberg told employees in a memo that to address that 'success is not guaranteed,' cutting 8,000 employees was necessary. He said AI is the most impactful technology of our lifetime, and the leading companies will define the next generation. Someone shared Zuckerberg's full internal letter, quoting 'success is not guaranteed.'
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced layoffs of 8,000 employees in an internal memo, emphasizing that AI is the most impactful technology of our lifetime.
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Mark Zuckerberg told employees in a memo that laying off 8,000 people was necessary because “success is not guaranteed.”
He said AI is the most impactful technology of our lifetime, and the leading company will define the next generation.
Someone shared Zuckerberg’s full internal letter and quoted the line “success is not guaranteed.” https://t.co/NI6XbLdnYH
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