I was just laid off from Meta. We knew more cuts were coming before Mark Zuckerberg even told us, and the way the layoffs were handled was very cold.

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Mary Prescott says that she and her teammates preemptively said their goodbyes to each other last week in anticipation of Meta's latest layoffs.

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Google wasted its pandemic opportunity. Now, it's scrambling to catch up.

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The 6 big takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg's lengthy layoffs post

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a lengthy post on Tuesday articulating a vision for slimmed down operations.

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Meta's big job cuts aren't about the tricky economy or rising inflation. They're about Mark Zuckerberg's mistakes.

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Mark Zuckerberg says the economy and competitive pressure has hurt its growth. Investors say it was Zuck's own decisions that led to Tuesday's sweeping job cuts.

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Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse ambitions are shrinking

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Facebook and Twitter scrambled our brains and poisoned our politics. AI poses an even bigger threat.

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As AI tools like ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard take over the internet, experts warn that the new tech could fundamentally reshape our economy and lives.

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Is it a handy tool — or a ticking time bomb?

The hardest job in America right now? Middle management.

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Tech companies like Meta and Twitter are laying off middle managers and "flattening" their structure. That's going to cost them in the long run.

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Getting rid of them is a big mistake

Meta says it's working on a Twitter-like social network

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk.

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Bodyguards, security costs, and private jets: Companies can spend millions protecting CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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Meta has a pay gap problem, with women abroad getting lower pay and smaller bonuses than men

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