Mark Zuckerberg Orders Employees Have Fun After Brutal Layoffs Culled Colleagues

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Meta conducted significant layoffs, reducing its workforce by about 10% to refocus on AI.
Remaining employees face increased workloads, including training AI models, leading to low morale.
Zuckerberg's announcement of an AI hackathon was poorly received by overworked and disheartened employees.
Internal feedback highlighted lack of time, support, and motivation for hackathons post-layoffs.
Meta's AI progress lags behind competitors, with internal challenges hindering product releases.
Zuckerberg acknowledged past mistakes and warned of future difficulties, despite pausing layoffs this year.

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