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Meta Restructures AI Division with Hundreds of Layoffs Following Aggressive Hiring

Meta is cutting approximately 600 roles from its AI Superintelligence lab, according to reports. The move comes months after an aggressive hiring spree led by Mark Zuckerberg to secure top AI talent. Company executives maintain that superintelligence remains a top priority despite the restructuring.

Major Workforce Reduction in AI Unit

Meta Platforms is eliminating approximately 600 positions from its artificial intelligence division, specifically targeting its Superintelligence lab, according to reports from Axios. The significant workforce reduction comes despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal involvement in an aggressive hiring campaign earlier this year that offered multi-year contracts worth up to $1 billion to attract top AI talent.

by Oliver Keaton
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AMD’s Helios AI Platform Emerges as Open Compute Contender at Industry Summit

AMD unveiled its Helios rack-scale AI platform at the 2025 OCP Summit, leveraging Meta’s Open Rack Wide standard. The system emphasizes liquid cooling, Ethernet-based scaling, and open interoperability for next-generation AI workloads. Industry observers are watching whether the design will achieve broad adoption beyond early partners like Oracle.

Open Rack Design Targets AI Infrastructure Demands

At the recent 2025 Open Compute Project Global Summit, AMD introduced its Helios rack-scale AI platform, built on Meta Platforms‘ newly contributed Open Rack Wide specification. According to reports, the double-wide framework aims to improve power efficiency, cooling, and serviceability for large-scale artificial intelligence systems. Analysts suggest the design represents a significant shift toward open, interoperable data center infrastructure, though practical industry-wide adoption remains uncertain.

by Oliver Keaton