Social media giant Meta Platforms on Monday named a former Trump appointee to a high-ranking executive position.
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta's work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
Meta has appointed new executives to head various aspects of its artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives. “Meta is planning to build tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook Monday (Jan. 12).
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new "top-level" initiative called Meta Compute. Zuckerberg said Meta aims to build "hundreds of gigawatts or more" of capacity over time.
Meta will establish Meta Compute to construct tens of gigawatts of computing infrastructure this decade and hundreds of gigawatts more in the future, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday.
For the past two years, the narrative surrounding the artificial intelligence (AI) boom has focused almost exclusively on silicon chips. Investors have watched closely as tech-sector giants have purchased billions of dollars' worth of processors to build out their data centers.
Meta on Monday appointed banker Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman, tapping a former member of the Trump administration to help steer the technology giant's massive AI infrastructure expansion.
Zuckerberg spoke about the need for more “masculine energy” in corporate America, which he said had become “culturally neutered” in an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast last year—comments that were widely seen as targeting inclusivity initiatives by former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. “I think having a culture that celebrates the aggression a bit more has its own merits that are really positive,” he said.
Meta announced on Monday that it has appointed former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman of the company. Meta said Powell McCormick will be a member of the company's management team and will help guide Meta's overall strategy and execution.
Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair
Meta has landed one of Wall Street's most connected dealmakers as it expands its AI growth.
Meta is urging Australia to reconsider its social media ban for under 16s as teens look to circumvent the law via alternative platforms. The ban restricts access to platforms like Meta's Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, YouTube and TikTok.