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Meta to Lay Off Around 600 Employees from Artificial Intelligence Divisions
Meta plans to lay off approximately 600 employees working in its artificial intelligence (AI) divisions, according to an internal memo cited by Axios.
The document states that the layoffs aim to reduce excessive bureaucracy and improve the flexibility of workflows. A company representative confirmed the job cuts in a comment to CNBC.
The layoffs will affect staff involved in AI infrastructure, fundamental research, and product development. However, Meta expects that most of the affected employees will be offered other roles within the company.
At the same time, Meta continues hiring for its recently established TBD Lab, which focuses on developing “superintelligence” technologies, according to The Verge.
As reported by Bloomberg, Meta has made substantial investments in AI development. In the summer of 2025, the company invested $14.3 billion in the AI startup Scale AI, whose co-founder and CEO, Alexandr Wang, has since taken on the role of Chief AI Officer at Meta.
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A new natural gas well, “Hazarly–2,” has been officially put into operation in the Lebap region of Turkmenistan. The well was drilled by specialists from the “Marynebitgazgözleg” exploration expedition under the state concern “Türkmengeologiýa” and has been handed over for operation to the “Lebapgazçykaryş” production directorate.
The facility is located at the Hazarly site near the Bovrideshik gas field and has become the first well in this area of Turkmenistan to reach industrial-scale production. This development marks an important step in strengthening the country’s gas sector.
The daily output of the new well reaches approximately 120,000 cubic meters of natural gas, contributing to the steady growth of gas production in Turkmenistan.
Over the first eleven months of the year, the workforce of “Lebapgazçykaryş” exceeded its production targets by more than 1%, extracting over 8.516 billion cubic meters of gas. By the end of the year, Turkmenistan plans to increase this figure to 9.3 billion cubic meters.
In addition, 28,039 tons of associated gas condensate were produced, surpassing the planned volume by 2,235 tons. Increased production has also boosted Turkmenistan’s export performance, with gas exports exceeding planned levels by nearly 41%, resulting in an additional 1.38 billion cubic meters supplied to foreign markets.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 20.908 billion cubic meters of hydrocarbon resources have been extracted from the subsurface of Turkmenistan.
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