Meta is cutting around 600 roles from its Superintelligence Labs, impacting FAIR and other AI units in what appears to be a major strategic reset. The move follows a $27B financing deal with Blue Owl Capital and comes just days after Meta hired Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Thinking Machines Labs. The layoffs suggest Meta is consolidating its AI ambitions — possibly shutting down entire R&D teams to refocus on next-generation foundation models.

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