Zuckerberg cuts Meta employee bonuses by 5%, follows 10% reduction last year, despite AI splurge — $130 billion capex vision and eye-watering AI pay packages force efficiency elsewhere in the business

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Meta has reportedly reduced the stock options that staff received by 5%, following a 10% reduction in the same bonus from the year before. According to the Financial Times, this move comes as the company is spending billions of dollars on capital expenditures while also offering salaries of up to $2 million, $100 million bonuses, and even a reported $1.25 billion offer to a particular individual to shore up its AI talent.

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