Meta and Microsoft are working
Sources: Meta and Microsoft are working to cut their employees' use of Claude; Meta employees using Claude Code have dropped to ~30K from ~60K earlier this year
TL;DRMeta and Microsoft are reducing employee access to Claude AI tools.
Why it matters: Major cloud customers pulling back signals competitive pressure and cost concerns in the AI market.
Meta and Microsoft pull back from Claude
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