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Meta and Microsoft are reportedly working to cut employees’ Claude use

Techmeme, citing The Information, says Meta employees using Claude Code fell to about 30,000 from about 60,000 earlier in 2026.

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Techmeme relays The Information’s report, based on sources, that Meta and Microsoft are working to cut employees’ use of Claude. It says the number of Meta employees using Claude Code has dropped to about 30,000 from about 60,000 earlier in 2026.

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@aaronpholmesSCOOP: Microsoft internal Anthropic spend was $1b annualized earlier this year, now down >33% Meta has cut Claude Code seats from 60k to 30k In Microsoft's case, lower internal spending has been offset by higher customer Claude use, total Anth spend flat https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-microsoft-work-wean-staff-anthropics-claude/2h
@TechmemeSources: 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 (The Information) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)2h
@ns123abc🚨BREAKING: Microsoft and META are aggressively cutting employee use of Claude ahead of Anthropic's IPO Microsoft has cut internal claude spend by more than 33%, nuked per-employee token budget from $100k/month to $10k/month, and forced Copilot to auto-route to cheaper models META used Claude code to build Muse, then cut active users from 60,000 to 30,000 (50% decline) after launch, and replaced it with Muse Code Palantir and Nvidia are also scaling back claude over soaring prices and data privacy fears it’s OVER…1h
@theinformationExclusive: Meta and Microsoft are trying to wean employees off Anthropic’s Claude. Two of Anthropic’s biggest corporate customers are pushing staff toward their own AI tools as costs climb—and competition intensifies. Full story: https://thein.fo/4AOdpRl1h
@Katie_RoofRT @aaronpholmes: SCOOP: Microsoft internal Anthropic spend was $1b annualized earlier this year, now down >33% Meta has cut Claude Code s…52m
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    @aaronpholmesSCOOP: Microsoft internal Anthropic spend was $1b annualized earlier this year, now down >33% Meta has cut Claude Code seats from 60k to 30k In Microsoft's case, lower internal spending has been offset by higher customer Claude use, total Anth spend flat https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-microsoft-work-wean-staff-anthropics-claude/2h
    @TechmemeSources: 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 (The Information) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)2h
    @ns123abc🚨BREAKING: Microsoft and META are aggressively cutting employee use of Claude ahead of Anthropic's IPO Microsoft has cut internal claude spend by more than 33%, nuked per-employee token budget from $100k/month to $10k/month, and forced Copilot to auto-route to cheaper models META used Claude code to build Muse, then cut active users from 60,000 to 30,000 (50% decline) after launch, and replaced it with Muse Code Palantir and Nvidia are also scaling back claude over soaring prices and data privacy fears it’s OVER…1h
    @theinformationExclusive: Meta and Microsoft are trying to wean employees off Anthropic’s Claude. Two of Anthropic’s biggest corporate customers are pushing staff toward their own AI tools as costs climb—and competition intensifies. Full story: https://thein.fo/4AOdpRl1h
    @Katie_RoofRT @aaronpholmes: SCOOP: Microsoft internal Anthropic spend was $1b annualized earlier this year, now down >33% Meta has cut Claude Code s…52m
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