Google’s Blue-Raman system faces the same kind of delays, along with critical builds like India-Europe-Xpress and Sea-Me-We 6, all trapped in what’s become a maritime war zone. Meta pointed to operational challenges, regulatory hurdles, and geopolitical risks, and none of that looks close to easing.

Yann LeCun, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, has announced he will leave his role as Meta's chief AI scientist at the end of the year.