FACEBOOK CTO TO STEP DOWN

Facebook’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer said he will be stepping down from his top position at the social media giant sometime next year.

Schroepfer will stay on in a part-time role as Facebook’s first senior fellow after his 13-year tenure at the company.

“This is a difficult decision because of how much I love Facebook and how excited I am about the future we are building together. This change in role will allow me to dedicate more time to my family and my personal philanthropic efforts while staying deeply connected to the company working on key initiatives including recruiting and developing technical talent and continuing to foster our AI investments in critical technologies like PyTorch,” Schroepfer said in a Facebook post.