[bananapub]

does anyone know why?

Meta has been doing the full stack integration of internal software down to machine builds for almost as long as google now; what's the point of outsourcing any of it after 20 years?

is it some capex vs opex game? putting fear in the platform engineering people about losing their jobs?

[treesknees]

Meta likely can’t construct new data centers quickly enough to meet the growing demand for AI. While they have plans to build them, it will take several years. Consequently, they have entered into this six-year contract with Google as a temporary solution.