Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk's satellite service have gotten online without paying, an organization that works on web access said.
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta's work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.
The deal would cut tariffs and include a commitment from Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, the island's chip giant, to build more manufacturing plants in the United States.
More large donations from wealthy Silicon Valley figures are expected as they try to marshal opposition to a proposed ballot measure that would impose a new tax on billionaires.