Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts - AP News

Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts  AP News

Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending grows

The cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta's largest layoff since 2023.

Meta to Cut 10 Percent of Work Force

The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence.

By Mike Isaac

Meta to Lay Off 10% of Employees in May - WSJ

Meta to Lay Off 10% of Employees in May  WSJ

Meta to cut 10% of jobs to ‘offset’ Zuckerberg’s AI spending

Social media group plans to spend $135bn on data centres this year

Meta plans layoffs as AI spending soars

The Tech giant will lay off about 8,000 employees and leave thousands of other positions next month, a source told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Microsoft and Meta announce sweeping layoffs as they spend big on AI

Meta said it would cut 10% of it employees while Microsoft will offer voluntary retirement to about 7% of workers Meta and Microsoft are trimming their workforces by thousands as they make heavy investments in AI and executives claim that the technology is meeting their companies’ productivity needs. Meta told staff on Thursday that on 20 May it would cut some 10% of its personnel just under 8,000 employees– to boost efficiency, part of a layoff plan made months ago. The company is also closi...

By Sanya Mansoor

Meta will lay off 10% of its staff

The cuts follow losses in two pivotal court cases and the company's push to invest in artificial intelligence.

By John Ruwitch

Meta will cut 10% of workforce as company pushes deeper into AI

Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce, equaling about 8,000 employees, as the company continues to ramp up investments in artificial intelligence.

Meta to cut workforce by ten per cent as artificial intelligence spending surges

Meta outlined plans to cut about 8,000 jobs on Thursday as it invests deeper into artificial intelligence. The move comes as part of a broader tech-sector shift towards cost control, with Microsoft also weighing voluntary buyouts ahead of next week’s earnings reports.

By FRANCE 24

Meta plans to cut 10% of workforce, or 8,000 jobs, as it doubles down on AI

Meta’s latest workforce reduction comes as the company aims to spend up to $135 billion on AI this year

By Christine Ji

Meta cuts nearly 8,000 jobs as it tells workers it’s looking to be more efficient

The tech giant said around 10 percent of its workers will be laid off on May 20

By Rachel Dobkin

Meta is laying off 10% of its entire staff next month. Read the full memo it just sent.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the U.S. Capitol after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Meta is cutting about 10% of its workforce on May 20, the company just announced. The mass layoff is being done to "run the company more efficiently" and offset huge AI investments. Staff will receive at least 4 months of severance pay, plus two weeks for every year they've worked. M...

Meta Laying Off 8,000 Employees, 10% of Workforce, Amid Heavy Spending on AI

Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, is laying off about 8,000 employees — and eliminating another 6,000 open jobs — as it is in the midst of a companywide shift to artificial intelligence. The job cuts were announced in an internal memo to Meta staffers from the company’s head of HR, Janelle Gale. “We’re doing […]

By Todd Spangler

Meta to cut 10% of workforce in AI push - The Straits Times

Meta to cut 10% of workforce in AI push  The Straits Times

Meta to Lay Off 8,000 Employees Amid Tech’s AI-Driven Cuts

The Instagram and Facebook owner will also close 6,000 open job listings.

By Alex Weprin

Fears for Irish jobs as Meta confirms global layoffs

Facebook parent company Meta is to cut 10% of its global workforce, which would equate to approximately 8,000 staff.

Meta To Lay Off 10% Of Workforce Amid Ongoing AI Push

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, plans to lay off 10% of its workforce amid ongoing investments in generative AI. The company offered details to employees in a memo. Bloomberg had the first report of the cutbacks, following an earlier one by Reuters that reductions were expected. Roughly 8,000 employees will be let go, […]

By Dade Hayes

Meta To Layoff 10% Workforce Amid Heavy AI Investments: Report

Meta will lay off about 8,000 employees and leave thousands of other positions next month, a source told AFP.

Meta plans 10% layoffs as AI spending soars: Source

Meta will lay off about 8,000 employees and leave thousands of other positions unfilled next month, the source said.

Meta to cut 8,000 jobs as Microsoft offers employee buyouts

Meta Platforms will lay off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company announced Thursday, as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infra...

Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending grows

Meta will cut thousands of jobs next month as it spends more than ever on artificial intelligence (AI) projects.

By Emmanuel Tetteh