Meta Announces 8,000 Job Cuts to Boost AI Investment
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced plans to lay off approximately 8,000 employees, representing about 10% of its workforce. The company stated these job cuts are part of an effort to become more efficient and increase investments in artificial intelligence development.
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The cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta's largest layoff since 2023.
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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...
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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 […]
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