Meta lays off thousands of employees to offset AI investments
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8,000 staffers are reportedly affected, around 10 percent of the company.
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8,000 staffers are reportedly affected, around 10 percent of the company
Reports of an upcoming wave of layoffs started circulating in March, though at that time Meta was believed to be cutting up to 20 percent of its total company headcount
Meta has reportedly notified thousands of employees that they’ve been laid off as the company attempts to compensate for its hefty AI investments
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Meta has reportedly notified thousands of employees that they’ve been laid off as the company attempts to compensate for its hefty AI investments. Reports of an upcoming wave of layoffs started circulating in March, though at that time Meta was believed to be cutting up to 20 percent of its total company headcount. The layoffs follow Meta forecasting in January that it will spend $115 billion–$135 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, which would be used to “support our Meta Superintelligence Labs efforts and core business.” That’s almost double the $72.22 billion spent by the company in 2025 by comparison. Some of those impacted have posted about being laid off on LinkedIn, showing their Meta employee badges and confirming that the cuts are now underway.