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Meta to Cut About 8,000 Jobs, Eliminate 6,000 Open Roles in AI Push

Leaders cast the move as an efficiency shift to offset heavy AI infrastructure spending.

Meta a annoncé jeudi en interne le licenciement de 8.000 personnes, soit environ 10% de ses effectifs, ainsi que la suppression de 6.000 postes actuellement non pourvus
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Overview

  • Meta, which told staff Thursday, plans to lay off about 8,000 people, roughly 10% of its workforce, and remove 6,000 unfilled roles.
  • An internal memo from HR chief Janelle Gale says the cuts aim to run the company more efficiently and help offset the cost of its AI drive.
  • The company guides to $115–$135 billion in 2026 spending focused on AI capacity, including a February deal to buy millions of AMD chips for at least $60 billion.
  • Bloomberg reported an internal note that sets May 20 for the layoffs to take effect.
  • Meta shares fell nearly 3% minutes after the announcement on the New York Stock Exchange.