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Meta: 8,000 jobs cut

May 20, 2024USTechnologyMeta

Meta has announced the termination of approximately 8,000 employees, representing 10% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring effort that emphasizes AI-driven roles. This decision comes during a record profit quarter for the company. Employees were required to train AI agents for their own positions prior to the layoffs.

Conservative

8,000

Core Estimate

8,000

Upper Bound

8,000

Sources

Primarytechtimes.comMay 20, 2026

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