Meta lays off thousands to fund AI push
meta is laying off roughly 10 percent of its workforce, about 8,000 employees, to shift resources toward ai infrastructure and data centers.
meta has commenced a new round of layoffs affecting 8,000 employees, explicitly citing the need to divert funding toward artificial intelligence and data center expansion. employees report grim morale as the company pivots from its 'year of efficiency' mandate to a strict 'ai-first' operational model. despite record profits, zuckerberg is enforcing these cuts to secure the capital required for competition in the generative ai space. this restructuring adds to the 25,000 jobs eliminated over the past two years, signaling a long-term reduction in headcount.