Zuckerberg says he feels ‘weight’ of Meta layoffs
Meta has begun laying off approximately 8,000 employees, which represents about 10% of its global workforce. CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized the company's shift towards an ambitious artificial intelligence agenda and reassured remaining staff about the future. This restructuring marks the largest round of cuts since the previous efficiency campaign that eliminated around 21,000 positions.
- ▪Meta is laying off about 8,000 employees, which is 10% of its workforce.
- ▪Zuckerberg expressed gratitude to departing employees and acknowledged the emotional weight of the layoffs.
- ▪The company is redirecting resources towards artificial intelligence and has canceled plans to hire 6,000 new employees.
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Meta began laying off roughly 8,000 employees on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) — about 10% of its global workforce — as co-founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg pushes to redirect resources toward an ambitious artificial intelligence agenda.According to Bloomberg, notifications went out beginning in the early morning hours, with Singapore-based workers among the first to be informed. Meta lays out details of May 20 restructuring in internal documentIn addition to the cuts, Meta said in April it would cancel plans to hire 6,000 people and shift 7,000 other employees into AI workflow-related roles.In a memo to staff on Wednesday (May 20, 2026), posted by Business Insider, Mr.
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