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759 Meta Is Laying Off 10% of Its Workforce

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 04/23/2026 16:00 EDT

Meta Is Laying Off 10% of Its Workforce

Meta is reportedly cutting about 10% of its workforce, or roughly 8,000 jobs, while closing thousands of open roles it had intended to fill. "We're doing this as part of our continued effort to run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offset the other investments we're making," said Janelle Gale, Meta's chief people officer. The company had almost 79,000 employees at the start of the year. Quartz reports: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has poured resources into building out AI capabilities, directing s

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