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Meta planning to layoff 20% or 15,800 of its employees, Rueters reported
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No exact date of the job cuts or the magnitude of the layoff has been set, Reuters reported.
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Meta spokesperson said the report is speculative.
“This is speculative reporting about theoretical approaches,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone.
Assessment
This could be the result of efficiency gains from AI. During Q4 2025 earnings call, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said AI is already improving productivity at Meta, with some projects that once needed large teams now being done by a single talented person (Q4 2025 Meta Platforms Earnings). While Meta spokersperson termed the Reuters report as speculation, past speculations on Meta’s strategy have often turned out to be true.