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Meta Platforms targets May 20 for its layoff of 8,000 employees due to AI efficiency gains, Reuters reported citing company sources

  • Meta Plans to lay off 8,000 employees (around 10% of its global workforce) on May 20, Reuters reported citing three sources familiar with the matter.
  • Meta also plans another layoff in the second half of the year but its magnitude is not yet settled.
  • Last month, Reuters reported that Meta was planning to layoff 20% of its employees but Meta’s spokesperson had termed the report as “speculative reporting about theoretical approaches”.

https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-targets-may-20-first-wave-layoffs-additional-cuts-later-2026-2026-04-17/