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Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately / about
yuē
700 people
qī bǎi rén
七百人
to involve / affecting
shèjí
涉及
multiple / several
duō gè
多个
department / division
bùmén
部门

March 25, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 25 rì
2026年3月25日
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately / about
yuē
700 people
qī bǎi rén
七百人
to involve / affecting
shèjí
涉及
Reality Labs (Meta VR division)
Reality Labs
Reality Labs
recruiting / HR
zhāopìn
招聘
and
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
and so on / etc.
děng
department / division
bùmén
部门
this is
zhè shì
这是
Meta
Meta
Meta
this year
jīnnián
今年
structural particle
de
the third time
dì sān cì
第三次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
company
gōngsī
公司
currently / in the process of
zhèng
object marker particle
large amount of / significant
dàliàng
大量
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
to invest in / to pour into
tóurù
投入
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能

March 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM

March 25, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 25 rì
2026年3月25日
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
company
gōngsī
公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately / about
yuē
700 people
qī bǎi rén
七百人
to be laid off
bèi cái
被裁
employee / staff
yuángōng
员工
from / coming from
láizì
来自
Reality Labs (Meta VR division)
Reality Labs
Reality Labs
recruiting / HR
zhāopìn
招聘
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
and
Facebook (social media platform)
Facebook
Facebook
and so on / etc.
děng
department / division
bùmén
部门
Reality Labs (Meta VR division)
Reality Labs
Reality Labs
is
shì
Meta
Meta
Meta
responsible for / in charge of
fùzé
负责
virtual reality
xūnǐ xiànshí
虚拟现实
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
structural particle
de
department / division
bùmén
部门
this year
jīnnián
今年
January
yīyuè
一月
Meta
Meta
Meta
already
yǐjīng
已经
to cut / to reduce headcount
cáijiǎn
裁减
verb complement particle
le
Reality Labs
Reality Labs
Reality Labs
approximately / about
yuē
around 1,000
yī qiān míng
一千名
employee / staff
yuángōng
员工
Meta
Meta
Meta
this year
jīnnián
今年
structural particle
de
total expenses
zǒng zhīchū
总支出
estimated / projected
yùjì
预计
to be within
zài
$162 billion to $169 billion
1620 yì zhì 1690 yì měiyuán
1620亿至1690亿美元
between / in the range of
zhījiān
之间
company
gōngsī
公司
to plan / plan
jìhuà
计划
by
zài
before 2028
2028 nián qián
2028年前
to spend / to invest
huāfèi
花费
$600 billion
6000 yì měiyuán
6000亿美元
to build / to construct
jiànshè
建设
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
Mark Zuckerberg (Meta CEO)
Mǎkè Zhākèbógé
马克·扎克伯格
to say
shuō
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
will / can
huì
for / toward
duì
company
gōngsī
公司
to produce / to create
chǎnshēng
产生
very big / significant
hěn dà
很大
impact / influence
yǐngxiǎng
影响
some / a number of
yīxiē
一些
to be laid off
bèi cái
被裁
employee / staff
yuángōng
员工
can / may
kěyǐ
可以
passive marker
bèi
to arrange / to be placed
ānpái
安排
to / into
dào
company
gōngsī
公司
other / different
qítā
其他
position / job post
gǎngwèi
岗位

News in English

Business

Meta Cuts Around 700 Jobs Across Multiple Divisions

Meta announced layoffs of around 700 employees across Reality Labs, recruiting, sales and Facebook. It is the company third round of job cuts in 2026 as it shifts investment heavily toward artificial intelligence.

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chuánlái
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international
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油价
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jìdù
季度
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yínɡshōu
营收
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chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
and / also
bìng
with
Amazon
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qiānshǔ
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Zhōngguó
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April
sì yuè
四月
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gōngyè
工业
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lìrùn
利润
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zēngzhǎng
增长
24.7 percent
24.7%
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Meta (company name, formerly Facebook)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
8,000 people
bā qiān rén
八千人
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
toward / to
xiàng
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型

Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs in Sweeping Restructuring Toward AI