Meta (company name, formerly Facebook)MetaMetato lay off employees / layoffscáiyuán裁员8,000 peoplebā qiān rén八千人，to accelerate / to speed upjiāsù加速toward / toxiàng向artificial intelligenceréngōng zhìnéng人工智能business / operationsyèwù业务to transform / transformationzhuǎnxíng转型。
May 29, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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BusinessMeta Cuts 8,000 Jobs in Sweeping Restructuring Toward AI
Meta laid off approximately 8,000 employees on May 20, representing 10% of its global workforce, as part of a sweeping restructuring toward AI. The company plans to spend $115-135 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026.
Meta launched the year's largest layoff action on May 20, affecting approximately 8,000 employees. Laid-off employees are distributed across Reality Labs, sales, content moderation, cybersecurity, and other multiple departments. Simultaneously, approximately 7,000 employees are being reassigned to artificial intelligence-focused work teams. The layoff background is Meta's large-scale investment bet on artificial intelligence infrastructure, with 2026 related spending projected to reach 115 billion to 135 billion dollars. The company also canceled approximately 6,000 originally planned recruitment positions. Affected United States employees will receive 16 weeks of severance pay, with an additional two weeks compensation for each full year of service. This is Meta's third round of reduction action this year, following January and March layoffs.
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