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

向

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

人工智能

business / operations

yèwù

业务

to transform / transformation

zhuǎnxíng

转型

。

New Words

News in English

Meta 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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