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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
向
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型
。

Meta (company name)
Meta
Meta
on May 20
yú 5 yuè 20 rì
于5月20日
to reduce / to cut
cáijiǎn
裁减
approximately
yuē
约
8,000 (people)
bā qiān míng
八千名
employee / staff
yuángōng
员工
，
accounting for approximately
yuē zhàn
约占
global
quánqiú
全球
total headcount
yuángōng zǒngshù
员工总数
(possessive particle)
de
的
10 percent
10%
10%
。
this time / this round
cǐ cì
此次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
is
shì
是
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
this year
jīnnián
今年
since
yǐlái
以来
the largest in scale
guīmó zuì dà de
规模最大的
one round
yī lún
一轮
，
aimed at / intended to
zhǐ zài
旨在
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
resources
zīyuán
资源
to reallocate / to redistribute
chóngxīn fēnpèi
重新分配
to / toward
zhì
至
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
。

May 29, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Meta (company name)
Meta
Meta
on May 20
yú 5 yuè 20 rì
于5月20日
to initiate / to launch
qǐdòng
启动
this year
jīnnián
今年
the largest in scale
guīmó zuì dà de
规模最大的
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
action / move
xíngdòng
行动
，
to involve / to affect
shèjí
涉及
approximately
yuē
约
8,000
bā qiān míng
八千名
employees
yuángōng
员工
。
laid-off employees
bèi cái yuángōng
被裁员工
distributed across / spanning
fēnbù yú
分布于
Reality Labs (Meta VR/AR division)
Reality Labs
Reality Labs
、
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
、
content moderation
nèiróng shěnhé
内容审核
and / as well as
jí
及
cybersecurity
wǎngluò ānquán
网络安全
and so on / etc.
děng
等
multiple
duō gè
多个
department / division
bùmén
部门
。
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔ cǐ tóngshí
与此同时
，
approximately
yuē
约
7,000
qī qiān míng
七千名
employees
yuángōng
员工
(passive marker)
bèi
被
to be reassigned / redistributed
chóngxīn fēnpèi
重新分配
to / into
zhì
至
based on / using
yǐ
以
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
as the core
wéi héxīn
为核心
(descriptive particle)
de
的
work / positions
gōngzuò
工作
team
tuánduì
团队
。
this round
cǐ cì
此次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
behind / underlying reason
bèihòu
背后
is
shì
是
Meta
Meta
Meta
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
to bet on / to wager
yāzhù
押注
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
，
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
(possessive particle)
de
的
related / relevant
xiāngguān
相关
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
projected / expected
yùjì
预计
will
jiāng
将
to reach
dá
达
$115 billion to $135 billion
1150 yì zhì 1350 yì měiyuán
1150亿至1350亿美元
。
company
gōngsī
公司
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
to cancel / to scrap
qǔxiāo
取消
(completion particle)
le
了
approximately
yuē
约
6,000
liù qiān gè
六千个
originally planned
yuán dìng
原定
recruitment / hiring
zhāopìn
招聘
positions / roles
zhíwèi
职位
。
United States
Měiguó
美国
affected employees
shòu yǐngxiǎng yuángōng
受影响员工
will
jiāng
将
to receive
huòdé
获得
16 weeks
16 zhōu
16周
(possessive particle)
de
的
severance pay
qiǎnsàn fèi
遣散费
，
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
for each full year of service
měi mǎn yī nián
每满一年
additional / extra
éwài
额外
to receive
huòdé
获得
two weeks
liǎng zhōu
两周
compensation
bǔcháng
补偿
。
this is
zhè shì
这是
Meta
Meta
Meta
following / after
jì
继
January
yī yuè
一月
and
hé
和
March
sān yuè
三月
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
after / following
zhīhòu
之后
，
this year
jīnnián
今年
(possessive particle)
de
的
third round
dì sān lún
第三轮
to cut / to reduce
xuējiǎn
削减
action
xíngdòng
行动
。

News in English

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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.

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