tech
April 24, 2026
Meta will lay off 8,000 employees and eliminate 6,000 vacancies due to its bet on AI
Apple and Meta are sanctioned by the UEFoto: TuAppleMundo
TL;DR
- Meta is laying off 8,000 employees and eliminating 6,000 vacant positions.
- The cuts are aimed at managing the company more efficiently and compensating for investments in artificial intelligence.
- This move is part of a reorganization to improve operational efficiency.
- Meta's workforce previously stood at 78,865 employees as of late December.
- This follows previous layoffs in 2022 (11,000) and March 2023 (10,000).
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg linked AI to efficiency, stating single highly qualified individuals can now complete tasks previously requiring large teams.
- The company is focusing on individual contributions and reducing team sizes, favoring advanced technical profiles.
- Meta plans to invest between $115 billion and $135 billion by 2026 for AI infrastructure, including data centers and processing capacity.
- Meta has agreed to purchase millions of chips from AMD for at least $60 billion to support AI development.