Meta is beginning another major round of layoffs this week as CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes deeper into artificial intelligence investments, according to CNBC.
The company plans to cut roughly 10% of its workforce, or about 8,000 jobs, while also freezing thousands of unfilled positions. The move follows earlier layoffs across Meta’s Reality Labs and content moderation operations.
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At the same time, Meta has sharply increased spending on AI infrastructure. The report said the company recently raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to as much as $145 billion.
Unlike previous layoffs during Meta’s 2023 “year of efficiency,” Zuckerberg has reportedly taken a firmer tone this time, without publicly apologizing for the cuts. Current and former employees told CNBC morale inside the company has deteriorated, with fears of additional layoffs later this year.
The report also highlighted growing worker backlash over Meta’s internal AI tracking system, which reportedly monitors employee activity to help train AI tools. Some staffers have described the project as invasive and “dystopian.”
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