Meta Prepares Another Round of Cuts
Meta is preparing to cut about 8,000 jobs next month, or roughly 10 percent of its workforce, according to Reuters. The layoffs are expected to begin around May 20, with more reductions possible later this year. For a company this large, “structural change” is just the corporate way of saying somebody else should clear out their desk.
AI Spending Keeps Climbing
The cuts come as Meta pours money into artificial intelligence. The company has reportedly set aside about $135 billion in capital spending this year as it tries to keep pace with OpenAI and Anthropic. Tech firms love to frame this as progress, but the pattern is simple enough: spend big on AI, trim payroll, then call it innovation.
Investors Like the Message
Meta shares rose about 2 percent after the report, which tells you where the applause often comes from. The company already cut more than 20,000 jobs in 2022 and 2023 during its “year of efficiency,” and it had nearly 79,000 employees worldwide at the end of 2025. Zuckerberg has also suggested AI may lead companies to hire more customer support staff, a claim that sits neatly beside a layoff report if you do not look too closely at the script.
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