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Meta is preparing to cut thousands of jobs as early as next month, with more layoffs expected later this year, according to a report.
The tech giant plans to cut about 10% of its global workforce – or nearly 8,000 employees – in an initial round of cuts on May 20, sources told Reuters.
The company is also planning additional layoffs in the second half of the year, although details such as timing and scope remain unclear, the outlet reported.
The report follows earlier reports from Reuters that Meta is considering cuts that could affect at least 20% of its workforce as it tries to offset rising artificial intelligence costs.
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The cuts come as Meta looks to offset the cost of its AI infrastructure and streamline operations with AI-enabled workers.
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence as the company focuses on the technology.
Meta has also reorganized teams within its Reality Labs division and moved engineers into a new Applied AI group focused on developing AI agents that can write code and perform complex tasks, according to Reuters.
Meta employed nearly 79,000 people as of December 31, according to its latest filing.
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A 20% reduction would mark Meta’s largest restructuring since 2022 and early 2023.
The company laid off 11,000 employees — about 13% of its workforce — in November 2022 and cut another 10,000 jobs months later.
Other major companies, including Amazon, have also announced layoffs related to AI developments.
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Amazon said in January it would cut about 16,000 jobs, after previously announcing about 14,000 office layoffs in October, bringing the total number of jobs to about 30,000.
Reuters contributed to this report.
