Meta will lay off 10% of workforce, company told staff today

As Meta spends heavy on AI initiatives and pushes for efficiency, 8,000 employees will be cut and 6,000 open roles shut.

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Meta announced to employees on Thursday that the company is laying off around 10% of the company on May 20—about 8,000 employees out of its workforce of more than 78,000 will be impacted, Bloomberg first reported. 

The company will also close 6,000 open roles it planned to fill, according to a memo that was sent to staffers today from Meta’s chief people officer, Janella Gale.

In the memo, obtained by Business Insider, Gale attributed the........

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