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Big Tech reshapes workforces to fund AI buildout

As of May 2026: Issued the April 23 internal memo announcing the 8,000 cuts

Meta will cut 8,000 jobs on May 20 and scrap 6,000 open roles it had planned to fill. HR head Janelle Gale framed the layoffs as the price of Meta's $145 billion AI infrastructure bill, with more cuts planned for the second half of 2026.

Updated May 13