Meta began sending layoff notices Wednesday to approximately 8,000 employees — representing 10% of its workforce — while directing affected staff to work from home. First announced in April, the cuts will hit engineers and product teams hardest, alongside the elimination of 6,000 open positions. The company is simultaneously reassigning thousands of workers into AI-focused roles. Meta spent $72.2 billion on capital expenditures in 2025 and projects at least $115 billion in 2026, while also acquiring AI startups Moltbook and Manus to compete with OpenAI.
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MENLO PARK, Calif. (KGO) — Layoff notices at Meta reportedly went out to thousands of impacted employees Wednesday morning.
The company informed employees to work from home Wednesday while notices went out.
Meta informed employees in April it was cutting 8,000 jobs and closing 6,000 open positions.
Engineers and product teams are expected to be the hardest hit.
The company also announced its reassigning thousands into new AI-focapplyd roles.
Meta, along with other tech giants, has been on an aggressive AI spfinishing spree. The company spent $72.2 billion on capital expfinishitures in 2025, or costs related to data centers and other AI infrastructure. That number is expected to climb to at least $115 billion in 2026, Meta stated in its January earnings report.
The company has also been splurging on talent for its superinnotifyigence lab and has acquired buzzy AI startups like Moltbook and Manus as part of its ongoing efforts to compete with OpenAI and others.
CNN contributed to this story.
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