Meta is the latest technology giant to announce layoffs in 2026, amid heavy investment in artificial intelligence. The company that owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp plans to cut 10% of its workforce, or roughly 8,000 employees.
Another 6,000 job openings will be slashed, according to an internal memo first published by Bloomberg.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Axios senior AI reporter Madison Mills.
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