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More than 35 companies have laid off employees so far in 2026, continuing the trend of significant workforce reductions across a broad range of industries, including tech, media, finance, and retail.Some, including Block, Coinbase, and Standard Chartered, have cited the impact of artificial intelligence as a key reason for the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brittney Ball, a 36-year-old former Meta employee based in Washington DC. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I didn’t anticipate being unemployed for over a year after my layoff at Meta. I assumed that, coming from Meta with my skillset, there’s…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Raymond Zeng, 24, a Meta software engineer living in the San Francisco Bay area. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been told by many of my friends that my living situation is very “Spartan.” I don’t own a car,…
I spent over 10 years at Meta, joining in 2012 when the company was still called Facebook and the newly acquired Instagram team occupied just two rows of stand-up desks in a half-filled Menlo Park campus.As a global director, I helped lead a creative group launching campaigns with Marvel, Disney,…
Meta plans to lay off around 10% of its staff next month, and it told staff it’s not ruling out deeper cuts. Loading audio narration… That’s what Janelle Gale, Meta’s chief people officer, told employees in an internal meeting on Thursday, according to three sources on the call.”Will there be…
Welcome to “28 days of hell.” Loading audio narration… That’s how one Meta employee characterized the tech giant’s announcement that thousands of jobs will be cut on May 20. Employees flooded internal forums with similar posts, many of which were filled with anxiety, dark humor, and questions as they wait…
Meta announced to employees that it is planning on laying off around 10% of the entire company on May 20, according to an email. Loading audio narration… Meta currently employs over 78,000 people worldwide, so the move will affect approximately 7,800 of the company’s staff. The company is also eliminating…
Meta is installing new software on its US employees’ computers that will track their keystrokes and mouse movements to train its AI, and it’s sparking backlash within the company, according to internal communications obtained by Business Insider. Loading audio narration… Business Insider obtained the full internal announcement about the launch…
Mark Zuckerberg has a new perspective on the AI race — literally. Loading audio narration… The Meta CEO now has a desk among the company’s AI researchers that gives him a front-row seat to the company’s overhaul of its AI efforts. He’s also coding again.”Mark has actually moved his desk…
Meta’s superintelligence division is building a dedicated hardware team — and hiring a veteran engineer to lead it — as the company pushes deeper into AI-powered devices. Loading audio narration… Meta is already known for the smart glasses and virtual reality headsets made by its Reality Labs division. This newer…
