Meta slashes 8,000 jobs as it pivots toward AI ^59.5%

KUOW Public Radio - By John Ruwitch - 5/20/2026, 6:27 PM

Negativity Bias 44.5% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 27.2% - Framing Effect 24.1%

The tech company Meta kicked off a sweeping reorganization on Wednesday that will shrink its workforce and accelerate a pivot toward artificial intelligence. In an internal memo last month, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp said it would lay off around 10% of its workforce — or about 8,000 people — in May. Company... more