Meta cuts hundreds of roles
Meta is cutting “several hundred” jobs across sales, recruiting and Reality Labs as it doubles down on AI spending — the layoffs hit global offices this week and underscore a shift toward automation in revenue teams. The moves mirror a broader tech retrenchment where firms are slimming sales stacks and shifting grunt work to automated systems. ( )
Meta began the reductions on March 25, 2026, with people familiar saying the cuts will affect fewer than 1,000 employees worldwide. (bloomberg.com) Those March cuts follow a mid‑January round that eliminated roughly 1,500 Reality Labs roles—about 10% of that unit—with notices starting Jan. 13, 2026. (cnbc.com) Meta told investors it expects 2026 capital expenditures of $115 billion to $135 billion—nearly double its roughly $72 billion AI‑related spend in 2025—per its Jan. 29, 2026 earnings release and subsequent coverage. (investor.atmeta.com) Bloomberg reported that some employees affected by the March wave were offered alternative roles or relocation, and that certain Reality Labs staff had been asked to work remotely in advance of the cuts. (bloomberg.com) Meta’s global headcount stood at about 78,865 at year‑end 2025, so a loss of fewer than 1,000 workers would equal roughly 1.3% (or less) of the company’s workforce. (stockanalysis.com) The March action is the second targeted reduction this year and comes as the company reallocates personnel while executing an aggressive AI infrastructure buildout announced in late January 2026. (techcrunch.com)
