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Tech

Meta is rapidly reorganizing its workers’ jobs around AI: ‘Transfers aren’t optional’

employee told the Guardian. [Meta is expected to lay off approximately 10% of its workforce

The Guardian WorldYesterday
Business

Meta slashes 8,000 jobs as it pivots towards AI

lay off around 10% of its workforce — or about 8,000 people — in May. Company spokesperson Erica Sackin on Wednesday confirmed to NPR that those affected employees have been notified. [![Five publishers and bestselling author

NPR Topics: News2h ago
Business

Meta lines up layoffs while Microsoft offers buyouts

Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10 percent of its workforce, the company has said as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 23
Business

Standard Chartered to cut thousands of roles as AI use increases

Meta said it will cut thousands of jobs next month as it spends more than ever on AI projects. The company told employees that it planned to cut 10% of its workforce - roughly

BBC NewsYesterday
Business

Meta will lay off 10% of its staff

lay off 10% of its staff in May, according to an internal memo which was [published by Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/meta-tells-staff-it-will-cut-10-of-jobs-in-push-for-efficiency). A Meta spokesperson confirmed the report's accuracy to NPR. The layoffs will take

NPR Topics: NewsApr 23
Tech

China seeks to block US tech giant Meta from AI acquisition

Meta had said there would be “no continuing Chinese ownership interests in Manus” and that Manus would discontinue its services and operations in China. But China said in January that it would investigate whether

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 27
Politics

May Day in the age of AI: The new war on workers

lay off [16,000](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/tech/amazon-layoffs-ai) employees, the latest round of sweeping layoffs on account of AI. In October 2025, The New York Times [reported](https://archive.is/20260203015543/https:/www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/technology/inside-amazons-plans-to-replace-workers-with-robots.html) that the company had plans

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 1
Conflicts

Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like

employees' went to the lavatory and how long they took were found, along with fake police uniforms and counterfeit police summons, which were designed to scare people into handing over their money. Conning people into

BBC NewsApr 18