Meta has commenced 8,000 global job cuts, significantly impacting its engineering and product teams, with Singapore serving as a key hub for these reductions.
The layoffs started on Wednesday morning
May 20, 2026
12:28 pm
What's the storyMeta Platforms has started laying off around 8,000 employees worldwide as part of a restructuring process.
The move is aimed at improving efficiency and cutting costs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI).
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