Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram-parent Meta started alerting thousands of employees across the globe about layoffs. The company began notifying employees from Wednesday morning (may 20), starting reportedly with employees in Singapore who got the email at 4 am.

Meta is starting layoffs this week, with 8,000 jobs expected to be cut, as employees brace for a new era of AI.

"My friends still there are either just waiting hoping to get laid off or extremely anxious because the job is their lifeline."

Meta starts fresh global layoffs affecting thousands as Zuckerberg pushes aggressive AI investments and major workforce restructuring plans.