Silicon Valley giant Meta slashes even more jobs as AI boom sparks bloodbath
Meta has announced significant layoffs as the AI boom continues to disrupt the tech industry. The company cut 2,212 jobs at its Menlo Park headquarters and 213 at its Sunnyvale office. This move is part of a broader trend in Silicon Valley, where over 140,000 tech jobs have been eliminated this year due to AI-related restructuring.
- ▪Meta laid off 2,212 employees at its Menlo Park headquarters and 213 at its Sunnyvale office.
- ▪The layoffs are part of a plan to reduce the workforce by 10% as announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
- ▪The Bay Area has experienced significant job losses in the tech sector, with over 140,000 positions cut this year.
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Tech Silicon Valley giant Meta slashes even more jobs as AI boom sparks bloodbath By Benjamin Brown Published May 31, 2026, 5:52 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google The AI bloodbath continues in tech as Meta cuts thousands of jobs in Silicon Valley. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, laid off 2,212 people at its Menlo Park headquarters and an additional 213 workers were cut at the Sunnyvale office, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN filings that were released on Thursday show. WARN filings, which stands for the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, requires employers to provide notification of mass layoffs.
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