Meta lays off more than 2,000 from Menlo Park headquarters - SFGATE

The cuts are part of a larger 10% workforce reduction announced the previous week, which is expected to affect 8,000 employees worldwide. The Menlo Park layoffs include software engineers and positions on teams responsible for business-facing AI products.

The layoffs come as Meta continues a broader restructuring effort that has seen multiple rounds of job cuts over the past two years. The company has cited a need to improve efficiency and focus on priority areas such as artificial intelligence and the metaverse.

These latest cuts follow a pattern of major tech companies reducing headcount while investing heavily in AI. The company has not yet commented on which specific teams or projects will be most affected by the current round, though the WARN filing indicates that teams working on AI products for business customers are among those being reduced.