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Meta spends $145B, cuts 8,000 jobs same day

Q1 Earnings Lock In the CAPEX-Headcount Trade-Off Meta raised its full-year AI capex guide to $125–$145 billion — explicitly tying the figure to the upcoming 8,000-job cut starting May 20;

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81,272 tech jobs gone and no plan in sight

Meta Cuts 8,000, Microsoft Offers Historic Buyouts — Both Cite AI Spend Meta will cut 8,000 employees — 10% of its global workforce — starting May 20, while closing 6,000 open roles; CPO J

Apr 26, 2026

44% of Gen Z is sabotaging AI at work

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