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Meta says the quiet part out loud about layoffs as the company double downs on AI

Meta told laid-off workers that the cuts would help fund other priorities. It's a blunt sign of how spending in the AI era is reshaping layoffs.

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Meta says the quiet part out loud about layoffs as the company double downs on AIMeta told laid-off workers that the cuts would help fund other priorities. It's a blunt sign of how spending in the AI era is reshaping layoffs.
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