Meta has initiated layoffs affecting hundreds of employees, focusing on divisions such as Reality Labs, Facebook, recruiting, and global operations. This marks another round of job cuts as Meta emphasizes efficiency, despite investing heavily in AI technologies. The company, which had nearly 79,000 employees at the end of 2025, faces industry-wide pressure, with 12,304 job cuts in 2026 linked to AI advancements, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.