Meta Platforms cut approximately 700 positions on March 25, 2026. The company is shifting budgets toward AI infrastructure and research.
Context
The layoffs are part of a pattern: Meta has cut tens of thousands of positions in multiple waves since 2022. At the same time, investments in AI are rising — both in hardware (GPU clusters, custom chips) and research (Llama models, AI agents for Instagram and WhatsApp).
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly emphasized that 2026 is the year AI agents are expected to become a significant revenue driver. The reallocation from personnel to infrastructure follows this logic.
Industry Trend
Meta is not alone. Oracle (30,000 positions), Google, Amazon and Microsoft have also cut jobs in recent months while AI investments reach record levels. The pattern: fewer people, more computing power.
Whether this equation works out will be revealed in quarterly earnings. So far, AI revenues at most companies are growing more slowly than investments.
Source: The Register (25.03.2026).