WFH and then a 4 am mail: Tech giant Meta begins laying off 8,000 employees amid AI transformation

Washington DC, 20/5: April, Meta employees were informed that 8,000 of them, around 10% of the workforce, would be laid off on May 20 (Wednesday) as the tech giant readied itself for the era dominated by artificial intelligence.

The New York Times reported that the orders began execution in Singapore, where at 4 am local time Wednesday emails went out to workers who were being laid off. Employees in Britain, the United States and elsewhere are also to be notified early Wednesday