# Meta to cut about 8,000 jobs globally starting from Singapore, reassign around 7,000 staff to new AI focused roles.

*genai, business · news · 2026-05-20 · News18*

## Key points

- Meta will cut approximately 8,000 jobs globally, starting layoffs from Singapore.
- Nearly 7,000 Meta employees will be reassigned to new AI-focused roles during restructuring.
- Meta will not fill almost 6,000 open positions, effectively eliminating 14,000 roles in total.
- Affected Meta employees were notified by a 4 AM HR email about their layoff or reassignment.
- Over 1,000 Meta staff have petitioned against using employee device data for AI training purposes.

**Companies:** Meta
**Countries:** Singapore, United States

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