Zuckerberg says he feels ‘weight’ of Meta layoffs

Key points

• Meta began laying off roughly 8,000 employees on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) — about 10% of its global workforce — as co-founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg pushes to redirect resources toward an ambitious artificial intelligence agenda.
• According to Bloomberg, notifications went out beginning in the early morning hours, with Singapore-based workers among the first to be informed.
• In addition to the cuts, Meta said in April it would cancel plans to hire 6,000 people and shift 7,000 other employees into AI workflow-related roles.
• In a memo to staff on Wednesday (May 20, 2026), posted by Business Insider, Mr.
• Zuckerberg expressed thanks to departing employees and sought to reassure those remaining.