Meta CEO Zuckerberg says goodbye to 8,000 laid-off employees, makes two promises to 70,000 remaining workers

In a memo first reported by times of india , Mark Zuckerberg told Meta employees there would be no more company-wide layoffs in 2026 after the tech giant cut around 8,000 jobs — roughly 10% of its workforce. The layoffs, tied to Meta’s aggressive AI expansion, come as the company plans to spend up to $145 billion on data centres, AI chips and model training.

Zuckerberg also admitted Meta mishandled communication around the cuts, which left staff anxious for weeks. While some employees were reassigned to AI teams, morale reportedly plunged, with internal protests, petitions and fears over workplace monitoring adding to tensions across the company.