Meta Lays Off 700 in Restructuring for AI Focus

Meta laid off approximately 700 employees on March 25 across several divisions, including Reality Labs, recruiting, sales, and global operations, as the company continues to restructure amid a major push into artificial intelligence.

The cuts represent less than 1 percent of Meta's global workforce of nearly 79,000 at the end of 2025. Affected staff are primarily in the United States and international markets, with some employees offered alternative roles within the company or relocation options. A Meta spokesperson stated, "Teams across Meta regularly restructure or implement changes to ensure they're in the best position to achieve their goals. Where possible, we are finding other opportunities for employees whose positions may be impacted."

This round of layoffs follows a January reduction of about 1,000 positions in Reality Labs, Meta's division focused on virtual and augmented reality technologies, including VR headsets like Quest and metaverse projects such as Horizon Worlds. That earlier cut affected roughly 10 percent of the division's 15,000 employees and led to the closure of three VR game studios: Twisted Pixel Games, Sanzaru Games, and Armature Studio. Reality Labs...