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The Pulse: Meta wanted to reduce teams by 60% because of AI
Gergely Orosz · The Pragmatic Engineer
Aug 27, 2026 · 27s listen · Last updated August 27, 2026
The Pulse is a series covering events, insights, and trends within Big Tech and startups. Today, we cover: Did Meta really decide to reduce team sizes by 60% because of AI? An in-depth report by Reuters details how Meta’s leadership decided to slash team sizes by 60%, hatching plans in January to execute the social media giant’s largest-ever layoffs.
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