Meta carrying out performance-based layoffs starting Monday, cutting 5% of staff
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Meta carrying out performance-based layoffs starting Monday, cutting 5% of staff
Notices regarding the layoffs, which were announced in mid-January, were set to go out to underperforming employees in the U.S. and other countries on Monday morning, Meta spokesperson Tracy ...