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The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence.
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Layoffs linked to artificial intelligence are rattling workers and college graduates, stoking concerns worldwide that are showing up in polls.
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Crypto layoffs deepen as Meta begins AI-led cuts, while Kraken and Coinbase also trim staff in a wider push for leaner teams across 2026 now
Approximately 49,000 workers were laid off in 2026 as companies adopted a more AI-reliant business model.
Meta told employees last month that it would carry out mass layoffs on May 20, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.
Google is back in the glasses game with "audio glasses" out this fall.
Google is calling the new devices "audio glasses," in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, including Gemini.
